South Dakota Colleges with Low Enrollment Rate

The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 9 South Dakota Colleges with Lowest Yield is 30.22% for the academic year 2023-2024.

University of Sioux Falls has the lowest (i.e. fewer accepted students enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 15.01% and Augustana University (23.00%) and University of South Dakota (26.00%) are following it in the list of South Dakota Colleges with Lowest Yield.

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

University of Sioux Falls has the lowest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 15.01% and Augustana University has the second lowest yield of 23.00%.

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

The average acceptance rate is 84.11% and the average SAT score is 1,185 at the schools.

Table. South Dakota Colleges With Lowest Yield Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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University of Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, SDPrivate, 4-year 15.01%
2.19%
82.00%-$20,7401,59459.00%17 to 1
2
1
Augustana University Sioux Falls, SDPrivate, 4-year 23.00%
3.73%
59.01%1,160$39,1902,08675.00%12 to 1
3
2
University of South Dakota Vermillion, SDPublic, 4-year 26.00%
3.82%
99.01%1,195$12,942
($9,432)
9,85657.00%14 to 1
4
2
Mount Marty University Yankton, SDPrivate, 4-year 26.01%
1.97%
47.98%-$33,1001,25256.00%13 to 1
5
1
Black Hills State University Spearfish, SDPublic, 4-year 31.97%
0.45%
94.00%-$12,018
($8,916)
3,42544.00%18 to 1
6
2
Northern State University Aberdeen, SDPublic, 4-year 32.01%
3.07%
92.98%-$11,947
($8,845)
3,34450.00%16 to 1
7
1
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SDPublic, 4-year 38.00%
4.97%
84.99%1,230$14,800
($10,400)
2,49255.00%12 to 1
8
1
South Dakota State University Brookings, SDPublic, 4-year 39.00%
1.00%
99.00%1,150$12,809
($9,299)
11,32759.00%18 to 1
9
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Dakota State University Madison, SDPublic, 4-year 41.01%
12.44%
97.98%1,190$12,735
($9,633)
3,24148.00%18 to 1
Average30.22%84.11%1,185$18,920
($9,421)
4,29155.89%15 to 1