For South Dakota Private colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $20,383.
Augustana University has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $39,190 and Avera Sacred Heart Hospital has the lowest tuition & fees of $2,500 among South Dakota Private colleges. For graduate programs, Augustana University has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $39,840 and Kairos University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $3,600 among South Dakota Private colleges.
The average COA of South Dakota Private colleges in 2024 is $34,655 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $20,383 | $15,381 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,005 | $1,005 |
| Room & Board | $8,833 | $8,833 |
| Other Expenses | $4,434 | $4,434 |
| COA | $34,655 | $29,652 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of South Dakota Private colleges is $20,383. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for South Dakota Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | $18,804 | $727 |
| 2020-2021 | $17,230 | $701 |
| 2021-2022 | $18,243 | $735 |
| 2022-2023 | $18,810 | $816 |
| 2023-2024 | $19,514 | $869 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of South Dakota Private colleges in 2024 is $15,381.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for South Dakota Private colleges over last 5 years.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | $12,189 | $712 |
| 2020-2021 | $12,658 | $852 |
| 2021-2022 | $12,959 | $878 |
| 2022-2023 | $13,200 | $1,068 |
| 2023-2024 | $14,302 | $1,078 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of South Dakota Private colleges in 2024 is $518.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $531.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | $467 | $475 |
| 2020-2021 | $498 | $491 |
| 2021-2022 | $501 | $503 |
| 2022-2023 | $510 | $509 |
| 2023-2024 | $518 | $531 |
The average living costs of South Dakota Private colleges in 2024 is $13,267 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,677 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 Private colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $7,844 | $3,686 | $8,469 | $4,047 |
| 2020-2021 | $8,021 | $4,092 | $9,996 | $4,143 |
| 2021-2022 | $8,173 | $4,168 | $10,334 | $4,245 |
| 2022-2023 | $8,385 | $4,046 | $10,769 | $4,409 |
| 2023-2024 | $8,833 | $4,434 | $10,475 | $5,203 |