2024 Statistics for South Dakota Colleges

Of the 28 South Dakota schools, Dakota State University ranked first and South Dakota State University ranked second (view more at South Dakota college rankings).
The 2024 average tuition & fees of all South Dakota colleges is $11,826 for South Dakota residents and $12,701 for out-of-state students. The average acceptance rate is 81.87% and the average SAT score is 1,099. The average number of students is 1,803 and the average student to faculty ratio is 12 to 1.
The below statements summarize the average statistics of tuition, admission, and more academic factors for South Dakota colleges. For the statistics, we include only 4-years colleges such as national universities and liberal arts colleges.
In addition, for some statistics, we include only eligible colleges, for example, for the graduate tuition & fees over colleges that offer the graduate programs.

South Dakota Colleges Core Statistics Comparison

The following table lists colleges located in South Dakota ordered by college ranking. The ranking is targeting only 4-years universities and colleges. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or the school does not have programs for the values.
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All SchoolsPublicPrivate4-Years CollegeCommunity CollegesCareer Colleges
College NameUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesSAT ScoreAcceptance RatePopulationGraduation RateStudent to Faculty Ratio
Dakota State University
Madison, SD
Public, 4 years
four-years
$12,735$11,9311,08078.9%3,24148%18 to 1
South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD
Public, 4 years
four-years
$12,809$16,9171,14086.1%11,32759%18 to 1
University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD
Public, 4 years
four-years
$12,942$12,7681,18599.5%9,85657%14 to 1
Black Hills State University
Spearfish, SD
Public, 4 years
four-years
$12,100$15,8491,03096.6%3,42544%18 to 1
Northern State University
Aberdeen, SD
Public, 4 years
four-years
$11,947$11,93699078.1%3,34450%16 to 1
University of Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls, SD
Private, 4 years
four-years
$20,740$7,335-76.0%1,59459%17 to 1
Mount Marty University
Yankton, SD
Private, 4 years
four-years
$33,100$14,264-68.4%1,25256%13 to 1
Augustana University
Sioux Falls, SD
Private, 4 years
four-years
$39,190$39,8401,20065.8%2,08675%12 to 1
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City, SD
Public, 4 years
four-years
$14,800$14,6001,26082.7%2,49255%12 to 1
Western Dakota Technical College
Rapid City, SD
Public, 2-4 years
$8,008---1,26752%9 to 1
Sinte Gleska University
Mission, SD
Public, 4 years
four-years
$4,714$2,108--5449%16 to 1
Kairos University
Sioux Falls, SD
Private, 4 years
four-years
$3,600$3,600-100.0%917-5 to 1
Institute of Lutheran Theology
Brookings, SD
Private, 4 years
four-years
$10,560$8,710-----
Dakota Wesleyan University
Mitchell, SD
Private, 4 years
four-years
$32,890$15,3001,05074.8%88753%12 to 1
Sanford Medical Center
Sioux Falls, SD
Private, 2-4 years
$2,750---27-4 to 1
Oglala Lakota College
Kyle, SD
Public, 4 years
four-years
$2,684$2,518--1,1776%10 to 1
Lake Area Technical College
Watertown, SD
Public, 2-4 years
$6,718---2,23870%17 to 1
Southeast Technical College
Sioux Falls, SD
Public, 2-4 years
$7,650---2,45358%11 to 1
Avera Sacred Heart Hospital
Yankton, SD
Private, 2-4 years
$2,500---15-10 to 1
Mitchell Technical College
Mitchell, SD
Public, 2-4 years
$7,524---1,20370%13 to 1
The Salon Professional Academy
Rapid City, SD
Private, Less than 2 years
$15,885---62-7 to 1
National American University-Rapid City
Rapid City, SD
Private, 4 years
four-years
$16,065$16,425--1,15133%6 to 1
National American University-Ellsworth
Box Elder, SD
Private, 4 years
four-years
$6,675---6116%8 to 1
Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City
Rapid City, SD
Private, Less than 2 years
$15,750---76-12 to 1
Sisseton Wahpeton College
Sisseton, SD
Public, 4 years
four-years
$4,330---1876%7 to 1
Presentation College
Aberdeen, SD
Private, 4 years
four-years
$22,765$18,61396075.6%61526%11 to 1
Avera McKennan Hospital School of Radiologic Technology
Sioux Falls, SD
Private, 2-4 years
$2,600---23-12 to 1
Stewart School
Sioux Falls, SD
Private, Less than 2 years
$13,700---125-11 to 1
Average$12,701$13,3991,09981.9%1,80345%12 to 1