The top city with the most 4-year colleges in South Dakota is Sioux Falls, SD with a total of 8 colleges with 8,545 students enrolled.While Sioux Falls has the most individual colleges, it is not the city with the most students. Brookings has the largest student population with 12,056 students enrolled (2 colleges) in South Dakota. You can check the largets cities by student population in South Dakota here.
The largest college in Sioux Falls is Augustana University with 2,390 students enrolled.
Other top cities in South Dakota include
- Rapid City, SD (5 colleges, 4,789 students). The biggest institution in Rapid City is South Dakota School of Mines and Technology with 2,576 students.
- Brookings, SD (2 colleges, 12,056 students). The biggest institution in Brookings is South Dakota State University with 12,056 students.
- Aberdeen, SD (2 colleges, 4,323 students). The leading institution in Aberdeen is Northern State University with 3,708 students.
- Mitchell, SD (2 colleges, 2,078 students). The top college in Mitchell is Dakota Wesleyan University with 892 students.
- Yankton, SD (2 colleges, 1,299 students). The most prominent college in Yankton is Mount Marty University with 1,284 students.
- Vermillion, SD (1 colleges, 10,619 students). The most prominent college in Vermillion is University of South Dakota with 10,619 students.
- Madison, SD (1 colleges, 3,774 students). The most prominent college in Madison is University of Wisconsin-Madison with 51,044 students.
- Spearfish, SD (1 colleges, 3,346 students). The biggest institution in Spearfish is Black Hills State University with 3,346 students.
- Watertown, SD (1 colleges, 2,312 students). The largest college in Watertown is Maranatha Baptist University with 960 students.
South Dakota Cities with Most Colleges
The following table lists cities with the most number of 4-year colleges in South Dakota, including the total number of schools, total enrollment, undergraduate and graduate students
, along with the distribution of men and women students across institutions. Click on any city to explore detailed information about colleges in that area. Each page also includes information about community colleges and trade schoools in the metropolitan region and nearby cities.