University of South Dakota is a four-year, public school located in Vermillion, South Dakota. It offers 18 health profession degree programs. By offered degree types, USD have 2 vocational programs, 8 bachelor's degree programs, and 11 graduate programs for the health profession degrees.
The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees of USD is $9,432 for South Dakota residents and $12,942 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the USD's graduate tuition & fees is $7,118 for South Dakota residents and $12,768 for out-of-state students.
Last year, total 638 students have completed their health profession studies. 22 students obtained certifications, 305 students earned the bachelor's degrees, and 132 students earned master's or doctorate degrees.
The 2025 tuition & fees of USD is $9,432 for South Dakota residents and $12,942 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $7,118 for in-state rate and $12,942 for out-of-state rate.
The acceptance rate at USD is 98.78% and the graduation rate is 60%. The students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1 and the retention rate is 79%.
You can find the detailed information about University of South Dakota at cost of attendance and admission pages.
| Tuition & Fees | |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate | $12,942 ($9,432) |
| Graduate | $12,768 ($7,118) |
| Health Profession Programs | 18 programs 4 online programs |
| Total Programs | 140 programs 19 online programs |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 16 to 1 |
| Student Population | 10,619 Students |
| Number of Faculties | 637 Faculties |
| Number of Staffs | 1,584 Staffs |
University of South Dakota offers 18 health profession programs through bachelor's programs, and graduate programs, and vocational programs.
A total of 638 students have completed the health profession programs including 305 bachelor's degree earners, and graduate degree earners, and certification complters.
The following table shows the number of health profession programs offered at USD with number of completers and online availability.
| Degrees | Number of Programs | Online Programs | Number of Completers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year | 2 | 1 | 22 |
| Bachelor | 8 | NOT OFFERED | 305 |
| Master | 6 | 3 | 161 |
| Doctoral (Research) | 1 | NOT OFFERED | 7 |
| Doctoral (Professional Practice) | 6 | 1 | 125 |
| Post-Bachelor Certificate | 5 | 3 | 18 |
The following table shows the health profession programs by concentrated major with number of completers and online availability for each program.
"-" in a column means that there were no completers last year (or data is not available), and "online" means the program has online degrees and/or courses available.
| Program | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Associate's | Certifications | Post graduate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communication Sciences and Disorders | 22 | 26 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Audiology/Audiologist | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 6 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Dental Hygiene/Hygienist | 38 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management | 1 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 2Online |
| Physician Assistant | NOT OFFERED | 23 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | 3 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Medicine | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 60 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Medical Scientist | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 4 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling | 17 | 16Online | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 5Online | 4Online |
| Clinical/Medical Social Work | 1 | 74 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 7Online |
| Community Health and Preventive Medicine | 2 | 20Online | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 1 |
| Art Therapy/Therapist | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 1 | NOT OFFERED |
| Occupational Therapy/Therapist | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 23 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Physical Therapy/Therapist | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 31 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 4 |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 104 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Nursing Practice | NOT OFFERED | 2Online | 3Online | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |