South Dakota Colleges with the Highest Acceptance Rate

Some colleges do not have an open admissions policy, but they accept all or most applicants who meet the admission requirements. The average acceptance rate of the 9 Easiest South Dakota Colleges to get in is 84.11% for the academic year 2023-2024.

This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $18,920 and graduate tuition & fees is $16,160 for the academic year 2023-2024.

We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.
Table. Easiest South Dakota Colleges To Get In Comparison
School NameAcceptance RateYieldSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		University of South Dakota Vermillion, SDPublic, 4-year 99.01%
0.45%		26.00%1,195$12,942
($9,432)		9,85657.00%14 to 1
2
1		South Dakota State University Brookings, SDPublic, 4-year 99.00%
12.92%		39.00%1,150$12,809
($9,299)		11,32759.00%18 to 1
3
2		Dakota State University Madison, SDPublic, 4-year 97.98%
19.07%		41.01%1,190$12,735
($9,633)		3,24148.00%18 to 1
4
2		Black Hills State University Spearfish, SDPublic, 4-year 94.00%
2.64%		31.97%-$12,018
($8,916)		3,42544.00%18 to 1
5
1		Northern State University Aberdeen, SDPublic, 4-year 92.98%
14.84%		32.01%-$11,947
($8,845)		3,34450.00%16 to 1
6
2		South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SDPublic, 4-year 84.99%
2.30%		38.00%1,230$14,800
($10,400)		2,49255.00%12 to 1
7
-		University of Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, SDPrivate, 4-year 82.00%
6.05%		15.01%-$20,7401,59459.00%17 to 1
8
1		Augustana University Sioux Falls, SDPrivate, 4-year 59.01%
6.78%		23.00%1,160$39,1902,08675.00%12 to 1
9
1		Mount Marty University Yankton, SDPrivate, 4-year 47.98%
20.41%		26.01%-$33,1001,25256.00%13 to 1
Average84.11%30.22%1,185$18,920
($9,421)		4,29155.89%15 to 1