South Dakota Colleges Statistics & Comparison

2020 South Dakota Colleges Statistics

In South Dakota State, there are 32 South Dakota Colleges - 12 public and 20 private schools. Among them, 30 schools are offering undergraduate programs and 17 schools have graduate programs. 20 South Dakota Colleges offer the distance learning Opportunities and 1 schools are online completely schools that all degree programs can be completed by online educationin South Dakota. Total 51,809 students are attending South Dakota Colleges and the average students to faculty ratio is 11.28 to 1. The 2020 average tuition & fees at South Dakota Colleges is $7,957 for South Dakota residents and $12,446 for out-of-state students. The average graduate tuition & fees is $7,618 for South Dakota residents and $13,124 for out-of-state students. Next table shows the 2019-2020 statistics for South Dakota Colleges.

Augustana University has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $35,914 and Oglala Lakota College has the lowest undergraduate costs of $2,684.
Augustana University has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $36,696 and Sinte Gleska University has the lowest graduate costs of $2,008.
Dakota Wesleyan University has the tightest (lowest) acceptance of 64%.
Augustana University has the highest amount of financial aid of $22,071.
South Dakota State University has the most students of 11,405 and National American University-Ellsworth AFB Extension has the least number of students of 118.
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology has the highest SAT and ACT scores of 1,255 SAT and 27 ACT score.

South Dakota Colleges Statistics
academic year 2019-2020
Tuition & fees
Number of Schools	32 schools
By Types	12 public, 20 private
By Levels	20 four(4) years 11 two but less than four years 1 less than two(2) years
By Categories	2 National Universities 11 Community Colleges
Undergraduate	$7,957 South Dakota residents $12,446 out-of-state
Graduate	$7,618 South Dakota residents $13,124 out-of-state
Average Financial Aid	$6,945
Student Population	51,809
Undergraduate	44,348
Graduate	7,461
Acceptance Rate	84.92%
Test Scores	1,107 SAT, 23 AVG
Students to Faculty Ratio	11.28 to 1

South Dakota Colleges Comparison By Rank, Tuition, and Admission

Next table lists South Dakota Colleges ordered by rank. The number in rank column refers to the rank in the South Dakota college ranking. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.

2019-2020 South Dakota Colleges Comparison
Rank^*	Name	Tuition & Fees	Average Financial Aid	Population	Acceptance Rate	Test Scores	Students to Faculty Ratio
1	South Dakota State University Request Info Public, 4 yearsBrookings, SD	$12,809 ($9,299)	$4,603	11,405	89%	1,150 SAT 23 ACT	17 to 1
2	Augustana University Request Info Private, 4 yearsSioux Falls, SD	$35,914	$22,071	2,019	71%	1,223 SAT 25 ACT	12 to 1
3	University of South Dakota Request Info Public, 4 yearsVermillion, SD	$12,942 ($9,432)	$5,495	9,459	91%	1,123 SAT 23 ACT	15 to 1
4	Black Hills State University Request Info Public, 4 yearsSpearfish, SD	$12,100 ($9,000)	$5,403	3,608	97%	1,121 SAT 21 ACT	16 to 1
5	Northern State University Request Info Public, 4 yearsAberdeen, SD	$11,947 ($8,845)	$6,105	3,431	79%	1,065 SAT 22 ACT	18 to 1
6	University of Sioux Falls Request Info Private, 4 yearsSioux Falls, SD	$19,900	$9,131	1,628	92%	1,150 SAT 23 ACT	17 to 1
7	Dakota State University Request Info Public, 4 yearsMadison, SD	$12,735 ($9,633)	$4,824	3,186	84%	1,100 SAT 23 ACT	18 to 1
8	Mount Marty University Request Info Private, 4 yearsYankton, SD	$29,980	$18,750	1,167	78%	930 SAT 20 ACT	12 to 1
-	Stewart School Request Info Private, 2-4 yearsSioux Falls, SD	$13,200	$4,034	133	-	-	13 to 1
-	Sanford Medical Center Request Info Private, 2-4 yearsSioux Falls, SD	$2,750	$3,598	27	-	-	4 to 1
-	Presentation College Request Info Private, 4 yearsAberdeen, SD	$22,006	$11,309	625	93%	1,035 SAT 20 ACT	11 to 1
-	Sioux Falls Seminary Request Info Private, 4 yearsSioux Falls, SD	$3,600	-	508	95%	-	1 to 1
-	Lake Area Technical College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsWatertown, SD	$6,718	$5,081	2,217	-	-	17 to 1
-	Broadview University - Globe University - Sioux Falls - Teach-Out Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsSioux Falls, SD	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	Western Dakota Technical College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsRapid City, SD	$8,332 ($8,274)	$6,704	1,324	-	-	13 to 1
-	Southeast Technical College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsSioux Falls, SD	$7,650 ($7,470)	$4,493	2,330	-	-	11 to 1
-	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Request Info Public, 4 yearsRapid City, SD	$16,530 ($12,110)	$6,030	2,475	86%	1,255 SAT 27 ACT	13 to 1
-	Oglala Lakota College Request Info Public, 4 yearsKyle, SD	$2,684	$7,409	1,251	-	-	12 to 1
-	National American University-Sioux Falls Request Info Private, 4 yearsSioux Falls, SD	$15,000	$3,332	155	-	-	5 to 1
-	Mitchell Technical College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsMitchell, SD	$7,524 ($7,359)	$6,252	1,162	-	-	13 to 1
-	Headlines Academy Inc Request Info Private, 2-4 yearsRapid City, SD	$13,985	$4,939	77	-	-	10 to 1
-	Institute of Lutheran Theology Request Info Private, 4 yearsBrookings, SD	$9,978	-	-	-	-	-
-	National American University-Harold D. Buckingham Graduate School Request Info Private, 4 yearsRapid City, SD	-	-	480	-	-	-
-	Sisseton Wahpeton College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsSisseton, SD	$4,510	$7,965	125	-	-	10 to 1
-	Sinte Gleska University Request Info Private, 4 yearsMission, SD	$3,154	$5,758	438	-	-	14 to 1
-	Avera Sacred Heart Hospital Request Info Private, 2-4 yearsYankton, SD	$2,500	$1,890	16	-	-	11 to 1
-	National American University-Rapid City Request Info Private, 4 yearsRapid City, SD	$15,660	$3,982	1,440	-	-	7 to 1
-	Avera McKennan Hospital School of Radiologic Technology Request Info Private, 2-4 yearsSioux Falls, SD	$2,600	-	24	-	-	12 to 1
-	Dakota Wesleyan University Request Info Private, 4 yearsMitchell, SD	$30,880	$15,485	933	64%	1,030 SAT 21 ACT	12 to 1
-	The Salon Professional Academy Request Info Private, 2-4 yearsRapid City, SD	$14,108	$5,919	48	-	-	7 to 1
-	National American University-Watertown Request Info Private, 4 yearsWatertown, SD	$15,000	$3,993	-	-	-	1 to 1
-	National American University-Ellsworth AFB Extension Request Info Private, 4 yearsEllsworth Air Force Base, SD	$6,675	$2,959	118	-	-	5 to 1
	Average	$12,446 ($7,957)	$6,945	51,809	84.92%	1,107 SAT	11.28 to 1