Best South Dakota State Schools

View the Best South Dakota State Schools and compare the schools with key academic characteristics such as tuition and test scores to get right decision.

Top South Dakota State Programs Comparison

The next table lists the top 3 South Dakota State Programs for academic year 2022-2023. Augustana College ranked top in the Best South Dakota State Schools and South Dakota State University and University of South Dakota follows it. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $25,195 for undergraduate programs $21,448 for graduate programs. The average SAT score of the top South Dakota State Programs is 1,152 and the acceptance rate is 82.25%. The average students to faculty ratio is 14.33 to 1 for top South Dakota State Programs. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.
2022-2023 Top South Dakota State Programs Comparison
Rank*NameTuition & FeesAverage Financial AidPopulationAcceptance RateTest ScoresStudents to Faculty Ratio
495 Augustana College
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Private, 4-yearsRock Island, IL
$49,834 $33,822 2,34961% 1,130 SAT
24 ACT
11 to 1
187 South Dakota State University
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Public, 4-yearsBrookings, SD
$12,809
($9,299)
$4,636 11,32786% 1,140 SAT
22 ACT
18 to 1
201 University of South Dakota
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Public, 4-yearsVermillion, SD
$12,942
($9,432)
$6,850 9,85699% 1,185 SAT
22 ACT
14 to 1
Average$25,195
($9,366)
$15,103 23,53282.25% 1,152 SAT
22.6667 ACT
14.33 to 1
*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.
All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2022-2023