Note: The acceptance rate is calculated as the number of admitted students divided by the number of applicants. The admission yield (enrollment rate) is calculated as the number of enrolled students divided by the number of admitted students.
The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 81.83% where the current academic year rate is 82.32% at South Dakota Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 80.65% and women students' rate is 82.74%.
The following table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at South Dakota Colleges over the past 11 years (2014-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 81.03% | 79.61% | 82.33% |
| 2015-16 | 77.57% -3.45% |
76.85% -2.76% |
78.63% -3.70% |
| 2016-17 | 82.15% 4.58% |
80.83% 3.97% |
83.03% 4.39% |
| 2017-18 | 83.59% 1.43% |
82.89% 2.06% |
83.79% 0.77% |
| 2018-19 | 83.38% -0.20% |
82.81% -0.07% |
83.51% -0.28% |
| 2019-20 | 80.51% -2.87% |
78.70% -4.11% |
81.80% -1.71% |
| 2020-21 | 84.99% 4.47% |
83.41% 4.70% |
86.92% 5.12% |
| 2021-22 | 80.43% -4.56% |
80.21% -3.19% |
81.06% -5.86% |
| 2022-23 | 81.87% 1.44% |
80.58% 0.37% |
81.36% 0.30% |
| 2023-24 | 82.23% 0.36% |
80.41% -0.17% |
84.18% 2.82% |
| 2024-25 | 82.32% 0.09% |
80.88% 0.47% |
83.53% -0.66% |
| Average | 81.83% | 80.65% | 82.74% |
The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 35.08% where the current academic year yield is 24.89%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate is the percentage of admitted students who finally enrolled. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at South Dakota Colleges from 2014 to 2025.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 40.01% | 39.56% | 40.00% |
| 2015-16 | 39.96% -0.04% |
40.42% 0.86% |
39.12% -0.88% |
| 2016-17 | 39.34% -0.62% |
38.79% -1.63% |
39.28% 0.16% |
| 2017-18 | 38.62% -0.72% |
38.47% -0.33% |
38.45% -0.83% |
| 2018-19 | 36.15% -2.48% |
36.27% -2.19% |
35.42% -3.03% |
| 2019-20 | 32.69% -3.46% |
33.17% -3.11% |
32.20% -3.22% |
| 2020-21 | 38.42% 5.73% |
37.53% 4.36% |
40.62% 8.43% |
| 2021-22 | 38.33% -0.09% |
39.10% 1.57% |
39.33% -1.30% |
| 2022-23 | 29.35% -8.98% |
29.83% -9.27% |
33.58% -5.75% |
| 2023-24 | 28.10% -1.26% |
30.07% 0.24% |
28.56% -5.02% |
| 2024-25 | 24.89% -3.21% |
24.92% -5.15% |
24.47% -4.09% |
| Average | 35.08% | 35.28% | 35.55% |
The average number of applicants is 21,465, the average number of admitted is 18,195, and the average number of enrolled students is 6,348 over the last 10 years.
The number of applicants to South Dakota Colleges increased by 14.59% (3,610 applicants) compared to last year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at South Dakota Colleges from 2014 to 2025.
| Year | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 18,125 | 15,639 | 6,314 |
| 2015-16 | 18,921 4.39% |
15,354 -1.82% |
6,195 -1.88% |
| 2016-17 | 18,293 -3.32% |
15,551 1.28% |
6,232 0.60% |
| 2017-18 | 19,481 6.49% |
16,671 7.20% |
6,525 4.70% |
| 2018-19 | 20,567 5.57% |
17,536 5.19% |
6,494 -0.48% |
| 2019-20 | 22,230 8.09% |
18,530 5.67% |
6,288 -3.17% |
| 2020-21 | 18,925 -14.87% |
16,139 -12.90% |
5,960 -5.22% |
| 2021-22 | 22,105 16.80% |
18,330 13.58% |
6,143 3.07% |
| 2022-23 | 24,364 10.22% |
20,280 10.64% |
6,476 5.42% |
| 2023-24 | 24,745 1.56% |
21,404 5.54% |
6,448 -0.43% |
| 2024-25 | 28,355 14.59% |
24,711 15.45% |
6,753 4.73% |
| Average | 21,465 | 18,195 | 6,348 |