Colleges by state

Colleges in South Dakota

Every four-year public and private-nonprofit college in South Dakota — all 11, with real admissions and cost figures from federal data. No ads, no sponsored placements, no rankings anyone paid for.

Colleges

Public / private

6 / 5

Median sticker price

$25,569

10 of 11 reporting

Admit rates

43%–99%

11 of 11 reporting

All 11 colleges, A–Z

Black Hills State University

Spearfish

1,928

96%

Dakota State University

Madison

2,071

88%

Dakota Wesleyan University

Mount Marty University

Yankton

697

43%

Northern State University

Aberdeen

1,273

93%

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Rapid City

2,071

80%

South Dakota State University

Brookings

9,198

98%

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls

1,218

83%

University of South Dakota

Vermillion

5,439

99%

Undergraduate enrollment and acceptance rate, from College Scorecard. A dash means the school hasn't reported that figure.

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