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, 29 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 54,162 students are attending South Dakota Colleges and the average students to faculty ratio is 12.14 to 1. The 2020 average tuition & fees at South Dakota Colleges is $7,572 for South Dakota residents and $11,770 for out-of-state students. The average graduate tuition & fees is $7,394 for South Dakota residents and $12,257 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 $33,960 and Oglala Lakota College has the lowest undergraduate costs of $2,684.
Augustana University has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $34,530 and Sinte Gleska University has the lowest graduate costs of $2,008.
Augustana University has the tightest (lowest) acceptance of 67%.
Augustana University has the highest amount of financial aid of $20,344.
South Dakota State University has the most students of 12,104 and National American University-Sioux Falls has the least number of students of 155.
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	$7,572 South Dakota residents $11,770 out-of-state
Graduate	$7,394 South Dakota residents $12,257 out-of-state
Average Financial Aid	$6,806
Student Population	54,162
Undergraduate	46,628
Graduate	7,534
Acceptance Rate	80.45%
Test Scores	1,108 SAT, 23 AVG
Students to Faculty Ratio	12.14 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 Public, 4 yearsBrookings, SD	$12,589 ($9,114)	$4,847	12,104	90%	1,155 SAT 23 ACT	17 to 1
2	Augustana University Private, 4 yearsSioux Falls, SD	$33,960	$20,344	2,133	67%	1,225 SAT 26 ACT	12 to 1
3	University of South Dakota Public, 4 yearsVermillion, SD	$12,807 ($9,332)	$5,302	10,066	86%	1,085 SAT 22 ACT	16 to 1
4	Black Hills State University Public, 4 yearsSpearfish, SD	$12,155 ($9,009)	$4,904	4,035	84%	1,070 SAT 21 ACT	18 to 1
5	Northern State University Public, 4 yearsAberdeen, SD	$11,821 ($8,750)	$5,515	3,493	84%	1,085 SAT 22 ACT	21 to 1
6	University of Sioux Falls Private, 4 yearsSioux Falls, SD	$18,910	$17,012	1,615	91%	1,150 SAT 23 ACT	16 to 1
7	Dakota State University Public, 4 yearsMadison, SD	$12,606 ($9,536)	$4,395	3,382	77%	1,138 SAT 22 ACT	18 to 1
8	Mount Marty College Private, 4 yearsYankton, SD	$28,126	$16,262	1,044	72%	930 SAT 21 ACT	13 to 1
-	Stewart School Private, 2-4 yearsSioux Falls, SD	$12,700	$3,207	112	-	-	9 to 1
-	Sinte Gleska University Private, 4 yearsMission, SD	$3,154	$5,628	583	-	-	12 to 1
-	Oglala Lakota College Public, 4 yearsKyle, SD	$2,684	$7,875	1,300	-	-	10 to 1
-	Dakota Wesleyan University Private, 4 yearsMitchell, SD	$28,750	$16,981	1,024	67%	1,020 SAT 22 ACT	12 to 1
-	Institute of Lutheran TheologyPrivate, 4 yearsBrookings, SD	$4,890	-	-	-	-	-
-	Western Dakota Technical Institute Public, 2-4 yearsRapid City, SD	$8,254	$5,537	1,061	-	-	12 to 1
-	Sanford Medical CenterPrivate, 2-4 yearsSioux Falls, SD	$2,750	-	23	-	-	4 to 1
-	Avera Sacred Heart Hospital Private, 2-4 yearsYankton, SD	$2,500	$1,514	15	-	-	10 to 1
-	National American University-Sioux FallsPrivate, 4 yearsSioux Falls, SD	$15,000	$3,332	155	-	-	5 to 1
-	Lake Area Technical College Public, 2-4 yearsWatertown, SD	$5,514	$4,952	2,245	-	-	17 to 1
-	The Salon Professional Academy Private, 2-4 yearsRapid City, SD	$13,426	$5,347	67	-	-	13 to 1
-	National American University-Harold D. Buckingham Graduate SchoolPrivate, 4 yearsRapid City, SD	-	-	480	-	-	-
-	Southeast Technical Institute Public, 2-4 yearsSioux Falls, SD	$6,448	$4,269	2,166	-	-	14 to 1
-	Mitchell Technical Institute Public, 2-4 yearsMitchell, SD	$6,944	$6,258	1,198	-	-	13 to 1
-	National American University-WatertownPrivate, 4 yearsWatertown, SD	$15,000	$3,993	-	-	-	1 to 1
-	Presentation College Private, 4 yearsAberdeen, SD	$21,375	$8,341	700	90%	1,080 SAT 19 ACT	11 to 1
-	National American University-Rapid CityPrivate, 4 yearsRapid City, SD	$15,000	$3,782	1,665	-	-	10 to 1
-	Headlines Academy Inc Private, 2-4 yearsRapid City, SD	$13,985	$3,164	77	-	-	12 to 1
-	National American University-Ellsworth AFB ExtensionPrivate, 4 yearsEllsworth Air Force Base, SD	$6,000	$2,920	269	-	-	8 to 1
-	Sisseton Wahpeton College Public, 2-4 yearsSisseton, SD	$4,510	$5,687	167	-	-	10 to 1
-	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Public, 4 yearsRapid City, SD	$15,080 ($10,770)	$5,593	2,654	77%	1,255 SAT 27 ACT	15 to 1
-	Sioux Falls Seminary Private, 4 yearsSioux Falls, SD	$3,599	-	306	-	-	-
-	Avera McKennan Hospital School of Radiologic Technology Private, 2-4 yearsSioux Falls, SD	$2,550	-	23	-	-	11 to 1
-	Broadview University - Globe University - Sioux Falls - Teach-OutPrivate, Less than 2 yearsSioux Falls, SD	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Average	$11,770 ($7,572)	$6,806	54,162	80.45%	1,108 SAT	12.14 to 1