For South Dakota 4-Year Colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $7,584 for South Dakota residents and $14,952 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $6,501 for South Dakota residents and $12,988 for out-of-state students.
Augustana University has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $39,190 and Oglala Lakota College has the lowest tuition & fees of $2,684 among South Dakota 4-Year Colleges. For graduate programs, Augustana University has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $39,840 and Sinte Gleska University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $2,108 among South Dakota 4-Year Colleges.
You can narrow South Dakota colleges down into public schools and private schools to check tuition and other college costs in deep.
The average COA of South Dakota 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $21,744 for state residents and $29,112 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $7,584 | $14,952 | $6,501 | $12,988 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,348 | $1,348 | ||
| Room & Board | $8,304 | $8,304 | ||
| Other Expenses | $4,509 | $4,509 | ||
| COA | $21,744 | $29,112 | $20,662 | $27,148 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of South Dakota 4-Year Colleges is $7,584 for state residents and $14,952 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for South Dakota 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $6,052 | $1,377 | $13,111 | $1,115 |
| 2020-2021 | $6,029 | $1,400 | $12,795 | $1,094 |
| 2021-2022 | $6,080 | $1,540 | $13,251 | $1,222 |
| 2022-2023 | $6,252 | $1,336 | $13,492 | $1,152 |
| 2023-2024 | $6,250 | $1,334 | $13,779 | $1,172 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of South Dakota 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $6,501 for state residents and $12,988 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for South Dakota 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $5,737 | $1,124 | $11,040 | $930 |
| 2020-2021 | $5,787 | $1,077 | $11,278 | $938 |
| 2021-2022 | $5,748 | $1,169 | $11,833 | $1,040 |
| 2022-2023 | $5,748 | $1,009 | $11,822 | $1,009 |
| 2023-2024 | $5,494 | $1,007 | $11,977 | $1,011 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of South Dakota 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $346 for state residents and $387 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $423 for state residents and $529 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2019-2020 | $319 | $362 | $395 | $490 |
| 2020-2021 | $335 | $376 | $398 | $493 |
| 2021-2022 | $335 | $376 | $403 | $509 |
| 2022-2023 | $344 | $385 | $417 | $523 |
| 2023-2024 | $346 | $387 | $423 | $529 |
The average living costs of South Dakota 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $12,812 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,099 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for South Dakota 4-Year Colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $7,538 | $4,079 | $7,891 | $4,398 |
| 2020-2021 | $7,501 | $4,238 | $8,612 | $4,449 |
| 2021-2022 | $7,615 | $4,282 | $9,091 | $4,543 |
| 2022-2023 | $7,730 | $4,451 | $9,517 | $4,762 |
| 2023-2024 | $8,304 | $4,509 | $9,867 | $5,232 |