The two-year public institution in Rapid City enrolled 1,061 students in fall 2018, all in undergraduate programs, data shows. 15.5 percent of undergraduates transferred from another college or university.
95 percent of undergraduates are residents of South Dakota, and 5 percent are residents of other states.
The undergraduate student body is comprised mostly of students who identify as white (77 percent) and American Indian or Alaska Native (9 percent).
The Western Dakota Technical Institute undergraduate enrollment
| Total | Portion of Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,061 | |
| Transfers | 164 | 15.5% |
| Male | ~477 | 45% |
| Female | ~584 | 55% |
| Age 24 and under | ~668 | 63% |
| Age 25 and over | ~393 | 37% |
| In-state residence | ~1,008 | 95% |
| Out of state residence | ~53 | 5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | ~95 | 9% |
| Asian | ~11 | 1% |
| Black or African American | ~21 | 2% |
| Hispanic/Latino | ~53 | 5% |
| White | ~817 | 77% |
| Two or more races | ~42 | 4% |
| Enrolled in distance education | ~180 | 17% |
| Enrolled in some distance education | ~138 | 13% |
| Not enrolled in distance education | ~743 | 70% |
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