There are 26 colleges in South Dakota - 13 public and 13 private schools. The 2024 average undergraduate tuition of the South Dakota colleges is $7,584 for state residents and $14,952 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 7,731 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 2024 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 $18,146 $15,362 7,731 5,977 1,754 11 to 1
Rapid City 5212 $15,433
($10,400)
$15,513
($8,500)
5,048 4,497 551 9 to 1
Mitchell 211- $32,890 $15,300 2,090 1,926 164 13 to 1
Brookings 22-- $11,685
($9,299)
$12,814
($9,384)
11,327 9,917 1,410 9 to 1
Sisseton 11-- $4,330
($4,330)
- 187 187 - 7 to 1
Spearfish 11-- $12,018
($8,916)
$15,849
($8,916)
3,425 3,261 164 18 to 1
Yankton 11-- $33,100 $14,264 1,252 1,080 172 13 to 1
Kyle 11-- $2,684
($2,684)
$2,518
($2,518)
1,177 1,147 30 10 to 1
Mission 11-- $4,714
($4,714)
$2,108
($2,108)
544 482 62 16 to 1
Vermillion 11-- $12,942
($9,432)
$12,768
($7,118)
9,856 7,132 2,724 14 to 1
Madison 11-- $12,735
($9,633)
$11,931
($6,731)
3,241 2,757 484 18 to 1
Watertown 1-1- - - 2,238 2,238 - 17 to 1
Aberdeen 11-- $11,947
($8,845)
$11,936
($6,736)
3,344 2,851 493 16 to 1