In average, 92% of full-time first-time beginning undergraduate students (freshmen) have received grants and/or scholarships at South Dakota 4-Year Colleges. The average financial aid amount received is $10,856. For all undergraduate students, 71.29% received grants/scholarship and the average aid amount is $9,659

The average tuition & fees for the schools is $7,593 for state residents and $16,503 for out-of-state students. The average cost of attendance (COA) including tuition & fees, book & supplies, and living costs for South Dakota 4-Year Colleges is $30,436 and, after receiving financial aid, the actual cost is down to $19,580.

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Financial Aid Comparison between South Dakota 4-Year Colleges

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Financial Aid Comparison Between South Dakota 4-Year Colleges
School NameTuition & Fees Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen)All Undergraduate Students
Percent Receiving AidAverage AmountsPercent Receiving AidAverage Amounts
Augustana UniversitySioux Falls, SD$39,190100.00%$27,92096.00%$23,837
Black Hills State UniversitySpearfish, SD$12,100 ($9,000)100.00%$4,98663.00%$4,601
Dakota State UniversityMadison, SD$12,735 ($9,633)92.00%$5,46750.00%$5,725
Dakota Wesleyan UniversityMitchell, SD$32,890100.00%$21,09781.00%$17,013
Mount Marty UniversityYankton, SD$33,10099.00%$23,87753.00%$23,972
National American University-Rapid CityRapid City, SD$16,06567.00%$4,97259.00%$4,356
Northern State UniversityAberdeen, SD$11,947 ($8,845)91.00%$5,71541.00%$6,261
Oglala Lakota CollegeKyle, SD$2,684 ($2,684)100.00%$15,505100.00%$10,637
Sinte Gleska UniversityMission, SD$4,714 ($4,714)78.00%$6,29945.00%$1,042
Sisseton Wahpeton CollegeSisseton, SD$4,330 ($4,330)96.00%$7,73293.00%$9,994
South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyRapid City, SD$14,800 ($10,400)90.00%$5,43175.00%$6,336
South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, SD$12,809 ($9,299)100.00%$4,55188.00%$4,636
University of Sioux FallsSioux Falls, SD$20,740100.00%$12,11797.00%$9,961
University of South DakotaVermillion, SD$12,942 ($9,432)79.00%$6,30857.00%$6,850
Average$16,503 ($7,593)92%$10,856 71%$9,659
*The tuition data is updated with academic year 2023-2024 data from IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last Update: September 25, 2023). The financial aid information is based on the IPEDS data for the academic year 2022-2023.

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