The following diagram categorizes South Dakota Colleges by tuition & fees range. You can view the schools in the tuition range by following the link on the circle. For public schools, classification is based on out-of-state tuition.
*Updated with 2025 Tuition
| Tuition & Fees | Living Costs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate | Graduate | On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
| in-State | Out-of-State | in-State | Out-of-State | |||
| 2011-12 | $6,655 | $8,141 | $6,543 | $10,605 | $9,168 | $10,838 |
| 2012-13 | $7,023 5.53% | $8,673 6.53% |
$6,952 6.25% | $11,466 8.12% |
$9,358 2.07% | $10,862 0.22% |
| 2013-14 | $7,324 4.29% | $9,180 5.85% |
$7,628 9.72% | $11,773 2.68% |
$9,760 4.30% | $10,494 -3.39% |
| 2014-15 | $7,293 -0.42% | $9,650 5.12% |
$7,666 0.50% | $12,222 3.81% |
$10,820 10.86% | $11,274 7.43% |
| 2015-16 | $7,764 6.46% | $10,232 6.03% |
$7,710 0.57% | $12,215 -0.06% |
$11,078 2.38% | $11,450 1.56% |
| 2016-17 | $7,899 1.74% | $10,666 4.24% |
$7,054 -8.51% | $11,487 -5.96% |
$11,212 1.21% | $11,571 1.06% |
| 2017-18 | $8,047 1.87% | $10,838 1.61% |
$7,273 3.10% | $11,730 2.12% |
$11,313 0.90% | $11,669 0.85% |
| 2018-19 | $8,225 2.21% | $11,079 2.22% |
$6,779 -6.79% | $10,850 -7.50% |
$11,577 2.33% | $11,806 1.17% |
| 2019-20 | $8,456 2.81% | $11,391 2.82% |
$7,569 11.65% | $12,045 11.01% |
$12,095 4.47% | $11,941 1.14% |
| 2020-21 | $8,457 0.01% | $11,391 | $7,571 0.03% | $12,046 0.01% |
$12,290 1.61% | $13,005 8.91% |
| 2021-22 | $8,703 2.91% | $11,667 2.42% |
$7,618 0.62% | $13,148 9.15% |
$12,518 1.86% | $14,042 7.97% |
| 2022-23 | $9,442 8.49% | $11,440 -1.95% |
$8,254 8.35% | $14,707 11.86% |
$12,846 2.62% | $14,492 3.20% |
| 2023-24 | $9,435 -0.07% | $9,896 -13.50% |
$7,898 -4.31% | $11,078 -24.68% |
$12,813 -0.26% | $15,537 7.21% |
| 2024-25 | $7,597 -19.48% | $9,900 0.04% |
$6,501 -17.69% | $11,078 | $13,740 7.23% | $15,682 0.93% |
| 4-Year College | Community Colleges | Trade Schools | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public (in-State) | $7,597 | $7,547 | $15,745 |
| Public (out-of-State) | $9,900 | $7,547 | $15,745 |
| Private | $19,362 | - | $15,745 |
| Tuition & Fees | |
|---|---|
| Public (in-State) | $6,501 |
| Public (out-of-State) | $11,078 |
| Private | $15,359 |