There are 4 National Universities in South Dakota - 2 public and 2 private schools. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $9,366 for South Dakota residents and $12,876 for out-of-state students. In private schools, the undergraduate tuition & fees are $12,560. The average tuition & fees of graduate programs are $8,251 for South Dakota residents and $14,843 for out-of-state students in public schools. In private schools, the graduate tuition & fees are $13,550 in average.

National American University-Rapid City has the highest tuition & fees of $16,065 and California Intercontinental University has the lowest tuition & fees of $9,054 among National Universities in South Dakota.

South Dakota State University is the largest school with 11,327 students and California Intercontinental University is the smallest school with 506 students among those schools.

Comparison between 4 National Universities in South Dakota with key academic statistics

Tuition & Key Stats Comparison between National Universities in South Dakota
School NameUnder-graduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateGraduation RateStudent To faculty RatioStudent Population
California Intercontinental UniversitySioux Falls, SDPrivate, 4-year $9,054$10,674 -- 12 to 1 506
National American University-Rapid CityRapid City, SDPrivate, 4-year $16,065$16,425 -33% 6 to 1 1,151
South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, SDPublic, 4-year $12,809
($9,299)		$16,917
($9,384)		 99.00%59% 18 to 1 11,327
University of South DakotaVermillion, SDPublic, 4-year $12,942
($9,432)		$12,768
($7,118)		 99.01%57% 14 to 1 9,856