In average, 85% of full-time first-time beginning undergraduate students (freshmen) have received grants and/or scholarships at South Dakota Colleges. The average financial aid amount received is $8,723. For all undergraduate students, 63.74% received grants/scholarship and the average aid amount is $7,325

The average tuition & fees for the schools is $7,582 for state residents and $13,549 for out-of-state students. The average cost of attendance (COA) including tuition & fees, book & supplies, and living costs for South Dakota Colleges is $27,474 and, after receiving financial aid, the actual cost is down to $18,751.

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Financial Aid Comparison between South Dakota Colleges

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Financial Aid Comparison Between South Dakota Colleges
School NameTuition & Fees Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen)All Undergraduate Students
Percent Receiving AidAverage AmountsPercent Receiving AidAverage Amounts
Augustana UniversitySioux Falls, SD$39,190100.00%$27,92096.00%$23,837
Avera McKennan Hospital School of Radiologic TechnologySioux Falls, SD$2,600--4.00%$1,250
Black Hills State UniversitySpearfish, SD$12,100 ($9,000)100.00%$4,98663.00%$4,601
Dakota State UniversityMadison, SD$12,735 ($9,633)92.00%$5,46750.00%$5,725
Dakota Wesleyan UniversityMitchell, SD$32,890100.00%$21,09781.00%$17,013
Lake Area Technical CollegeWatertown, SD$6,718 ($6,718)99.00%$4,14999.00%$4,418
Mitchell Technical CollegeMitchell, SD$7,524 ($7,524)53.00%$4,09648.00%$6,357
Mount Marty UniversityYankton, SD$33,10099.00%$23,87753.00%$23,972
National American University-Rapid CityRapid City, SD$16,06567.00%$4,97259.00%$4,356
Northern State UniversityAberdeen, SD$11,947 ($8,845)91.00%$5,71541.00%$6,261
Oglala Lakota CollegeKyle, SD$2,684 ($2,684)100.00%$15,505100.00%$10,637
Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid CityRapid City, SD$15,75076.00%$2,91266.00%$4,009
Sanford Medical CenterSioux Falls, SD$2,750--11.00%$833
Sinte Gleska UniversityMission, SD$4,714 ($4,714)78.00%$6,29945.00%$1,042
Sisseton Wahpeton CollegeSisseton, SD$4,330 ($4,330)96.00%$7,73293.00%$9,994
South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyRapid City, SD$14,800 ($10,400)90.00%$5,43175.00%$6,336
South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, SD$12,809 ($9,299)100.00%$4,55188.00%$4,636
Southeast Technical CollegeSioux Falls, SD$7,650 ($7,650)61.00%$5,45656.00%$3,161
Stewart SchoolSioux Falls, SD$13,70046.00%$4,78149.00%$4,035
The Salon Professional AcademyRapid City, SD$15,88556.00%$5,01556.00%$3,682
University of Sioux FallsSioux Falls, SD$20,740100.00%$12,11797.00%$9,961
University of South DakotaVermillion, SD$12,942 ($9,432)79.00%$6,30857.00%$6,850
Western Dakota Technical CollegeRapid City, SD$8,008 ($8,333)96.00%$4,80079.00%$5,504
Average$13,549 ($7,582)85%$8,723 64%$7,325
*The tuition data is updated with academic year 2023-2024 data from IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last Update: September 25, 2023). The financial aid information is based on the IPEDS data for the academic year 2022-2023.

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