South Dakota Public Colleges with the Smallest Number of 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 NameTotal PopulationUndergraduate EnrollmentGraduation EnrollmentMen EnrollmentWomen EnrollmentOnline EnrollmentStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SDPublic, 4-year 2,492
76		2,1633291,88860410712 to 1
2
-		Dakota State University Madison, SDPublic, 4-year 3,241
22		2,7574842,0851,1561,77318 to 1
3
-		Northern State University Aberdeen, SDPublic, 4-year 3,344
4		2,8514931,2282,1161,47516 to 1
4
-		Black Hills State University Spearfish, SDPublic, 4-year 3,425
114		3,2611641,2522,1731,33218 to 1
5
-		University of South Dakota Vermillion, SDPublic, 4-year 9,856
392		7,1322,7243,6416,2153,28814 to 1
6
-		South Dakota State University Brookings, SDPublic, 4-year 11,327
138		9,9171,4104,9516,3762,12818 to 1
Average5,6144,6809342,5083,1071,68416 to 1