Colleges in South Dakota

Whittle lists 25 colleges in South Dakota, sorted by how many students they graduate each year. Costs and outcomes come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

• South Dakota State University

  Brookings, SD · 4-year · Public

  Average net price

  $19,841

  Graduation rate

  62%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $55,070

• University of South Dakota

  Vermillion, SD · 4-year · Public

  Average net price

  $19,858

  Graduation rate

  60%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $51,926

• Southeast Technical College

  Sioux Falls, SD · 2-year · Public

  Average net price

  $17,400

  Graduation rate

  59%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $46,709

• Lake Area Technical College

  Watertown, SD · 2-year · Public

  Average net price

  $15,979

  Graduation rate

  73%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $45,473

• Dakota State University

  Madison, SD · 4-year · Public

  Average net price

  $21,057

  Graduation rate

  51%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $50,970

• Augustana University

  Sioux Falls, SD · 4-year · Private nonprofit

  Average net price

  $23,894

  Graduation rate

  73%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $59,217

• Mitchell Technical College

  Mitchell, SD · 2-year · Public

  Average net price

  $13,460

  Graduation rate

  76%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $50,743

• South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

  Rapid City, SD · 4-year · Public

  Average net price

  $20,183

  Graduation rate

  53%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $72,257

• University of Sioux Falls

  Sioux Falls, SD · 4-year · Private nonprofit

  Average net price

  $21,383

  Graduation rate

  63%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $54,521

• Black Hills State University

  Spearfish, SD · 4-year · Public

  Average net price

  $15,911

  Graduation rate

  43%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $46,674

• Northern State University

  Aberdeen, SD · 4-year · Public

  Average net price

  $15,812

  Graduation rate

  49%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $47,618

• Western Dakota Technical College

  Rapid City, SD · 2-year · Public

  Average net price

  $12,670

  Graduation rate

  54%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $40,240

• National American University-Rapid City

  Rapid City, SD · 4-year · Private for-profit

  Average net price

  $31,062

  Graduation rate

  0%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $37,325

• Mount Marty University

  Yankton, SD · 4-year · Private nonprofit

  Average net price

  $22,227

  Graduation rate

  52%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $48,179

• Dakota Wesleyan University

  Mitchell, SD · 4-year · Private nonprofit

  Average net price

  $19,735

  Graduation rate

  48%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $53,728

• Kairos University

  Sioux Falls, SD · 4-year · Private nonprofit

  Acceptance rate

  85%

  Undergrads

  82

• Oglala Lakota College

  Kyle, SD · 4-year · Public

  Average net price

  $1,895

  Graduation rate

  9%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $22,517

• California Intercontinental University

  Sioux Falls, SD · 4-year · Private for-profit

  Undergrads

  151

• Stewart School

  Sioux Falls, SD · Less than 2-year · Private for-profit

  Average net price

  $14,221

  Graduation rate

  88%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $31,843

• Sinte Gleska University

  Mission, SD · 4-year · Public

  Average net price

  $12,768

  Graduation rate

  15%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $20,948

• Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City

  Rapid City, SD · Less than 2-year · Private for-profit

  Average net price

  $19,694

  Graduation rate

  88%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $29,547

• The Salon Professional Academy

  Rapid City, SD · Less than 2-year · Private for-profit

  Average net price

  $18,146

  Graduation rate

  79%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $23,641

• Sisseton Wahpeton College

  Sisseton, SD · 4-year · Public

  Average net price

  $2,977

  Graduation rate

  21%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $31,546

• Institute of Lutheran Theology

  Brookings, SD · 4-year · Private nonprofit
• Sanford Medical Center

  Sioux Falls, SD · 2-year · Private nonprofit

  Undergrads

  28

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