For South Dakota 4-Year Colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $7,597 for South Dakota residents and $15,781 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $6,501 for South Dakota residents and $13,225 for out-of-state students.
Augustana University has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $40,160 and Oglala Lakota College has the lowest tuition & fees of $2,684 among South Dakota 4-Year Colleges. For graduate programs, Augustana University has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $40,830 and Sinte Gleska University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $2,108 among South Dakota 4-Year Colleges.
You can narrow South Dakota colleges down into public schools and private schools to check tuition and other college costs in deep.
The average COA of South Dakota 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $22,443 for state residents and $30,627 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $7,597 | $15,781 | $6,501 | $13,225 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,107 | $1,107 | ||
| Room & Board | $9,211 | $9,211 | ||
| Other Expenses | $4,529 | $4,529 | ||
| COA | $22,443 | $30,627 | $21,348 | $28,071 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of South Dakota 4-Year Colleges is $7,597 for state residents and $15,781 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for South Dakota 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $6,029 | $1,400 | $12,795 | $1,094 |
| 2021-2022 | $6,080 | $1,540 | $13,251 | $1,222 |
| 2022-2023 | $6,252 | $1,336 | $13,492 | $1,152 |
| 2023-2024 | $6,250 | $1,334 | $13,779 | $1,172 |
| 2024-2025 | $6,250 | $1,347 | $14,564 | $1,217 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of South Dakota 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $6,501 for state residents and $13,225 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for South Dakota 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $5,787 | $1,077 | $11,278 | $938 |
| 2021-2022 | $5,748 | $1,169 | $11,833 | $1,040 |
| 2022-2023 | $5,748 | $1,009 | $11,822 | $1,009 |
| 2023-2024 | $5,494 | $1,007 | $11,977 | $1,011 |
| 2024-2025 | $5,494 | $1,007 | $12,199 | $1,026 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of South Dakota 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $352 for state residents and $393 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $414 for state residents and $528 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2020-2021 | $335 | $376 | $398 | $493 |
| 2021-2022 | $335 | $376 | $403 | $509 |
| 2022-2023 | $344 | $385 | $417 | $523 |
| 2023-2024 | $346 | $387 | $423 | $529 |
| 2024-2025 | $352 | $393 | $414 | $528 |
The average living costs of South Dakota 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $13,740 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,683 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for South Dakota 4-Year Colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $7,501 | $4,238 | $8,612 | $4,449 |
| 2021-2022 | $7,615 | $4,282 | $9,091 | $4,543 |
| 2022-2023 | $7,730 | $4,451 | $9,517 | $4,762 |
| 2023-2024 | $8,304 | $4,509 | $9,867 | $5,232 |
| 2024-2025 | $9,211 | $4,529 | $10,851 | $4,831 |