South Dakota Colleges Statistics

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2023 South Dakota Colleges Statistics

In South Dakota State, there are 34 South Dakota Colleges - 13 public and 21 private schools. Among them, 32 schools are offering undergraduate programs and 18 schools have graduate programs. 23 South Dakota Colleges offer the distance learning Opportunities and 2 schools are online completely schools that all degree programs can be completed by online educationin South Dakota. Total 52,280 students are attending South Dakota Colleges and the average students to faculty ratio is 11.21 to 1. The 2023 average tuition & fees at South Dakota Colleges is $7,578 for South Dakota residents and $12,711 for out-of-state students. The average graduate tuition & fees is $6,756 for South Dakota residents and $13,252 for out-of-state students. Next table shows the 2021-2022 statistics for South Dakota Colleges.
South Dakota Colleges Statistics
academic year 2021-2022
Number of Schools34 schools
By Types13 public, 21 private
By Levels22 four(4) years
7 two but less than four years
5 less than two(2) years
By Categories3 National Universities
7 Community Colleges
Tuition & fees
Undergraduate$7,578 South Dakota residents
$12,711 out-of-state
Graduate$6,756 South Dakota residents
$13,252 out-of-state
Average Financial Aid$6,896
Student Population52,280
Undergraduate44,198
Graduate8,082
Acceptance Rate81.92%
Test Scores1,083 SAT, 22 AVG
Students to Faculty Ratio11.21 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.
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2021-2022 South Dakota Colleges Comparison
Rank*NameTuition & FeesAverage Financial AidPopulationAcceptance RateTest ScoresStudents to Faculty Ratio
1 South Dakota State University
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Public, 4-yearsBrookings, SD
$12,809
($9,299)
$5,323 11,32786% 1,140 SAT
22 ACT
18 to 1
2 Augustana University
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Private, 4-yearsSioux Falls, SD
$37,342 $22,851 2,08666% 1,200 SAT
24 ACT
12 to 1
3 University of South Dakota
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Public, 4-yearsVermillion, SD
$12,942
($9,432)
$5,677 9,85699% 1,185 SAT
22 ACT
14 to 1
4 Black Hills State University
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Public, 4-yearsSpearfish, SD
$12,018
($8,916)
$4,981 3,42597% 1,030 SAT
21 ACT
18 to 1
5 Northern State University
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Public, 4-yearsAberdeen, SD
$11,947
($8,845)
$6,179 3,34478% 990 SAT
21 ACT
16 to 1
6 University of Sioux Falls
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Private, 4-yearsSioux Falls, SD
$20,290 $9,124 1,59476% - 17 to 1
7 Dakota State University
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Public, 4-yearsMadison, SD
$12,735
($9,633)
$5,308 3,24179% 1,080 SAT
23 ACT
18 to 1
8 Mount Marty University
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Private, 4-yearsYankton, SD
$31,500 $18,736 1,25268% 930 SAT
20 ACT
13 to 1
- Avera Sacred Heart Hospital
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Private, 2-4 yearsYankton, SD
$2,500 $1,890 15- - 10 to 1
- National American University-Sioux Falls
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Private, 4-yearsSioux Falls, SD
$15,000 - 155- - 5 to 1
- Broadview University - Globe University - Sioux Falls - Teach-Out
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Private, Less than 2 yearsSioux Falls, SD
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- Lake Area Technical College
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Public, 2-4 yearsWatertown, SD
$6,718 $4,525 2,238- - 17 to 1
- Presentation College
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Private, 4-yearsAberdeen, SD
$22,765 $10,858 61576% 960 SAT
20 ACT
11 to 1
- Stewart School
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Private, Less than 2 yearsSioux Falls, SD
$13,200 $3,524 125- - 11 to 1
- The Salon Professional Academy
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Private, Less than 2 yearsRapid City, SD
$14,985 $4,158 62- - 7 to 1
- Columbia College - Ellsworth AFB
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Private, Less than 2 yearsEllsworth AFB, SD
- - -- - -
- National American University-Rapid City
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Private, 4-yearsRapid City, SD
$16,065 $4,928 1,151- - 6 to 1
- Sinte Gleska University
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Public, 4-yearsMission, SD
$4,714 $5,190 544- - 16 to 1
- National American University-Harold D. Buckingham Graduate School
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Private, 4-yearsRapid City, SD
- - 480- - -
- Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City
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Private, Less than 2 yearsRapid City, SD
$15,750 $4,381 76- - 12 to 1
- Oglala Lakota College
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Public, 4-yearsKyle, SD
$2,684 $11,120 1,177- - 10 to 1
- Southeast Technical College
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Public, 2-4 yearsSioux Falls, SD
$7,650 $3,924 2,453- - 11 to 1
- Columbia College - Ellsworth AFB
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Private, 4-yearsEllsworth AFB, SD
- - -- - -
- National American University-Ellsworth
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Private, 4-yearsBox Elder, SD
$6,675 $4,152 61- - 8 to 1
- Dakota Wesleyan University
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Private, 4-yearsMitchell, SD
$31,890 $15,315 88775% 1,050 SAT
20 ACT
12 to 1
- Sisseton Wahpeton College
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Public, 4-yearsSisseton, SD
$4,330 $7,806 187- - 7 to 1
- Institute of Lutheran Theology
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Private, 4-yearsBrookings, SD
$10,160 - -- - -
- Mitchell Technical College
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Public, 2-4 yearsMitchell, SD
$7,524 $6,533 1,203- - 13 to 1
- South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
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Public, 4-yearsRapid City, SD
$14,860
($10,440)
$6,168 2,49283% 1,260 SAT
26 ACT
12 to 1
- Western Dakota Technical College
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Public, 2-4 yearsRapid City, SD
$8,333 $4,451 1,267- - 9 to 1
- Kairos University
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Private, 4-yearsSioux Falls, SD
$3,600 - 917100% - 5 to 1
- Sanford Medical Center
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Private, 2-4 yearsSioux Falls, SD
$2,750 $699 27- - 4 to 1
- National American University-Watertown
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Private, 4-yearsWatertown, SD
$15,000 - -- - 1 to 1
- Avera McKennan Hospital School of Radiologic Technology
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Private, 2-4 yearsSioux Falls, SD
$2,600 $1,500 23- - 12 to 1
Average$12,711
($7,578)
$6,896 52,28081.92% 1,083 SAT 11.21 to 1
*South Dakota college ranking
**Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.
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South Dakota Best Colleges

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1. South Dakota State UniversityPublic, 4-yearsBrookings, SD

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2. Augustana UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsSioux Falls, SD

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3. University of South DakotaPublic, 4-yearsVermillion, SD

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4. Black Hills State UniversityPublic, 4-yearsSpearfish, SD

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5. Northern State UniversityPublic, 4-yearsAberdeen, SD

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6. University of Sioux FallsPrivate, 4-yearsSioux Falls, SD

All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2021-2022