Smallest South Dakota Public Colleges With Fewest Students

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is the smallest college with 2,492 students including both undergraduate and graduate students.

Dakota State University with 3,241 students and Northern State University with 3,344 students are following it in the list of Smallest South Dakota Public Colleges with Fewest Students.

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is the smallest school with 2,492 students and Dakota State University has the second lowest population with 3,241 students.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $12,875 and graduate tuition & fees is $14,000 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 94.66% and the average SAT score is 1,191 at the schools.

Table. Smallest South Dakota Public Colleges With Fewest Students Comparison
	School Name	Total Population	Undergraduate Enrollment	Graduation Enrollment	Men Enrollment	Women Enrollment	Online Enrollment	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 -	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SDPublic, 4-year	2,492 76	2,163	329	1,888	604	107	12 to 1
2 -	Dakota State University Madison, SDPublic, 4-year	3,241 22	2,757	484	2,085	1,156	1,773	18 to 1
3 -	Northern State University Aberdeen, SDPublic, 4-year	3,344 4	2,851	493	1,228	2,116	1,475	16 to 1
4 -	Black Hills State University Spearfish, SDPublic, 4-year	3,425 114	3,261	164	1,252	2,173	1,332	18 to 1
5 -	University of South Dakota Vermillion, SDPublic, 4-year	9,856 392	7,132	2,724	3,641	6,215	3,288	14 to 1
6 -	South Dakota State University Brookings, SDPublic, 4-year	11,327 138	9,917	1,410	4,951	6,376	2,128	18 to 1
	Average	5,614	4,680	934	2,508	3,107	1,684	16 to 1

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