South Dakota Public Colleges With The Lowest Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average tuition & fees is $12,889 over 6 4-years public South Dakota colleges.

Northern State University is the cheapest public South Dakota college with tuition & fees of $11,947.

Black Hills State University ($12,100) and Dakota State University ($12,735) are following it in the list of South Dakota Public Colleges with the Lowest Tuition & Fees.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of South Dakota Public Colleges With The Lowest Tuition & Fees

The average acceptance rate is 86.99% and the average SAT score is 1,114 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 52.17% and the students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1 over the 6 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 6 South Dakota Public Colleges With The Lowest Tuition & Fees.

Table. South Dakota Public Colleges With The Lowest Tuition & Fees Comparison
	School Name	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Graduate Tuition & Fees	Acceptance Rate	Total Population	SAT Score	Graduation Rate	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 -	Northern State University Aberdeen, SDPublic, 4-year	$11,947 ($8,845) -	$11,936 ($6,736) -	78.14%	3,344	990	50.00%	16 to 1
2 -	Black Hills State University Spearfish, SDPublic, 4-year	$12,100 ($9,000) $82	$15,849 ($8,916) -	96.64%	3,425	1,030	44.00%	18 to 1
3 -	Dakota State University Madison, SDPublic, 4-year	$12,735 ($9,633) -	$11,931 ($6,731) -	78.91%	3,241	1,080	48.00%	18 to 1
4 -	South Dakota State University Brookings, SDPublic, 4-year	$12,809 ($9,299) -	$16,917 ($9,384) -	86.08%	11,327	1,140	59.00%	18 to 1
5 -	University of South Dakota Vermillion, SDPublic, 4-year	$12,942 ($9,432) -	$12,768 ($7,118) -	99.46%	9,856	1,185	57.00%	14 to 1
6 -	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SDPublic, 4-year	$14,800 ($10,400) $60	$14,600 ($8,500) $4,240	82.69%	2,492	1,260	55.00%	12 to 1
	Average	$12,889 ($9,435)	$14,000 ($7,898)	86.99%	5,614	1,114	52.17%	16 to 1