University of South Dakota is a four-year, public school located in Vermillion, South Dakota. It offers 16 health profession degree programs. By offered degree types, USD have 1 vocational program, 7 bachelor's degree programs, and 10 graduate programs for the health profession degrees.

The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees of USD is $9,432 for South Dakota residents and $12,942 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the USD's graduate tuition & fees is $7,118 for South Dakota residents and $12,768 for out-of-state students.

Last year, total 700 students have completed their health profession studies. 10 students obtained certifications, 377 students earned the bachelor's degrees, and 136 students earned master's or doctorate degrees.


University of South Dakota 2024 Tuition & Academic Characteristics

The 2024 tuition & fees of USD is $9,432 for South Dakota residents and $12,942 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $7,118 for in-state rate and $12,942 for out-of-state rate.

The acceptance rate at USD is 99.01% and the graduation rate is 57%. The students to faculty ratio is 14 to 1 and the retention rate is 82%.

You can find the detailed information about University of South Dakota at cost of attendance and admission pages.

Key Academics Stats
Tuition & Fees
Undergraduate$12,942 ($9,432)
Graduate$12,768 ($7,118)
Health Profession Programs16 programs
3 online programs
Total Programs133 programs
21 online programs
Student to Faculty Ratio14 to 1
Student Population9,856 Students
Number of Faculties636 Faculties
Number of Staffs1,567 Staffs

Number of Health Profession Programs and Completers

University of South Dakota offers 16 health profession programs through bachelor's programs, and graduate programs, and vocational programs.

A total of 700 students have completed the health profession programs including 377 bachelor's degree earners, and graduate degree earners, and certification complters.

The following table shows the number of health profession programs offered at USD with number of completers and online availability.

Health Profession Programs by Offered Degrees
DegreesNumber of ProgramsOnline ProgramsNumber of Completers
Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year 1 1 10
Bachelor 7 NOT OFFERED 377
Master 5 2 152
Doctoral (Research) 1 NOT OFFERED 10
Doctoral (Professional Practice) 5 NOT OFFERED 126
Post-Bachelor Certificate 4 3 25

Health Profession Programs by Concentrated Study

The following table shows the health profession programs by concentrated major with number of completers and online availability for each program.

"-" in a column means that there were no completers last year (or data is not available), and "online" means the program has online degrees and/or courses available.

Health Profession Vocational Programs
ProgramBachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateAssociate'sCertificationsPost graduate
Communication Sciences and Disorders3426NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Audiology/AudiologistNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED5NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist32NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management1NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED1Online
Physician AssistantNOT OFFERED25NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist6NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
MedicineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED61NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Medical ScientistNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED8NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling121OnlineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED2Online1Online
Clinical/Medical Social Work161NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Community Health Services/Liaison/CounselingNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED14Online
Community Health and Preventive MedicineNOT OFFERED19OnlineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED24NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED32NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Bioethics/Medical EthicsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED9
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse162NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED