South Dakota Colleges Having Lowest Graduation Rate

University of South Dakota has the lowest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 57% last year.

South Dakota State University with 59% and with % of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of South Dakota Colleges having Lowest Graduation Rate. Colleges having lowest graduation rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

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Key Admission and Academic Facts of South Dakota Colleges Having Lowest Graduation Rate

University of South Dakota has the lowest graduation rate of 57% and South Dakota State University has the second lowest graduation rate of 59%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $12,876 and graduate tuition & fees is $14,843 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 92.77% and the average SAT score is 1,163 at the schools.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 2 South Dakota Colleges Having Lowest Graduation Rate.

Table. South Dakota Colleges Having Lowest Graduation Rate Comparison
	School Name	Graduation Rate	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Yield	Acceptance Rate	SAT Score	Total Population	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 1	University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD Public, four-years	57.00% 3.10%	$12,942 ($9,432)	29.82%	99.46%	1,185	9,856	14 to 1
2 1	South Dakota State University Brookings, SD Public, four-years	59.00% 0.55%	$12,809 ($9,299)	40.00%	86.08%	1,140	11,327	18 to 1
	Average	58.00%	$12,876 ($9,366)	34.91%	92.77%	1,163	10,592	16 to 1

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