South Dakota Colleges Statistics & Comparison

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.

Augustana University has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $37,342 and Oglala Lakota College has the lowest undergraduate costs of $2,684.
Augustana University has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $37,962 and Sinte Gleska University has the lowest graduate costs of $2,008.
Augustana University has the tightest (lowest) acceptance of 66.01%.
Augustana University has the highest amount of financial aid of $22,851.
South Dakota State University has the most students of 11,327 and National American University-Ellsworth has the least number of students of 61.
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology has the highest SAT and ACT scores of 1,260 SAT and 26 ACT score.

South Dakota Colleges Statistics
academic year 2021-2022
Tuition & fees
Number of Schools	34 schools
By Types	13 public, 21 private
By Levels	22 four(4) years 7 two but less than four years 5 less than two(2) years
By Categories	3 National Universities 7 Community Colleges
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 Population	52,280
Undergraduate	44,198
Graduate	8,082
Acceptance Rate	81.92%
Test Scores	1,083 SAT, 22 AVG
Students to Faculty Ratio	11.21 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.

2021-2022 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)	$5,323	11,327	86%	1,140 SAT 22 ACT	18 to 1
2	Augustana University Request Info Private, 4-yearsSioux Falls, SD	$37,342	$22,851	2,086	66%	1,200 SAT 24 ACT	12 to 1
3	University of South Dakota Request Info Public, 4-yearsVermillion, SD	$12,942 ($9,432)	$5,677	9,856	99%	1,185 SAT 22 ACT	14 to 1
4	Black Hills State University Request Info Public, 4-yearsSpearfish, SD	$12,018 ($8,916)	$4,981	3,425	97%	1,030 SAT 21 ACT	18 to 1
5	Northern State University Request Info Public, 4-yearsAberdeen, SD	$11,947 ($8,845)	$6,179	3,344	78%	990 SAT 21 ACT	16 to 1
6	University of Sioux Falls Request Info Private, 4-yearsSioux Falls, SD	$20,290	$9,124	1,594	76%	-	17 to 1
7	Dakota State University Request Info Public, 4-yearsMadison, SD	$12,735 ($9,633)	$5,308	3,241	79%	1,080 SAT 23 ACT	18 to 1
8	Mount Marty University Request Info Private, 4-yearsYankton, SD	$31,500	$18,736	1,252	68%	930 SAT 20 ACT	13 to 1
-	Avera Sacred Heart Hospital Request Info Private, 2-4 yearsYankton, SD	$2,500	$1,890	15	-	-	10 to 1
-	National American University-Sioux Falls Request Info Private, 4-yearsSioux Falls, SD	$15,000	-	155	-	-	5 to 1
-	Broadview University - Globe University - Sioux Falls - Teach-Out Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsSioux Falls, SD	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	Lake Area Technical College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsWatertown, SD	$6,718	$4,525	2,238	-	-	17 to 1
-	Presentation College Request Info Private, 4-yearsAberdeen, SD	$22,765	$10,858	615	76%	960 SAT 20 ACT	11 to 1
-	Stewart School Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsSioux Falls, SD	$13,200	$3,524	125	-	-	11 to 1
-	The Salon Professional Academy Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsRapid City, SD	$14,985	$4,158	62	-	-	7 to 1
-	Columbia College - Ellsworth AFB Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsEllsworth AFB, SD	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	National American University-Rapid City Request Info Private, 4-yearsRapid City, SD	$16,065	$4,928	1,151	-	-	6 to 1
-	Sinte Gleska University Request Info Public, 4-yearsMission, SD	$4,714	$5,190	544	-	-	16 to 1
-	National American University-Harold D. Buckingham Graduate School Request Info Private, 4-yearsRapid City, SD	-	-	480	-	-	-
-	Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsRapid City, SD	$15,750	$4,381	76	-	-	12 to 1
-	Oglala Lakota College Request Info Public, 4-yearsKyle, SD	$2,684	$11,120	1,177	-	-	10 to 1
-	Southeast Technical College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsSioux Falls, SD	$7,650	$3,924	2,453	-	-	11 to 1
-	Columbia College - Ellsworth AFB Request Info Private, 4-yearsEllsworth AFB, SD	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	National American University-Ellsworth Request Info Private, 4-yearsBox Elder, SD	$6,675	$4,152	61	-	-	8 to 1
-	Dakota Wesleyan University Request Info Private, 4-yearsMitchell, SD	$31,890	$15,315	887	75%	1,050 SAT 20 ACT	12 to 1
-	Sisseton Wahpeton College Request Info Public, 4-yearsSisseton, SD	$4,330	$7,806	187	-	-	7 to 1
-	Institute of Lutheran Theology Request Info Private, 4-yearsBrookings, SD	$10,160	-	-	-	-	-
-	Mitchell Technical College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsMitchell, SD	$7,524	$6,533	1,203	-	-	13 to 1
-	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Request Info Public, 4-yearsRapid City, SD	$14,860 ($10,440)	$6,168	2,492	83%	1,260 SAT 26 ACT	12 to 1
-	Western Dakota Technical College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsRapid City, SD	$8,333	$4,451	1,267	-	-	9 to 1
-	Kairos University Request Info Private, 4-yearsSioux Falls, SD	$3,600	-	917	100%	-	5 to 1
-	Sanford Medical Center Request Info Private, 2-4 yearsSioux Falls, SD	$2,750	$699	27	-	-	4 to 1
-	National American University-Watertown Request Info Private, 4-yearsWatertown, SD	$15,000	-	-	-	-	1 to 1
-	Avera McKennan Hospital School of Radiologic Technology Request Info Private, 2-4 yearsSioux Falls, SD	$2,600	$1,500	23	-	-	12 to 1
	Average	$12,711 ($7,578)	$6,896	52,280	81.92%	1,083 SAT	11.21 to 1