For the academic year 2023-2024, the average acceptance rate of South Dakota Colleges is 82.21%. Compared to last year's rate, the 2024 acceptance rate decreased by 0.23%.
Over the past 5 years, the acceptance rate of South Dakota Colleges has increased by 2.66% from 79.55% to 82.21%. Of the 11 South Dakota Colleges, which are 4-year schools and have competitive admission, 7 schools's acceptance rate is higher and 4 schools' rate is lower than 5 years ago.
You can check 2024 acceptance rate along with number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled students at South Dakota Colleges admission statistics comparison table.
Comparison Table of Acceptance Rate Changes for South Dakota Colleges
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Acceptance Rate Changes from 2019 to 2024 at South Dakota Colleges | School Name | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 5-Year Change |
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Augustana UniversitySioux Falls, SD | 66.91% | 71.38%
4.47% | 71.82%
0.44% | 65.79%
6.03% | 59.01%
6.78% | 7.9% |
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Black Hills State UniversitySpearfish, SD | 83.94% | 97.14%
13.2% | 97.25%
0.11% | 96.64%
0.61% | 94.00%
2.64% | 10.07% |
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Dakota State UniversityMadison, SD | 77.40% | 83.57%
6.16% | 85.61%
2.04% | 78.91%
6.7% | 97.98%
19.06% | 20.57% |
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Dakota Wesleyan UniversityMitchell, SD | 66.70% | 64.20%
2.5% | 75.74%
11.54% | 74.77%
0.97% | 73.03%
1.75% | 6.32% |
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Mount Marty UniversityYankton, SD | 71.61% | 78.43%
6.82% | 67.37%
11.05% | 68.39%
1.01% | 47.98%
20.4% | 23.62% |
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National American University-Rapid CityRapid City, SD | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Kairos UniversitySioux Falls, SD | - | 95.45% | 62.07%
33.39% | 100.00%
37.93% | 74.29%
25.71% | 21.17% |
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Northern State UniversityAberdeen, SD | 84.46% | 78.71%
5.75% | 79.82%
1.11% | 78.14%
1.68% | 92.98%
14.84% | 8.52% |
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Oglala Lakota CollegeKyle, SD | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyRapid City, SD | 76.60% | 85.55%
8.96% | 80.48%
5.07% | 82.69%
2.21% | 84.99%
2.3% | 8.39% |
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South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, SD | 90.04% | 88.94%
1.09% | 87.43%
1.52% | 86.08%
1.35% | 99.00%
12.92% | 8.96% |
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Sinte Gleska UniversityMission, SD | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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University of Sioux FallsSioux Falls, SD | 91.45% | 92.29%
0.85% | 76.65%
15.64% | 75.95%
0.7% | 82.00%
6.05% | 9.44% |
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Sisseton Wahpeton CollegeSisseton, SD | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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University of South DakotaVermillion, SD | 86.38% | 90.95%
4.57% | 87.01%
3.94% | 99.46%
12.46% | 99.01%
0.46% | 12.63% |
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California Intercontinental UniversitySioux Falls, SD | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Institute of Lutheran TheologyBrookings, SD | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Average | 79.55% | 84.24%
4.69% | 79.20%
5.03% | 82.44%
3.23% | 82.21%
0.23% | 2.66% |
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