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The acceptance rate of University of South Dakota is 99.5%. Total 4,480 students have applied to and 4,456 have accepted to admit. Eventually, 1,329 students enrolled in University of South Dakota (Admission Yield: 29.8%). The average SAT score is 1,185 and the average ACT score is 22. The application fee for undergraduate programs is $20 and graduate school application fee is $35 at University of South Dakota.
  • Acceptance Rate: 99.5%
  • Yield: 29.8%
  • SAT Score: 1,185

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Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For academic year 2022-2023, total 4,480 students have applied to University of South Dakota. By gender, 1,517 male and 2,963 female students have applied to the school. Among them, 4,456 (1,505 male and 2,951 female) students have accepted and 1,329(437 male and 892 female) have enrolled into University of South Dakota for academic year 2022-2023. The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield, also known as enrolment rate at University of South Dakota.
2022-2023 Admission Stats at University of South Dakota
TotalMenWomen
Applicants4,4801,5172,963
Admitted4,4561,5052,951
Enrolled1,329437892
Acceptance Rate 99.46% 99.21% 99.60%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 29.82% 29.04% 30.23%

SAT/ACT Scores

At University of South Dakota, 38 applicants (3% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 1,007 applicants (76%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75th percentile score is 1,300 and 25th percentile score is 1,020. For ACT scores, 75th percentile score is 74 and 25th percentile score is 55. The SAT and ACT scores are considered but not required to submit when applying to University of South Dakota. The next table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at University of South Dakota.
2022-2023 Submitted SAT and ACT Scores at University of South Dakota
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing500640
SAT Math520660
ACT Composite1925
ACT Math1825
ACT English1824

Offered Degrees at USD

University of South Dakota offers 7 degree/certificate programs - 1 Year Certificate, Associate, Bachelor's, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice). Below table summarizes the offered degrees at University of South Dakota.
Offered Degrees at University of South Dakota
DegreeOffered
1 Year Certificate
2 Year Certificate
Associate
2-4 Year Certificate
Bachelor's
Post-Bachelor Certificate
Master's
Post-Master Certificate
Doctorate (Research)
Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Doctorate (Other)

Accepted Credits at USD

University of South Dakota accepts Dual Credit, Advanced placement (AP) credits, Credit for military training, . Below table summarizes the accepted credits at University of South Dakota.
Accepted Credits at University of South Dakota
Credit TypeAccepted
Dual Credit
Credit for life experiences
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Credit for military training

Application Checklist

For applying to University of South Dakota, 2 items are required to submit. High School Record (or Transcript) and Completion of College Preparatory Program are rquired to submit to apply for USD. The next figure shows the application requirement to apply for USD.

High School GPA

Considered But Not Required

High School Rank

Considered But Not Required

High School Record (or Transcript)

Required

Completion of College Preparatory Program

Required

Recommendations

Considered But Not Required

Admission Test Scores

Considered But Not Required

TOEFL

Considered But Not Required

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All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2022-2023