Total Student Population

At Sanford School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota, a total of 287 students are enrolled including 70 first-time students. By gender, there are 135 male and 152 female students enrolled. USD School of Medicine is much smaller than other medical schools.
Sanford School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota Student Population by Gender
Total EnrollmentMenWomeen
Sanford School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota287135152
All Medical Schools633284347
Public638286350
Private625282343

First-year Students by Gender

Total 1,079 applicants applied to Sanford School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota. By gender, 47.3% of applicants were male and 52.3% were female. As for residency, 12.2% of applicants were South Dakota residents and 87.8% applied from other states.
Of the matriculated students, 47.3% are male students and 55.7% female students. By legal residence, 81.4% of first-year students are South Dakota residents and 18.6% students are from out of state.
First-year Students by Gender and Residency
YearTotalBy GenderBy Residency
MaleFemaleSD ResidentsOut-of-State
2021-2022Applicants 1,004 493510 140864
Matriculants68 3236 4523
Acceptance Rate6.77% 6.50% 7.05% 32.26% 2.66%
2022-2023Applicants 868 422444 138730
Matriculants71 3437 5219
Acceptance Rate8.18% 8.06% 8.32% 37.66% 2.61%
2023-2024Applicants 1,117 570542 126991
Matriculants71 3635 5219
Acceptance Rate6.36% 6.32% 6.46% 41.18% 1.92%
2024-2025Applicants 1,079 510564 132947
Matriculants70 3139 5713
Acceptance Rate6.49% 6.08% 6.91% 43.29% 1.37%