Tuition Trends for South Dakota colleges Over Past 10 Years

There are 29 colleges in South Dakota - 13 public and 16 private schools. The 2024 average tuition & fees of the 4-year colleges in South Dakota is $7,593 for South Dakota residents and $9,896 for out-of-state students. In private colleges, the average tuition & fees is $19,389. For South Dakota community colleges, the average tuition & fees is $7,556 for state residents and $7,475 for out-of-state students.

South Dakota public 4-year colleges' in-state tuition & fees increased by 29.37% from $7,293 (2015) to $9,435 (2024) and out-of-state tuition & fees grew by 2.55% over the past decade from $9,650 (2015) to $9,896 (2024). In private South Dakota colleges, the tuition & fees increased by 19.03%, from $17,269 (2015) to $20,556 (2024).

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Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Over the past 10 years, the COA has increased by 9.98% when living on campus and by 20.04% when living off campus at public South Dakota colleges. For private South Dakota colleges, the COA has increased by 17.77% (on-campus) and 25.13% (off-camus). The COA includes tuition, fees, books & supplies, room & board, and other personal expenses.

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes of South Dakota colleges
Year	Living On Campus			Living Off Campus
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$19,310	$21,667	$29,286	$19,764	$22,121	$29,740
2015-16	$20,073 3.95%	$22,541 4.03%	$30,069 2.67%	$20,445 3.45%	$22,913 3.58%	$30,441 2.36%
2016-17	$20,355 1.40%	$23,122 2.58%	$30,950 2.93%	$20,714 1.32%	$23,481 2.48%	$31,309 2.85%
2017-18	$20,602 1.21%	$23,393 1.17%	$32,035 3.51%	$20,958 1.18%	$23,749 1.14%	$32,391 3.46%
2018-19	$20,990 1.88%	$23,844 1.93%	$30,015 -6.31%	$21,219 1.25%	$24,073 1.36%	$30,244 -6.63%
2019-20	$21,723 3.49%	$24,658 3.41%	$31,009 3.31%	$21,569 1.65%	$24,504 1.79%	$30,855 2.02%
2020-21	$21,902 0.82%	$24,836 0.72%	$30,443 -1.83%	$22,617 4.86%	$25,551 4.27%	$31,158 0.98%
2021-22	$22,397 2.26%	$25,361 2.11%	$31,551 3.64%	$23,921 5.77%	$26,885 5.22%	$33,075 6.15%
2022-23	$23,490 4.88%	$25,488 0.50%	$32,548 3.16%	$25,136 5.08%	$27,134 0.93%	$34,194 3.38%
2023-24	$23,368 -0.52%	$23,829 -6.51%	$34,489 5.96%	$26,092 3.80%	$26,553 -2.14%	$37,213 8.83%

Tuition & Fees Changes

For the current year (2024), the average tuition & fees for South Dakota colleges is $9,435 for South Dakota residents and $9,896 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average tuition & fees is $20,556.

For graduate programs, the 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $9,065 for South Dakota residents and $12,085 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average graduate program tuition & fees is $16,465.

The tuition & fees has increased 2.55% for undergraduate programs at South Dakota colleges. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of tuition & fees by tuition rates and degrees.

Tuition & Fees Changes for South Dakota colleges
Year	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$7,293	$9,650	$17,269	$7,666	$12,222	$12,595
2015-16	$7,764 6.46%	$10,232 6.03%	$17,760 2.84%	$7,710 0.57%	$12,215 -0.06%	$9,147 -27.38%
2016-17	$7,899 1.74%	$10,666 4.24%	$18,494 4.13%	$7,054 -8.51%	$11,487 -5.96%	$13,246 44.81%
2017-18	$8,047 1.87%	$10,838 1.61%	$19,480 5.33%	$7,273 3.10%	$11,730 2.12%	$14,553 9.87%
2018-19	$8,225 2.21%	$11,079 2.22%	$17,250 -11.45%	$6,779 -6.79%	$10,850 -7.50%	$13,150 -9.64%
2019-20	$8,456 2.81%	$11,391 2.82%	$17,742 2.85%	$7,569 11.65%	$12,045 11.01%	$12,745 -3.08%
2020-21	$8,457 0.01%	$11,391 0.00%	$16,998 -4.19%	$7,571 0.03%	$12,046 0.01%	$12,902 1.23%
2021-22	$8,703 2.91%	$11,667 2.42%	$17,857 5.05%	$7,618 0.62%	$13,148 9.15%	$13,207 2.36%
2022-23	$9,442 8.49%	$11,440 -1.95%	$18,500 3.60%	$8,254 8.35%	$14,707 11.86%	$13,308 0.76%
2023-24	$9,435 -0.07%	$9,896 -13.50%	$20,556 11.11%	$7,898 -4.31%	$11,078 -24.68%	$15,487 16.37%

South Dakota 4-Year Colleges Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

South Dakota Graduate Schools Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Books & Supplies Costs Changes

For the current year (2024), the average book & supplies costs is $1,120 for South Dakota colleges. The following table shows the changes of book & supplies costs from year 2015 to 2024.

Books & Supplies Costs Changes for South Dakota colleges
Year	Books & Supplies
2014-15	$1,197
2015-16	$1,231 2.84%
2016-17	$1,244 1.06%
2017-18	$1,242 -0.16%
2018-19	$1,188 -4.35%
2019-20	$1,172 -1.35%
2020-21	$1,155 -1.45%
2021-22	$1,176 1.82%
2022-23	$1,202 2.21%
2023-24	$1,120 -6.82%

Living Costs Changes

For South Dakota colleges, the living have increased 11.35% when a student lives on campus facilities and 20.77% when living off campus from year 2015 to 2024. The living costs includes costs for room & board, and other living expenses.

Living Costs Changes for South Dakota colleges
Year	Living On Campus	Living Off Campus
2014-15	$10,820	$10,837
2015-16	$11,078 3.23%	$11,098 1.90%
2016-17	$11,212 4.03%	$11,297 2.81%
2017-18	$11,313 1.94%	$11,438 1.32%
2018-19	$11,577 2.15%	$11,555 2.34%
2019-20	$12,095 3.07%	$11,847 1.03%
2020-21	$12,290 0.36%	$12,169 9.45%
2021-22	$12,518 1.73%	$12,478 9.72%
2022-23	$12,846 1.81%	$12,824 2.58%
2023-24	$12,813 -0.95%	$13,734 0.55%

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Undergraduate

National American University-Ellsworth Private, four-years | Box Elder
University of South Dakota Public, four-years | Vermillion
South Dakota State University Public, four-years | Brookings
Mount Marty University Private, four-years | Yankton
Dakota State University Public, four-years | Madison
Kairos University Private, four-years | Sioux Falls
Augustana University Private, four-years | Sioux Falls
Northern State University Public, four-years | Aberdeen
Mitchell Technical College Public, 2-4 years | Mitchell
Presentation College Private, four-years | Aberdeen

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Graduate

University of South Dakota Public, four-years | Vermillion
South Dakota State University Public, four-years | Brookings
Mount Marty University Private, four-years | Yankton
Augustana University Private, four-years | Sioux Falls
Dakota State University Public, four-years | Madison
Presentation College Private, four-years | Aberdeen
Oglala Lakota College Public, four-years | Kyle
Institute of Lutheran Theology Private, four-years | Brookings
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Online Schools

National American University-Rapid City Private, four-years | Rapid City
Institute of Lutheran Theology Private, four-years | Brookings
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Augustana University Private, four-years | Sioux Falls
Dakota State University Public, four-years | Madison
Sinte Gleska University Public, four-years | Mission
Southeast Technical College Public, 2-4 years | Sioux Falls
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Presentation College Private, four-years | Aberdeen

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Technical Colleges

Stewart School Private, Less than 2-years | Sioux Falls
The Salon Professional Academy Private, Less than 2-years | Rapid City
Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City Private, Less than 2-years | Rapid City
Mount Marty University Private, four-years | Yankton
Lake Area Technical College Public, 2-4 years | Watertown
Sisseton Wahpeton College Public, four-years | Sisseton
Northern State University Public, four-years | Aberdeen
Presentation College Private, four-years | Aberdeen
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University of South Dakota Public, four-years | Vermillion

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