There are 13 Public Public Colleges in South Dakota. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $7,584 for South Dakota residents and $9,887 for out-of-state students. The average graduate schools' tuition & fees are $6,501 for South Dakota residents and $11,078 for out-of-state students.

Crevier's Academy of Cosmetology Arts has the highest tuition & fees of $14,800 and Oglala Lakota College has the lowest tuition & fees of $2,684 among Public Public Colleges in South Dakota.

South Dakota State University is the largest school with 11,327 students and Sisseton Wahpeton College is the smallest school with 187 students among those schools.

Comparison between 13 Public Public Colleges in South Dakota with key academic statistics

Tuition & Key Stats Comparison between Public Public Colleges in South Dakota
School NameUnder-graduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateGraduation RateStudent To faculty RatioStudent Population
Black Hills State UniversitySpearfish, SDPublic, 4-year $12,018
($8,916)
$15,849
($8,916)
94.00%44% 18 to 1 3,425
Dakota State UniversityMadison, SDPublic, 4-year $12,735
($9,633)
$11,931
($6,731)
97.98%48% 18 to 1 3,241
Lake Area Technical CollegeWatertown, SDPublic, 2-4 year $6,718
($6,718)
- -70% 17 to 1 2,238
Mitchell Technical CollegeMitchell, SDPublic, 2-4 year $7,524
($7,524)
- -70% 13 to 1 1,203
Northern State UniversityAberdeen, SDPublic, 4-year $11,947
($8,845)
$11,936
($6,736)
92.98%50% 16 to 1 3,344
Oglala Lakota CollegeKyle, SDPublic, 4-year $2,684
($2,684)
$2,518
($2,518)
-6% 10 to 1 1,177
Sinte Gleska UniversityMission, SDPublic, 4-year $4,714
($4,714)
$2,108
($2,108)
-9% 16 to 1 544
Sisseton Wahpeton CollegeSisseton, SDPublic, 4-year $4,330
($4,330)
- -6% 7 to 1 187
South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyRapid City, SDPublic, 4-year $14,800
($10,400)
$14,600
($8,500)
84.99%55% 12 to 1 2,492
South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, SDPublic, 4-year $12,809
($9,299)
$16,917
($9,384)
99.00%59% 18 to 1 11,327
Southeast Technical CollegeSioux Falls, SDPublic, 2-4 year $7,650
($7,650)
- -58% 11 to 1 2,453
University of South DakotaVermillion, SDPublic, 4-year $12,942
($9,432)
$12,768
($7,118)
99.01%57% 14 to 1 9,856
Western Dakota Technical CollegeRapid City, SDPublic, 2-4 year $8,008
($8,008)
- -52% 9 to 1 1,267