2024 Most Expensive South Dakota Colleges

The 2024 average tuition & fees is $17,764 over 11 4-year South Dakota colleges. It is a 2.00% increase compared to last year. Compared to last year, tuition at 3 South Dakota colleges increased, and tuition at 1 colleges decreased.

Augustana University is the most expensive South Dakota college with tuition & fees of $39,190.

Mount Marty University ($33,100) and University of Sioux Falls ($20,740) are following it in the list of South Dakota Colleges with the Highest Tuition & Fees.

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

Table. South Dakota Colleges With The Highest Tuition & Fees Comparison
School NameUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateTotal PopulationSAT ScoreGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		Augustana University Sioux Falls, SDPrivate, 4-year $39,190
$1,848		$39,840
$1,878		59.01%2,0861,16075.00%12 to 1
2
-		Mount Marty University Yankton, SDPrivate, 4-year $33,100
$1,600		$14,264
$4,269		47.98%1,252-56.00%13 to 1
3
-		University of Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, SDPrivate, 4-year $20,740
$450		$7,335
$135		82.00%1,594-59.00%17 to 1
4
-		National American University-Rapid City Rapid City, SDPrivate, 4-year $16,065
-		$16,425
-		-1,151-33.00%6 to 1
5
-		South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SDPublic, 4-year $14,800
($10,400)
$60		$14,600
($8,500)
$4,240		84.99%2,4921,23055.00%12 to 1
6
-		University of South Dakota Vermillion, SDPublic, 4-year $12,942
($9,432)
-		$12,768
($7,118)
-		99.01%9,8561,19557.00%14 to 1
7
-		South Dakota State University Brookings, SDPublic, 4-year $12,809
($9,299)
-		$16,917
($9,384)
-		99.00%11,3271,15059.00%18 to 1
8
-		Dakota State University Madison, SDPublic, 4-year $12,735
($9,633)
-		$11,931
($6,731)
-		97.98%3,2411,19048.00%18 to 1
9
-		Black Hills State University Spearfish, SDPublic, 4-year $12,018
($8,916)
-		$15,849
($8,916)
-		94.00%3,425-44.00%18 to 1
10
-		Northern State University Aberdeen, SDPublic, 4-year $11,947
($8,845)
-		$11,936
($6,736)
-		92.98%3,344-50.00%16 to 1
Average$18,635
($9,421)		$16,187
($7,898)		84.11%3,9771,18553.60%14 to 1