Top Colleges in South Dakota Acceptance Rates and Admission Statistics

The average acceptance rate of Top Colleges in South Dakota is 85.71%, a total of 3,212 applicants applied to the schools and 2,924 accepted.

South Dakota State University had the most number of applicants of 7,287 and Northern State University had the least number of applicants of 1,086 among Top Colleges in South Dakota.

Mount Marty University had the lowest acceptance rate of 42.57% and University of South Dakota had the highest rate of 98.78%.

Table. Top Colleges in South Dakota Acceptance Rates and Admission Comparison
RankSchool ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateYield
1Dakota State UniversityMadison, SD2,4182,12938388.05%17.99%
2South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, SD7,2877,1662,44198.34%34.06%
3University of South DakotaVermillion, SD5,9655,8921,41898.78%24.07%
4Black Hills State UniversitySpearfish, SD1,6901,62849096.33%30.10%
5Northern State UniversityAberdeen, SD1,0861,01035693.00%35.25%
6University of Sioux FallsSioux Falls, SD2,2911,89929082.89%15.27%
7Mount Marty UniversityYankton, SD1,75074517042.57%22.82%
-Average3,2122,92479386%26%