Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at VCSU is largely skewed towards women students, with 58.2% of undergraduate students being women and 41.8% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 1,523, with 886 women and 637 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at VCSU is greatly skewed towards women students, with 67.5% of undergraduate students being women and 32.5% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 163, with 110 women and 53 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 41.8% 637 students
- women 58.2% 886 students
Graduate Students
- men 32.5% 53 students
- women 67.5% 110 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 83.8% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 1,268 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 5.2% of the student body, with 79 students. African American students represent 3.2% of the population, with 48 students, while Mixed race students account for 3.2%, with 48 students. Asian students account for 0.9% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 13 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.7% , with 11 students.
International students make up 1.3% of the undergraduate population, totaling 20 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.8% of the population, totaling 27 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within VCSU.
Undergraduate Students
- White 83.8% 1,268 students
- Hispanic 5.2% 79 students
- African American 3.2% 48 students
- Mixed race 3.2% 48 students
- Unknown race 1.8% 27 students
- International students 1.3% 20 students
- Asian 0.9% 13 students
- Hawaiian 0.7% 11 students
Graduate Students
- White 93.3% 152 students
- Mixed race 3.1% 5 students
- African American 1.2% 2 students
- International students 1.2% 2 students
- Asian 0.6% 1 students
- Unknown race 0.6% 1 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Hispanic 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- White 67.0% 59 students
- African American 10.2% 9 students
- Hispanic 10.2% 9 students
- Mixed race 6.8% 6 students
- International students 4.5% 4 students
- Asian 1.1% 1 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Unknown race 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 25% 387 students
- 18-19 23% 350 students
- 22-24 13% 198 students
- 25-29 5% 70 students
- 40-49 4% 68 students
- 35-39 4% 57 students
- 30-34 4% 54 students
- 50-64 2% 24 students
- 25-29 32% 53 students
- 40-49 22% 36 students
- 30-34 16% 26 students
- 35-39 15% 24 students
- 50-64 9% 14 students
- 22-24 5% 9 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Valley City State University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | 123 | 63.08% | |
| Minnesota | 19 | 9.74% | |
| Alaska | 12 | 6.15% | |
| Hawaii | 9 | 4.62% | |
| Colorado | 5 | 2.56% | |
| Montana | 5 | 2.56% | |
| South Dakota | 5 | 2.56% | |
| Texas | 4 | 2.05% | |
| California | 2 | 1.03% | |
| Washington | 2 | 1.03% | |
| Florida | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Wyoming | 1 | less than 1% |
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