For the academic year 2022-2023, the average acceptance rate of South Dakota Colleges is 83.42%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 32.21%. A total of 23,807 have applied, 19,859 admitted, and 6,396 students have enrolled one of South Dakota Colleges.
Of the South Dakota colleges, Augustana University is the tightest school to admit with 65.79% acceptance rate, and Mount Marty University has the second lowest acceptance rate of 68.39%.
You can check the 5-year acceptance rate changes of South Dakota Colleges.
Acceptance Rates & Admission Statistics Comparison Table
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2023 Acceptance Rates Comparison Table Between South Dakota Colleges | School Name | Applicants | Admitted |
Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Admission Yield |
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Augustana UniversitySioux Falls, SD | 3,145 | 2,069 | 553 |
65.79% | 26.73% |
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Black Hills State UniversitySpearfish, SD | 1,579 | 1,526 | 481 |
96.64% | 31.52% |
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Dakota State UniversityMadison, SD | 882 | 696 | 372 |
78.91% | 53.45% |
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Dakota Wesleyan UniversityMitchell, SD | 1,209 | 904 | 168 |
74.77% | 18.58% |
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Kairos UniversitySioux Falls, SD | 5 | 5 | 1 |
100.00% | 20.00% |
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Mount Marty UniversityYankton, SD | 949 | 649 | 156 |
68.39% | 24.04% |
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Northern State UniversityAberdeen, SD | 1,322 | 1,033 | 299 |
78.14% | 28.94% |
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South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyRapid City, SD | 1,514 | 1,252 | 538 |
82.69% | 42.97% |
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South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, SD | 6,364 | 5,478 | 2,191 |
86.08% | 40.00% |
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University of Sioux FallsSioux Falls, SD | 2,358 | 1,791 | 308 |
75.95% | 17.20% |
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University of South DakotaVermillion, SD | 4,480 | 4,456 | 1,329 |
99.46% | 29.82% |
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| Average | 2,164 | 1,805 | 581 | 83.42% | 32.21% |
*The admission data is updated with academic year 2022-2023 data from National Center For Education Statistics (September 2, 2023).
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