Historical Fall Headcount Enrollment
Year BHSU DSU NSU SDSMT SDSU USD USD/S Fall Total Percent
Change		 Spring
Total		 Year
1996 2,866 1,231 2,634 2,218 8,350 6,970 0 24,269 -4.07%    
1995 2,736 1,354 2,683 2,356 8,840 7,329 0 25,298 -5.15% 23,673 1996
1994 2,964 1,438 2,927 2,463 9,140 7,739 0 26,671 0.79% 24,661 1995
1993 2,870 1,563 2,867 2,490 8,966 7,707 0 26,463 2.69% 24,762 1994
1992 2,814 1,504 2,868 2,444 8,550 7,591 0 25,771 3.97% 23,961 1993
1991 2,734 1,465 2,818 2,450 8,090 7,231 0 24,788 4.67% 23,006 1992
1990 2,545 1,311 3,113 2,253 7,642 6,817 0 23,681 6.01% 21,832 1991
1989 2,412 1,224 3,108 2,118 7,080 6,397 0 22,339 5.75% 20,869 1990
1988 2,282 1,111 3,066 1,958 6,871 5,836 0 21,124 3.58% 19,656 1989
1987 2,130 958 3,029 1,931 6,723 5,622 0 20,393 0.62% 19,062 1988
1986 2,139 940 2,889 2,023 6,765 5,511 0 20,267 -0.74% 19,310 1987
1985 2,117 867 2,818 2,260 6,837 5,520 0 20,419 -3.94% 18,822 1986
1984 2,280 977 2,718 2,583 6,940 5,758 0 21,256 -7.41% 19,854 1985
1983 2,218 1,246 2,718 2,908 7,028 6,001 837 22,956 -0.19% 21,507 1984
1982 2,080 1,151 2,716 2,805 7,289 6,175 784 23,000 0.63% 21,847 1983
1981 2,173 1,107 2,706 2,718 7,167 6,220 764 22,855 5.02% 21,855 1982
1980 2,099 1,000 2,603 2,393 6,848 5,968 852 21,763 6.05% 20,868 1981
1979 2,054 895 2,459 2,158 6,464 5,663 828 20,521 1.57% 19,435 1980
1978 1,967 841 2,370 1,930 6,537 5,734 825 21,204 0.49% 19,206 1979
1977 1,852 902 2,425 1,812 6,489 5,812 814 20,106 2.26% 19,097 1978
1976 1,803 922 2,353 1,682 6,464 5,608 830 19,662 0.46% 18,866 1977
1975 1,875 870 2,369 1,609 6,412 5,632 805 19,572 4.97% 18,807 1976
1974 1,771 710 2,195 1,489 6,181 5,560 740 18,646 -0.48% 17,744 1975

 

Historical Fall FTE Enrollment
Year BHSU DSU NSU SDSMT SDSU USD USD/S Fall Total Percent
Change		 Spring
Total		 Year
1996 2,430 927 2,267 1,855 7,698 6,197 0 21,374 -3.29%    
1995 2,394 1,024 2,295 1,942 7,851 6,596 0 22,101 -3.76% 20,523 1996
1994 2,585 1,016 2,446 2,024 8,011 6,884 0 22,966 1.10% 21,145 1995
1993 2,525 1,055 2,403 2,059 7,854 6,818 0 22,714 2.96% 21,159 1994
1992 2,441 1,042 2,365 2,027 7,469 6,717 0 22,061 3.96% 20,423 1993
1991 2,379 959 2,286 1,997 7,143 6,457 0 21,221 4.83% 19,741 1992
1990 2,242 880 2,334 1,850 6,833 6,105 0 20,244 4.85% 18,881 1991
1989 2,095 859 2,378 1,762 6,379 5,835 0 19,308 4.91% 18,185 1990
1988 1,949 829 2,355 1,708 6,218 5,346 0 18,405 2.23% 17,296 1989
1987 1,841 704 2,425 1,672 6,139 5,223 0 18,004 0.30% 16,810 1988
1986 1,847 710 2,321 1,742 6,268 5,063 0 17,951 -2.74% 16,923 1987
1985 1,854 752 2,304 1,917 6,416 5,214 0 18,457 -5.83% 17,033 1986
1984 2,033 942 2,320 2,183 6,653 5,269 0 19,600 -8.19% 18,082 1985
1983 2,002 1,183 2,345 2,527 6,728 5,723 840 21,348 -1.08% 19,708 1984
1982 1,881 1,116 2,381 2,520 7,053 5,881 750 21,582 0.20% 20,269 1983
1981 2,027 1,052 2,363 2,473 7,034 5,835 755 21,539 4.92% 20,265 1982
1980 1,944 950 2,305 2,179 6,654 5,644 853 21,529 5.34% 19,347 1981
1979 1,919 868 2,209 1,966 6,287 5,406 833 19,488 1.14% 18,175 1980
1978 1,853 814 2,124 1,800 6,466 5,381 831 19,269 -0.11% 18,020 1979
1977 1,798 892 2,228 1,751 6,474 5,332 816 19,291 1.19% 17,979 1978
1976 1,744 899 2,216 1,609 6,493 5,306 798 19,065 0.14% 17,977 1977
1975 1,773 845 2,165 1,584 6,548 5,318 806 19,039 4.78% 17,945 1976
1974 1,693 706 2,039 1,452 6,423 5,101 757 18,171 -1.70% 17,170 1975

NOTE: Prior to Fall 1987, USD enrollments included Graduate Business students at Ellsworth AFB and, prior to Fall 1988, SDSMT enrollments included students in on-campus non-state-funded courses. With these enrollments excluded: USD Fall 1986 headcount enrollment would have been 5,377 or 134 students less and FTE enrollment would have been 5,015 or 48 FTEs less; SDSMT Fall 1987 enrollment would have been 1,887 or 44 students less and FTE enrollment would have been 1,643 or 29 FTEs less. Effective in 1994, DSU's enrollments in off-campus classes were brought into compliance with Board of Regents policy. DSU's historical enrollments include those state support students in classes that will now be self-support or RDTN. The following are the number of students that DSU reports were enrolled in those classes: 1993, 234 (15.6 FTE); 1992, 228 (16.1 FTE); 1991, 275 (18.3 FTE); 1990, 173 (11.5 FTE); 1989, 63 (4.2 FTE); 1988, 74 (4.9 FTE); 1987, 37 (3 FTE); information unavailable prior to 1987. All FTEs are based on 15 credit hours for undergraduates, 12 credit hours for Master's and Doctor's, 15 credit hours for Law and 19 credit hours for Medicine. FTE totals may not be exact due to rounding.