How Graduation Rate Changes over Past 5 Years for South Dakota 4-Year Colleges

For the academic year 2022-2023, the average graduation rate of South Dakota 4-Year Colleges is 45.10%. Compared to last year's rate, the 2023 graduation rate decreased by 7.12%.
Over the past 5 years, the graduation rate of South Dakota 4-Year Colleges has decreased by 2.44% from 46.23% to 45.10%. Of the 29 South Dakota 4-Year Colleges, 11 schools's graduation rate is higher than 5 years ago and 11 schools' rate is lower.
You can check 2023 graduation rate along with transfer-out and retention rate at South Dakota 4-Year Colleges graduation rate comparison table.

Comparison Table of Graduation Rate Changes for South Dakota 4-Year Colleges

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Graduation Rate Changes from 2017 to 2022 at South Dakota 4-Year Colleges
School Name2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-235-Year Average
Augustana UniversitySioux Falls, SD70.00%71.00%
1%
72.00%
1%
70.00%
2%
75.00%
5%
71.60%
The Salon Professional AcademyRapid City, SD54.00%----54.00%
Black Hills State UniversitySpearfish, SD34.00%37.00%
3%
39.00%
2%
42.00%
3%
44.00%
2%
39.20%
Dakota State UniversityMadison, SD47.00%43.00%
4%
48.00%
5%
46.00%
2%
48.00%
2%
46.40%
Dakota Wesleyan UniversityMitchell, SD60.00%53.00%
7%
44.00%
9%
54.00%
10%
53.00%
1%
52.80%
Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid CityRapid City, SD55.00%71.00%
16%
---63.00%
Lake Area Technical CollegeWatertown, SD71.00%71.00%67.00%
4%
73.00%
6%
70.00%
3%
70.40%
Avera McKennan Hospital School of Radiologic TechnologySioux Falls, SD-----0.00%
Mitchell Technical CollegeMitchell, SD78.00%73.00%
5%
72.00%
1%
74.00%
2%
70.00%
4%
73.40%
Mount Marty UniversityYankton, SD51.00%56.00%
5%
52.00%
4%
61.00%
9%
56.00%
5%
55.20%
National American University-Rapid CityRapid City, SD22.00%19.00%
3%
18.00%
1%
10.00%
8%
33.00%
23%
20.40%
Kairos UniversitySioux Falls, SD-----0.00%
Northern State UniversityAberdeen, SD48.00%48.00%45.00%
3%
47.00%
2%
50.00%
3%
47.60%
Oglala Lakota CollegeKyle, SD11.00%3.00%
8%
5.00%
2%
9.00%
4%
6.00%
3%
6.80%
Presentation CollegeAberdeen, SD27.00%34.00%
7%
47.00%
13%
34.00%
13%
26.00%
8%
33.60%
Avera Sacred Heart HospitalYankton, SD-----0.00%
South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyRapid City, SD50.00%48.00%
2%
49.00%
1%
52.00%
3%
55.00%
3%
50.80%
South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, SD56.00%56.00%58.00%
2%
59.00%
1%
59.00%57.60%
Sinte Gleska UniversityMission, SD11.00%7.00%
4%
--9.00%9.00%
University of Sioux FallsSioux Falls, SD46.00%63.00%
17%
57.00%
6%
57.00%59.00%
2%
56.40%
Sanford Medical CenterSioux Falls, SD-----0.00%
Sisseton Wahpeton CollegeSisseton, SD8.00%7.00%
1%
3.00%
4%
21.00%
18%
6.00%
15%
9.00%
Southeast Technical CollegeSioux Falls, SD45.00%58.00%
13%
56.00%
2%
54.00%
2%
58.00%
4%
54.20%
Stewart SchoolSioux Falls, SD72.00%----72.00%
University of South DakotaVermillion, SD58.00%59.00%
1%
59.00%60.00%
1%
57.00%
3%
58.60%
Western Dakota Technical CollegeRapid City, SD43.00%50.00%
7%
40.00%
10%
51.00%
11%
52.00%
1%
47.20%
National American University-EllsworthBox Elder, SD----16.00%16.00%
Institute of Lutheran TheologyBrookings, SD-----0.00%
Columbia College - Ellsworth AFBEllsworth AFB, SD-----0.00%
Average46.23%46.35%
0.12%
46.17%
0.18%
48.56%
2.39%
45.10%
3.46%
46.48%
*Schools missing information are not included in this table. The schools have not report their information to the IPEDS/NCES or not applicable.)
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