South Dakota Public Colleges where Students Complete in Time

South Dakota State University has the highest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 59% last year.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $12,876 and graduate tuition & fees is $14,843 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 99.01% and the average SAT score is 1,173 at the schools.

Table. South Dakota Public Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
1
South Dakota State University Brookings, SDPublic, 4-year 59.00%
0.55%
$12,809
($9,299)
39.00%99.00%1,15011,32718 to 1
2
1
University of South Dakota Vermillion, SDPublic, 4-year 57.00%
3.10%
$12,942
($9,432)
26.00%99.01%1,1959,85614 to 1
Average58.00%$12,876
($9,366)
32.50%99.01%1,17310,59216 to 1