How Acceptance Rate Changes over Past 5 Years for South Dakota Colleges

For the academic year 2022-2023, the average acceptance rate of South Dakota Colleges is 81.87%. Compared to last year's rate, the 2023 acceptance rate increased by 1.45%.

Over the past 5 years, the acceptance rate of South Dakota Colleges has decreased by 1.52% from 83.38% to 81.87%. Of the 12 South Dakota Colleges, which are 4-year schools and have competitive admission, 5 schools's acceptance rate is higher and 7 schools' rate is lower than 5 years ago.

You can check 2023 acceptance rate along with number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled students at South Dakota Colleges admission statistics comparison table.

Comparison Table of Acceptance Rate Changes for South Dakota Colleges

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Acceptance Rate Changes from 2018 to 2023 at South Dakota Colleges
School Name	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	5-Year Change
Augustana UniversitySioux Falls, SD	65.42%	66.91% 1.48%	71.38% 4.47%	71.82% 0.44%	65.79% 6.03%	0.36%
Black Hills State UniversitySpearfish, SD	88.32%	83.94% 4.38%	97.14% 13.2%	97.25% 0.11%	96.64% 0.61%	8.32%
Dakota State UniversityMadison, SD	83.24%	77.40% 5.84%	83.57% 6.16%	85.61% 2.04%	78.91% 6.7%	4.33%
Dakota Wesleyan UniversityMitchell, SD	73.55%	66.70% 6.85%	64.20% 2.5%	75.74% 11.54%	74.77% 0.97%	1.22%
Mount Marty UniversityYankton, SD	69.22%	71.61% 2.39%	78.43% 6.82%	67.37% 11.05%	68.39% 1.01%	0.83%
Kairos UniversitySioux Falls, SD	-	-	95.45%	62.07% 33.39%	100.00% 37.93%	4.55%
Northern State UniversityAberdeen, SD	88.11%	84.46% 3.65%	78.71% 5.75%	79.82% 1.11%	78.14% 1.68%	9.97%
Presentation CollegeAberdeen, SD	96.56%	90.19% 6.37%	93.21% 3.02%	93.73% 0.52%	75.58% 18.15%	20.98%
South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyRapid City, SD	83.32%	76.60% 6.73%	85.55% 8.96%	80.48% 5.07%	82.69% 2.21%	0.63%
South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, SD	92.43%	90.04% 2.39%	88.94% 1.09%	87.43% 1.52%	86.08% 1.35%	6.35%
University of Sioux FallsSioux Falls, SD	91.25%	91.45% 0.2%	92.29% 0.85%	76.65% 15.64%	75.95% 0.7%	15.3%
University of South DakotaVermillion, SD	85.80%	86.38% 0.58%	90.95% 4.57%	87.01% 3.94%	99.46% 12.46%	13.67%
Average	83.38%	80.51% 2.87%	84.99% 4.47%	80.42% 4.57%	81.87% 1.45%	-1.52%

*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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Undergraduate

Mount Marty University Private, four-years | Yankton
National American University-Sioux Falls Private, four-years | Sioux Falls
Northern State University Public, four-years | Aberdeen
Presentation College Private, four-years | Aberdeen
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Public, four-years | Rapid City
Sinte Gleska University Public, four-years | Mission
Sanford Medical Center Private, 2-4 years | Sioux Falls
Southeast Technical College Public, 2-4 years | Sioux Falls
University of South Dakota Public, four-years | Vermillion
National American University-Ellsworth Private, four-years | Box Elder

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Graduate

Mount Marty University Private, four-years | Yankton
National American University-Sioux Falls Private, four-years | Sioux Falls
Northern State University Public, four-years | Aberdeen
Presentation College Private, four-years | Aberdeen
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Public, four-years | Rapid City
Sinte Gleska University Public, four-years | Mission
Sanford Medical Center Private, 2-4 years | Sioux Falls
Southeast Technical College Public, 2-4 years | Sioux Falls
University of South Dakota Public, four-years | Vermillion
National American University-Ellsworth Private, four-years | Box Elder

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Online Schools

Mount Marty University Private, four-years | Yankton
National American University-Sioux Falls Private, four-years | Sioux Falls
Northern State University Public, four-years | Aberdeen
Presentation College Private, four-years | Aberdeen
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Public, four-years | Rapid City
Sinte Gleska University Public, four-years | Mission
Sanford Medical Center Private, 2-4 years | Sioux Falls
Southeast Technical College Public, 2-4 years | Sioux Falls
University of South Dakota Public, four-years | Vermillion
National American University-Ellsworth Private, four-years | Box Elder

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Technical Colleges

Mount Marty University Private, four-years | Yankton
National American University-Sioux Falls Private, four-years | Sioux Falls
Northern State University Public, four-years | Aberdeen
Presentation College Private, four-years | Aberdeen
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Public, four-years | Rapid City
Sinte Gleska University Public, four-years | Mission
Sanford Medical Center Private, 2-4 years | Sioux Falls
Southeast Technical College Public, 2-4 years | Sioux Falls
University of South Dakota Public, four-years | Vermillion
National American University-Ellsworth Private, four-years | Box Elder

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