For 2024-2025 admission, the average acceptance rate of South Dakota colleges is 87.15%, 24,711 accepted out of 28,355 applicants.
For South Dakota college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 3,610 (14.59%) compared to last year, from 24,745 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 305, which is more than 4.73% last year.
South Dakota colleges' acceptance rate increased by 0.65% compared to last year, which means easier to get into South Dakota colleges. The yield decreased by 2.80%.
Among South Dakota colleges, Mount Marty University has the lowest acceptance rate of 42.57% with 745 accepted students out of 1,750 applicants. South Dakota State University has the most number of applicants of 7,287 and South Dakota State University has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 2,441.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in South Dakota. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Marty University | 1,750 460 | 745 124 | 170 7 | 42.57% -5.57% | 22.82% -3.43% |
| Augustana University | 3,017 -313 | 2,044 71 | 534 78 | 67.75% 8.50% | 26.13% 3.02% |
| Dakota Wesleyan University | 1,247 94 | 915 76 | 192 8 | 73.38% 0.61% | 20.98% -0.95% |
| South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | 1,565 26 | 1,250 -62 | 476 -20 | 79.87% -5.38% | 38.08% 0.28% |
| University of Sioux Falls | 2,291 -187 | 1,899 -135 | 290 -20 | 82.89% 0.81% | 15.27% 0.03% |
| Kairos University | 39 4 | 33 7 | 3 -1 | 84.62% 10.33% | 9.09% -6.29% |
| Dakota State University | 2,418 1,430 | 2,129 1,162 | 383 -11 | 88.05% -9.82% | 17.99% -22.75% |
| Northern State University | 1,086 4 | 1,010 6 | 356 37 | 93.00% 0.21% | 35.25% 3.48% |
| Black Hills State University | 1,690 73 | 1,628 101 | 490 1 | 96.33% 1.90% | 30.10% -1.92% |
| South Dakota State University | 7,287 1,403 | 7,166 1,358 | 2,441 167 | 98.34% -0.37% | 34.06% -5.09% |
| University of South Dakota | 5,965 616 | 5,892 599 | 1,418 59 | 98.78% -0.17% | 24.07% -1.61% |