University of South Dakota is a four-year, public school located in Vermillion, South Dakota. It offers 18 health profession degree programs. By offered degree types, USD have 2 vocational programs, 8 bachelor's degree programs, and 11 graduate programs for the health profession degrees.

The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees of USD is $9,432 for South Dakota residents and $12,942 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the USD's graduate tuition & fees is $7,118 for South Dakota residents and $12,768 for out-of-state students.

Last year, total 638 students have completed their health profession studies. 22 students obtained certifications, 305 students earned the bachelor's degrees, and 132 students earned master's or doctorate degrees.


University of South Dakota 2025 Tuition & Academic Characteristics

The 2025 tuition & fees of USD is $9,432 for South Dakota residents and $12,942 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $7,118 for in-state rate and $12,942 for out-of-state rate.

The acceptance rate at USD is 98.78% and the graduation rate is 60%. The students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1 and the retention rate is 79%.

You can find the detailed information about University of South Dakota at cost of attendance and admission pages.

Key Academics Stats
Tuition & Fees
Undergraduate$12,942 ($9,432)
Graduate$12,768 ($7,118)
Health Profession Programs18 programs
4 online programs
Total Programs140 programs
19 online programs
Student to Faculty Ratio16 to 1
Student Population10,619 Students
Number of Faculties637 Faculties
Number of Staffs1,584 Staffs

Number of Health Profession Programs and Completers

University of South Dakota offers 18 health profession programs through bachelor's programs, and graduate programs, and vocational programs.

A total of 638 students have completed the health profession programs including 305 bachelor's degree earners, and graduate degree earners, and certification complters.

The following table shows the number of health profession programs offered at USD with number of completers and online availability.

Health Profession Programs by Offered Degrees
DegreesNumber of ProgramsOnline ProgramsNumber of Completers
Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year 2 1 22
Bachelor 8 NOT OFFERED 305
Master 6 3 161
Doctoral (Research) 1 NOT OFFERED 7
Doctoral (Professional Practice) 6 1 125
Post-Bachelor Certificate 5 3 18

Health Profession Programs by Concentrated Study

The following table shows the health profession programs by concentrated major with number of completers and online availability for each program.

"-" in a column means that there were no completers last year (or data is not available), and "online" means the program has online degrees and/or courses available.

Health Profession Vocational Programs
ProgramBachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateAssociate'sCertificationsPost graduate
Communication Sciences and Disorders2226NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Audiology/AudiologistNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED6NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist38NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management1NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED2Online
Physician AssistantNOT OFFERED23NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist3NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
MedicineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED60NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Medical ScientistNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED4NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling1716OnlineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED5Online4Online
Clinical/Medical Social Work174NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Community Health Services/Liaison/CounselingNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED7Online
Community Health and Preventive Medicine220OnlineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED1
Art Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED1NOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED23NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED31NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Bioethics/Medical EthicsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED4
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse104NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED2Online3OnlineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED