Best Colleges in South Dakota
24 colleges in South Dakota, ranked by graduate earnings using official federal data. Compare cost, admissions, and outcomes.
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City, SD · Public
- $20,183
- Net price
- 80%
- Admit rate
- 2,071
- Enrolled
Augustana University
Sioux Falls, SD · Private nonprofit
- $23,894
- Net price
- 68%
- Admit rate
- 1,965
- Enrolled
South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD · Public
- $19,841
- Net price
- 98%
- Admit rate
- 9,198
- Enrolled
University of Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls, SD · Private nonprofit
- $21,383
- Net price
- 83%
- Admit rate
- 1,218
- Enrolled
Dakota Wesleyan University
Mitchell, SD · Private nonprofit
- $19,735
- Net price
- 73%
- Admit rate
- 670
- Enrolled
University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD · Public
- $19,858
- Net price
- 99%
- Admit rate
- 5,439
- Enrolled
Dakota State University
Madison, SD · Public
- $21,057
- Net price
- 88%
- Admit rate
- 2,071
- Enrolled
Mitchell Technical College
Mitchell, SD · Public
- $13,460
- Net price
- Open
- Admit rate
- 990
- Enrolled
Mount Marty University
Yankton, SD · Private nonprofit
- $22,227
- Net price
- 43%
- Admit rate
- 697
- Enrolled
Northern State University
Aberdeen, SD · Public
- $15,812
- Net price
- 93%
- Admit rate
- 1,273
- Enrolled
Southeast Technical College
Sioux Falls, SD · Public
- $17,400
- Net price
- Open
- Admit rate
- 2,310
- Enrolled
Black Hills State University
Spearfish, SD · Public
- $15,911
- Net price
- 96%
- Admit rate
- 1,928
- Enrolled
Lake Area Technical College
Watertown, SD · Public
- $15,979
- Net price
- Open
- Admit rate
- 1,812
- Enrolled
Western Dakota Technical College
Rapid City, SD · Public
- $12,670
- Net price
- Open
- Admit rate
- 753
- Enrolled
National American University-Rapid City
Rapid City, SD · Private for-profit
- $31,062
- Net price
- Open
- Admit rate
- 764
- Enrolled
Stewart School
Sioux Falls, SD · Private for-profit
- $14,221
- Net price
- Open
- Admit rate
- 133
- Enrolled
Sisseton Wahpeton College
Sisseton, SD · Public
- $2,977
- Net price
- Open
- Admit rate
- 194
- Enrolled
Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City
Rapid City, SD · Private for-profit
- $19,694
- Net price
- Open
- Admit rate
- 66
- Enrolled
The Salon Professional Academy
Rapid City, SD · Private for-profit
- $18,146
- Net price
- Open
- Admit rate
- 80
- Enrolled
Oglala Lakota College
Kyle, SD · Public
- $1,895
- Net price
- Open
- Admit rate
- 1,097
- Enrolled
Sinte Gleska University
Mission, SD · Public
- $12,768
- Net price
- Open
- Admit rate
- 487
- Enrolled
California Intercontinental University
Sioux Falls, SD · Private for-profit
- —
- Net price
- Open
- Admit rate
- 151
- Enrolled
Kairos University
Sioux Falls, SD · Private nonprofit
- —
- Net price
- 85%
- Admit rate
- 82
- Enrolled
Sanford Medical Center
Sioux Falls, SD · Private nonprofit
- —
- Net price
- —
- Admit rate
- 28
- Enrolled