2026 Tightest South Dakota Colleges To Admit Rankings
Among South Dakota colleges, South Dakota State University has the tightest acceptance rate (98.34%) and University of South Dakota has the second lowest rate (98.78%) based on academic year 2023-2024 admission data.
Below table ranks and compares the Tightest South Dakota Colleges To Admit having lowest acceptance rate. For the acceptance rate rankings, we only include 4-year South Dakota colleges that have competitive admission.
Tightest South Dakota Colleges To Admit
| Rank | College Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield | Tuition & Fees | Student Population | SAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Dakota State University Brookings, SD | 7,287 | 7,166 | 2,441 | 98.3% | 34.1% | $12,809 | 12,056 | 1,130 |
| 2 | University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD | 5,965 | 5,892 | 1,418 | 98.8% | 24.1% | $12,942 | 10,619 | 1,205 |
Qualified South Dakota Colleges in Core Admission Stats
