Fall 2012 Enrollment South Dakota Public and Private Colleges and Universities

Fall 2012 Enrollment South Dakota Public and Private Colleges and Universities South Dakota Board of Regents Office of the Executive Director South Dakota Colleges and Universities In the 1997-1998 academic year the Board of Regents adopted a new Institutions Reporting Personnel funding framework. As a result of this change, separating students Public Universities enrolled in state-supported courses from those who enroll in self- Black Hills State University April Meeker support courses is no longer necessary. Beginning in the fall of Dakota State University Sandy Anderson 1998, the Regents report all enrollment as of census date which is the Northern State University Peggy Hallstrom date the first 10 percent of the term ends. SD School of Mines & Technology Barbara Dolan South Dakota State University Aaron Aure Historical Notes University of South Dakota Jennifer Thompson 1) National College began reporting in Fall 1973. 2) Prior to 1980, 16 undergraduate credit hours per semester equaled one FTE. Private Institutions Currently, 15 credit hours equals one undergraduate FTE. Augustana College Liesl A. Fowler 3) Prior to 1982, 9 credit hours at the doctorate level equaled one FTE. Currently, 12 Dakota Wesleyan University Karen Knoell credit hours equals one graduate FTE. Kilian Community College Janet Garcia 4) The University of South Dakota-Springfield closed at the end of Spring 1984 Mount Marty College Kristen Welker semester. National American University Thomas Mahon 5) Prior to Fall 1984, a standardized definition for residency status and geographic Oglala Lakota College Leslie Mesteth origin was not in use. The NCES (Natl. Center for Education Statistics) definitions Presentation College Maureen Schuchardt were adopted in Fall 1984. Sioux Falls Seminary Brenda Medalen 6) Oglala Lakota College and Sinte Gleska University began reporting in Fall 1984. Sinte Gleska University Did not report 7) Yankton College closed at the end of Fall 1984 semester. Sisseton Wahpeton Community College Darlene Redday 8) Kilian Community College began reporting in Fall 1985. University of Sioux Falls Sara Vande Kamp 9) Freeman Junior College closed at the end of the Spring 1996 semester. 10) Prior to Fall 1987, enrollments were reported as of the close of the third week of the semester. 11) Sisseton Wahpeton Community College and the North American Baptist Seminary began reporting in Fall 1980. Prepared by: 12) Oglala Lakota College did not report for Fall 1995 or Spring 1996. 13) Cheyenne River Community College did not report for Spring 1998. South Dakota Board of Regents 14) Colorado Technical University began operations in Fall 1997. Office of the Executive Director 15) Prior to Fall 1999 FTE for the private institutions was figured using the FTE divisor 306 East Capitol Avenue, Suite 200 unique to each institution. Beginning with Fall 1999 (Spring 1999 has also been Pierre, SD 57501-2545 adjusted for this publication) the private institutions' FTE are figured with the same Jack Warner, Executive Director divisor as the Regental universities in order to provide a basis for comparison. An Tracy Mercer, Information Research Analyst undergraduate student is considered full-time with 15 credits per semester and a graduate student is considered full-time with 12 credits per semester. Regents Information Systems 16) Cheyenne River Community College has changed its name to Si Tanka College. Dave Hansen, Director of Information Technology 17) Page 34, Distribution by County, is now figured by using the high school of origin. 18) Sinte Gleska University has not reported since Fall 2004. 19) Si Tanka University closed Spring 2006. 20) Colorado Technical University is no longer taking student applications in Sioux Falls. SDBOR is an equal opportunity employer. Foreword Glossary of Terms and Phrases Credit Hour - The unit by which an institution measures its course Student - All students taking resident credit, irrespective of the time of work and which can be applied toward a degree. For public institutions day or work load of the student. Not included are: students in non- one credit hour equals one contact hour per week in a lecture situation credit adult education courses; students taking courses at home by mail, for a normal 15-week semester. radio or television; students enrolled only for "short courses"; students auditing a course; students studying abroad; and students in a branch First Professional Student - Students enrolled in a professional school campus, extension or correspondence course. or program which requires at least two or more academic years of college work for entrance and a total of at least six years for a degree. Special/Unclassified Students - Students taking undergraduate or post Students in programs requiring only four or five years beyond high baccalaureate level credit courses regardless of intention concerning a school should be reported as undergraduates. degree, diploma or certificate; this category also includes students who cannot be classified by academic level. Full-Time Equivalent Student* - The total credit hours of all students registered divided by one of the below denominators to determine full- Total Enrollment – enrollment as of the census date which is the date time equivalent enrollment at a given level.** the first 10 percent of the term ends. Geographic Origin - An indication of the place where the student *Special Note for schools on a 4-1-4 Plan - Institutions under such a resided, as determined by the student’s legal address, at the time of plan will have converted "unit" or "course" credits to "semester hour" application for admission to the institution. The determination of a credits for the purposes of this report. A "unit" or "course" quite often student’s geographic origin may be made at the time of the student’s is determined to equal 3.6 "semester hours". The figures that are application for undergraduate status, or for a first professional program, normally used in transferring credit between institutions apply. Some or for graduate student status. institutions have confirmed registrations for the one-month interim period, obtained during the Fall registration period. Other institutions Graduate Student - Students who hold a bachelor’s or first register only for the four-month Fall term. professional degree, or equivalent, and are candidates for a master’s or higher degree. Residency Status - A determination as to whether a person is legally a **At Regental institutions, full-time equivalency denotes 15 credit resident or nonresident of a specific geographic area. In South Dakota hours/semester for undergraduates, 12 credit hours/semester for a resident student must be a legal domiciliary of the state for at least 12 graduate students (except medicine and law). months prior to registration. Table of Contents # PAGE Table 1 Summary of Headcount & FTE Enrollment 2 Summary of Headcount Enrollment 3 Degree-credit Undergraduate, Headcount 4 Special/Terminal, Headcount 5 Graduate, Headcount 6 First Professional, Headcount 7 Summary of FTE Enrollment 8 Degree-credit Undergraduate, FTE 9 Special/Terminal, Graduate & First Professional, FTE 10 Resident/Non-resident, Headcount Resident 11 Summary of Headcount, Resident 12 Degree-credit Undergraduate, Headcount Resident 13 Special/Terminal, Headcount Resident 14 Graduate, Headcount Resident 15 First Professional, Headcount Resident 16 Resident/Non-resident Comparison, FTE Resident 17 Summary of FTE Enrollment, Resident 18 Degree-credit Undergraduates, FTE Resident 19 Special/Terminal, Graduate & First Professional, FTE Resident 20 Summary of Headcount Enrollment, Non -resident 21 Degree-credit Undergraduates, Headcount Non -resident 22 Special/Terminal, Headcount Non-resident 23 Graduate, Headcount Non -resident 24 First Professional, Headcount Non -resident 25 Summary of FTE Enrollment, Non -resident 26 Degree-credit Undergraduate, FTE Non -resident 27 Special/Terminal, Graduate & First Professional, FTE Non-resident 28 Percentage Distribution by Classification, Headcount 29 New Registrants, Headcount 30 New Registrants, FTE 31 Student Age Distribution by Institution 32 Student Ethnic Distribution by Institution 33 Student Distribution by South Dakota County - Headcount 34 Student Distribution by State – Headcount Table 1 Fall 2011 - Fall 2012 Census Date Extract Enrollment Information -- Total Enrollment Summary of Headcount and Full-Time Equivalent Headcount Enrollment Full-Time Equivalent Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Enrollment Percent Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Enrollment Percent Institution Total Total Difference Difference Total Total Difference Difference Black Hills State 4,415 4,407 -8 -0.18 3,134.7 3,036.1 -98.6 -3.15 Dakota State 3,102 3,110 8 0.26 1,746.1 1,727.7 -18.4 -1.05 Northern State 3,580 3,622 42 1.17 2,202.0 2,156.6 -45.4 -2.06 SD School of Mines 2,311 2,424 113 4.89 1,982.4 2,070.3 87.9 4.43 SD State University 12,725 12,583 -142 -1.12 10,420.9 10,152.8 -268.1 -2.57 University of SD 9,970 10,284 314 3.15 7,233.6 7,324.9 91.3 1.26 Total Public 36,103 36,430 327 0.91 26,719.7 26,468.4 -251.3 -0.94 Augustana College 1,871 1,839 -32 -1.71 1,753.1 1,724.7 -28.4 -1.62 Dakota Wesleyan 783 842 59 7.54 693.6 742.1 48.5 6.99 Kilian Community 336 294 -42 -12.50 160.6 138.8 -21.8 -13.57 Mount Marty College 1,241 1,178 -63 -5.08 875.3 817.3 -58.0 -6.63 National American U 3,130 3,031 -99 -3.16 1,842.3 1,776.5 -65.8 -3.57 Oglala Lakota 1,688 1,589 -99 -5.86 1,126.3 1,035.9 -90.4 -8.03 Presentation College 731 759 28 3.83 533.2 547.8 14.6 2.74 Sioux Falls

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