Acceptance Rate Changes
The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 81.68% where the current academic year rate is 81.87% at South Dakota Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 80.69% and women students' rate is 82.40%. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at South Dakota Colleges over the past 11 years (2012-2023).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | 80.70% | 79.58% | 82.13% |
| 2013-14 | 82.28% 1.58% |
82.12% -0.27% |
81.86% -0.27% |
| 2014-15 | 81.03% -1.25% |
79.61% 0.47% |
82.33% 0.47% |
| 2015-16 | 77.57% -3.45% |
76.85% -3.70% |
78.63% -3.70% |
| 2016-17 | 82.15% 4.58% |
80.83% 4.39% |
83.03% 4.39% |
| 2017-18 | 83.59% 1.43% |
82.89% 0.77% |
83.79% 0.77% |
| 2018-19 | 83.38% -0.20% |
82.81% -0.28% |
83.51% -0.28% |
| 2019-20 | 80.51% -2.87% |
78.70% -1.71% |
81.80% -1.71% |
| 2020-21 | 84.99% 4.47% |
83.41% 5.12% |
86.92% 5.12% |
| 2021-22 | 80.43% -4.56% |
80.21% -5.86% |
81.06% -5.86% |
| 2022-23 | 81.87% 1.44% |
80.58% 0.30% |
81.36% 0.30% |
| Average | 81.68% | 80.69% | 82.40% |
