There are 26 colleges in South Dakota - 13 public and 13 private schools. The 2025 average undergraduate tuition of the South Dakota colleges is $7,597 for state residents and $15,412 for out-of-state students.

13 South Dakota cities have at least one college and, of them, Sioux Falls has the most of 8 colleges. It has 4 four-year colleges and 3 community colleges with a total of 8,545 students. Rapid City and Mitchell also has a number of colleges of 5 and 2 colleges respectively.

The following table shows the South Dakota colleges by city. The 2025 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost. You can view the list of colleges and average statistics for each city by following the link on the city name. Furthermore, you can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the colum title.

26 South Dakota Colleges by City
CityNumber of SchoolsUnder-graduate TuitionGraduate TuitionPopulationStudents to Faculty
Total4-yearCommunity CollegesTrade SchoolsTotalUnder.Graduate
Sioux Falls 8431 $18,754 $15,644 8,545 6,320 2,225 12 to 1
Rapid City 5212 $15,483
($10,500)
$15,513
($8,500)
4,789 4,293 496 11 to 1
Mitchell 211- $33,790 $15,300 2,078 1,957 121 12 to 1
Brookings 22-- $13,120
($9,299)
$13,009
($9,384)
12,056 10,719 1,337 9 to 1
Spearfish 11-- $12,018
($8,916)
$15,849
($8,916)
3,346 3,198 148 17 to 1
Sisseton 11-- $4,330
($4,330)
- 206 206 - 8 to 1
Yankton 11-- $34,600 $16,499 1,284 1,022 262 12 to 1
Kyle 11-- $2,684
($2,684)
$2,518
($2,518)
1,188 1,139 49 10 to 1
Mission 11-- $4,714
($4,714)
$2,108
($2,108)
592 515 77 16 to 1
Madison 11-- $12,756
($9,654)
$11,931
($6,731)
3,774 3,066 708 18 to 1
Vermillion 11-- $12,942
($9,432)
$12,768
($7,118)
10,619 7,619 3,000 16 to 1
Watertown 1-1- - - 2,312 2,312 - 16 to 1
Aberdeen 11-- $11,947
($8,845)
$11,936
($6,736)
3,708 3,169 539 19 to 1