There are 26 South Dakota Colleges - 9 public and 8 private schools. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $7,597 for South Dakota residents and $9,900 for out-of-state students. In private schools, the undergraduate tuition & fees are $21,612. The average tuition & fees of graduate programs are $6,501 for South Dakota residents and $11,078 for out-of-state students in public schools. In private schools, the graduate tuition & fees are $14,987 in average.

Augustana University has the highest tuition & fees of $40,160 and Oglala Lakota College has the lowest tuition & fees of $2,684 among South Dakota Colleges.

South Dakota State University is the largest school with 12,056 students and Sisseton Wahpeton College is the smallest school with 206 students among those schools.

Comparison between 26 South Dakota Colleges with key academic statistics

Tuition & Key Stats Comparison between South Dakota Colleges
School NameUnder-graduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateGraduation RateStudent To faculty RatioStudent Population
Augustana UniversitySioux Falls, SDPrivate, 4-year $40,160$40,830 67.75%73% 12 to 1 2,390
Avera McKennan Hospital School of Radiologic TechnologySioux Falls, SDPrivate, 2-4 year $2,600- -- 12 to 1 23
Black Hills State UniversitySpearfish, SDPublic, 4-year $12,018
($8,916)		$15,849
($8,916)		 96.33%43% 17 to 1 3,346
California Intercontinental UniversitySioux Falls, SDPrivate, 4-year $9,504$10,674 -10% 16 to 1 623
Dakota State UniversityMadison, SDPublic, 4-year $12,756
($9,654)		$11,931
($6,731)		 88.05%51% 18 to 1 3,774
Dakota Wesleyan UniversityMitchell, SDPrivate, 4-year $33,790$15,300 73.38%48% 12 to 1 892
Institute of Lutheran TheologyBrookings, SDPrivate, 4-year $13,430$9,100 -- - -
Kairos UniversitySioux Falls, SDPrivate, 4-year $3,600$3,600 84.62%- 9 to 1 1,239
Lake Area Technical CollegeWatertown, SDPublic, 2-4 year $6,718
($6,718)		- -73% 16 to 1 2,312
Mitchell Technical CollegeMitchell, SDPublic, 2-4 year $7,524
($7,524)		- -76% 12 to 1 1,186
Mount Marty UniversityYankton, SDPrivate, 4-year $34,600$16,499 42.57%52% 12 to 1 1,284
National American University-Rapid CityRapid City, SDPrivate, 4-year $16,065$16,425 -60% 6 to 1 903
Northern State UniversityAberdeen, SDPublic, 4-year $11,947
($8,845)		$11,936
($6,736)		 93.00%49% 19 to 1 3,708
Oglala Lakota CollegeKyle, SDPublic, 4-year $2,684
($2,684)		$2,518
($2,518)		 -9% 10 to 1 1,188
Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid CityRapid City, SDPrivate, Less than 2-year $16,450- -88% 11 to 1 66
Sanford Medical CenterSioux Falls, SDPrivate, 2-4 year $2,750- -- 5 to 1 28
Sinte Gleska UniversityMission, SDPublic, 4-year $4,714
($4,714)		$2,108
($2,108)		 -15% 16 to 1 592
Sisseton Wahpeton CollegeSisseton, SDPublic, 4-year $4,330
($4,330)		- -21% 8 to 1 206
South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyRapid City, SDPublic, 4-year $14,900
($10,500)		$14,600
($8,500)		 79.87%53% 12 to 1 2,576
South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, SDPublic, 4-year $12,809
($9,299)		$16,917
($9,384)		 98.34%62% 17 to 1 12,056
Southeast Technical CollegeSioux Falls, SDPublic, 2-4 year $7,650
($7,650)		- -59% 13 to 1 2,659
Stewart SchoolSioux Falls, SDPrivate, Less than 2-year $14,300- -88% 13 to 1 133
The Salon Professional AcademyRapid City, SDPrivate, Less than 2-year $16,485- -79% 15 to 1 80
University of Sioux FallsSioux Falls, SDPrivate, 4-year $21,750$7,470 82.89%63% 18 to 1 1,450
University of South DakotaVermillion, SDPublic, 4-year $12,942
($9,432)		$12,768
($7,118)		 98.78%60% 16 to 1 10,619
Western Dakota Technical CollegeRapid City, SDPublic, 2-4 year $8,294
($8,294)		- -54% 11 to 1 1,164