Some colleges do not have an open admissions policy, but they accept all or most applicants who meet the admission requirements. The average acceptance rate of the 6 Easiest South Dakota Public Colleges to Get In is 92.40% for the academic year 2024-2025.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $12,895 and graduate tuition & fees is $14,000 for the academic year 2024-2025.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | University of South Dakota Vermillion, SDPublic, 4-year | 98.78% 0.17% | 24.07% | 1,205 | $12,942 ($9,432) | 10,619 | 60.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 2 - | South Dakota State University Brookings, SDPublic, 4-year | 98.34% 0.37% | 34.06% | 1,130 | $12,809 ($9,299) | 12,056 | 62.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 3 1 | Black Hills State University Spearfish, SDPublic, 4-year | 96.33% 1.90% | 30.10% | 1,060 | $12,018 ($8,916) | 3,346 | 43.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 4 1 | Northern State University Aberdeen, SDPublic, 4-year | 93.00% 0.21% | 35.25% | 1,060 | $11,947 ($8,845) | 3,708 | 49.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 5 2 | Dakota State University Madison, SDPublic, 4-year | 88.05% 9.82% | 17.99% | 1,320 | $12,756 ($9,654) | 3,774 | 51.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 6 - | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SDPublic, 4-year | 79.87% 5.38% | 38.08% | 1,230 | $14,900 ($10,500) | 2,576 | 53.00% | 12 to 1 |
| Average | 92.40% | 29.93% | 1,168 | $12,895 ($9,441) | 6,013 | 53.00% | 17 to 1 |