2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 tuition & fees at USD is $9,432 for South Dakota residents and $12,942 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees stays same as last year.
The next table shows the 2024 tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at USD.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at University of South Dakota Cost of Attendance page.
University of South Dakota 2024 Tuition & fees
YearUndergraduateGraduate
South Dakota ResidentsOut-of-StateSouth Dakota ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$9,332$12,807$7,043$12,637
2021$9,332$12,807$7,043$12,637
2022$9,432$12,942$7,118$12,768
2023$9,432$12,942$7,118$12,768
2024$9,432$12,942$7,118$12,768

Tuition per Credit Hour

The 2024 undergraduate tuition per credit hour at University of South Dakota is $259 for South Dakota residents and $376 for out-of-state students. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour stays same as last year.
The 2024 graduate tuition per credit hour is $340 for South Dakota residents and $654 for out-of-state students. The graduate tuition per credit hour stays same as last year.
The next table and chart show the 2024 tuition per credit hour and its trends over last 5 years at University of South Dakota.
University of South Dakota 2024 Tuition per Credit Hour
YearUndergraduateGraduate
South Dakota ResidentsOut-of-StateSouth Dakota ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$257$372$337$648
2021$257$372$337$648
2022$259$376$340$654
2023$259$376$340$654
2024$259$376$340$654

Offered Online Programs

University of South Dakota offers 180 major programs through Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post Graduate Certificate degrees/programs. Of that, 11 online programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs at University of South Dakota at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Number of Online ProgramsNumber of Total Programs
Associate05
Bachelor's066
Master's449
Doctorate (Research)115
Doctorate (Professional)07
Post-BS Certificate528
Total11180

Online Student Population

There are 9,856 students including both undergraduate and graduate students at USD. Of that, 3,288 students have enrolled online exclusively.
In addition, 2,427 students have joined to some online courses and 4,141 students only joined to in-classrrom courses.
The next tables show the online students by enrollment type and locality for the academic year 2022-2023.
Online Student Population at University of South Dakota
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total9,8567,1322,724
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes3,2882,1521,136
Enrolled Some in Online Classes2,4272,061366
Not Enrolled in Online Classes4,1412,9191,222
Online Student Population by Student Location at University of South Dakota
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)3,2882,1521,136
South Dakota Residents2,6351,886749
Other State in U.S.626250376
Outside of U.S.1578
Unknown1293