Colleges in South Dakota: admission rates, test scores and cost

11 colleges in South Dakota that mostly award bachelor's degrees and report an admission rate, most selective first. Net price is the average a year after grants and scholarships; at public colleges it's the price for in-state students.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release).

Colleges in South Dakota, most selective first
College	Admission rate	SAT middle 50%	Average net price	Graduation rate
Mount Marty University	43%	Not reported	$21,395	63%
Augustana University	68%	1150–1370	$23,283	74%
Dakota Wesleyan University	73%	Not reported	$24,039	54%
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology	80%	1140–1340	$20,827 in-state	52%
University of Sioux Falls	83%	Not reported	$21,417	64%
Kairos University	85%	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Dakota State University	88%	1190–1440	$20,554 in-state	49%
Northern State University	93%	980–1160	$15,279 in-state	53%
Black Hills State University	96%	965–1135	$19,252 in-state	42%
South Dakota State University	98%	1060–1240	$20,139 in-state	62%
University of South Dakota	99%	1125–1315	$20,028 in-state	60%

Graduation rate: first-time, full-time students who finished within six years. A dash means the college didn't report that number.

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