The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 10 South Dakota 4-Years Colleges with Lowest Yield is 30.22% for the academic year 2023-2024.
University of Sioux Falls has the lowest (i.e. fewer accepted students enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 15.01% and Kairos University (15.38%) and Dakota Wesleyan University (21.97%) are following it in the list of South Dakota 4-Years Colleges with Lowest Yield.This ranking is only based on yield and more admission stats such as acceptance rate and SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
University of Sioux Falls has the lowest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 15.01% and Kairos University has the second lowest yield of 15.38%.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $19,404 and graduate tuition & fees is $15,241 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 80.63% and the average SAT score is 1,184 at the schools.
| School Name | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | University of Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, SDPrivate, 4-year | 15.01% 2.19% | 82.00% | - | $20,740 | 1,594 | 59.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 2 1 | Kairos University Sioux Falls, SDPrivate, 4-year | 15.38% 4.62% | 74.29% | - | $3,600 | 917 | - | 5 to 1 |
| 3 1 | Dakota Wesleyan University Mitchell, SDPrivate, 4-year | 21.97% 3.39% | 73.03% | - | $32,890 | 887 | 53.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 4 1 | Augustana University Sioux Falls, SDPrivate, 4-year | 23.00% 3.73% | 59.01% | 1,160 | $39,190 | 2,086 | 75.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 5 2 | University of South Dakota Vermillion, SDPublic, 4-year | 26.00% 3.82% | 99.01% | 1,195 | $12,942 ($9,432) | 9,856 | 57.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 6 2 | Mount Marty University Yankton, SDPrivate, 4-year | 26.01% 1.97% | 47.98% | - | $33,100 | 1,252 | 56.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 7 1 | Black Hills State University Spearfish, SDPublic, 4-year | 31.97% 0.45% | 94.00% | - | $12,018 ($8,916) | 3,425 | 44.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 8 2 | Northern State University Aberdeen, SDPublic, 4-year | 32.01% 3.07% | 92.98% | - | $11,947 ($8,845) | 3,344 | 50.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 9 1 | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SDPublic, 4-year | 38.00% 4.97% | 84.99% | 1,230 | $14,800 ($10,400) | 2,492 | 55.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 10 1 | South Dakota State University Brookings, SDPublic, 4-year | 39.00% 1.00% | 99.00% | 1,150 | $12,809 ($9,299) | 11,327 | 59.00% | 18 to 1 |
| Average | 26.84% | 80.63% | 1,184 | $19,404 ($9,378) | 3,718 | 56.44% | 14 to 1 |