For the academic year 2024-2025, the average acceptance rate of 5 Selected Colleges is 93.86%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 31.45%. A total of 14,046 have applied, 13,183 admitted, and 4,146 students have enrolled one of 5 Selected Colleges.

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is the tightest school to admit with 79.87% acceptance rate, and Dakota State University has the second lowest acceptance rate of 88.05%.

5 Selected Colleges: Acceptance Rate Comparison

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2025 Acceptance Rates & Admission Statistics Comparison Table
School NameApplicantsAdmitted EnrolledAcceptance RateAdmission Yield
Black Hills State UniversitySpearfish, SD1,6901,628490 96.33%30.10%
Dakota State UniversityMadison, SD2,4182,129383 88.05%17.99%
Northern State UniversityAberdeen, SD1,0861,010356 93.00%35.25%
South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyRapid City, SD1,5651,250476 79.87%38.08%
South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, SD7,2877,1662,441 98.34%34.06%
Average2,8092,63782993.86%31.45%
*The admission data is updated with academic year 2024-2025 data from National Center For Education Statistics (January 2, 2025).