In South Dakota, 10,103 students enrolled online exclusively, and the number of online students increased by 146 from last year.

University of South Dakota has the most online students of 3,288 out of 9,856 total students (33.36%) among 6 South Dakota colleges that offer online programs.

South Dakota State University with 2,128 online students and Dakota State University with 1,773 online students are following it in The largest online South Dakota Public Colleges ranking.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of The Largest Online South Dakota Public Colleges

University of South Dakota has the most online students with 3,288 students and South Dakota State University has the second highest online population with 2,128 students.

University of South Dakota stay at first place of the largest online college ranking since last year. South Dakota State University also maintained its second place in the ranking.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $10,591 and graduate tuition & fees is $11,078 for the academic year 2023-2024.

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

The average graduation rate is 41.00% and the students to faculty ratio is 15 to 1 over the 8 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 8 The Largest Online South Dakota Public Colleges.

Table. The Largest Online South Dakota Public Colleges Comparison
School NameOnline EnrollmentTotal PopulationUndergraduate EnrollmentGraduation EnrollmentMen EnrollmentWomen EnrollmentUndergraduate Tuition & Fees
1
-		University of South Dakota Vermillion, SDPublic, 4-year 3,288
179		9,8567,1322,7243,6416,215$12,942
($9,432)
2
-		South Dakota State University Brookings, SDPublic, 4-year 2,128
38		11,3279,9171,4104,9516,376$12,809
($9,299)
3
-		Dakota State University Madison, SDPublic, 4-year 1,773
2		3,2412,7574842,0851,156$12,735
($9,633)
4
-		Northern State University Aberdeen, SDPublic, 4-year 1,475
36		3,3442,8514931,2282,116$11,947
($8,845)
5
1		Black Hills State University Spearfish, SDPublic, 4-year 1,332
24		3,4253,2611641,2522,173$12,100
($9,000)
6
1		Oglala Lakota College Kyle, SDPublic, 4-year 324
1,086		1,1771,14730343834$2,684
($2,684)
7
-		Sinte Gleska University Mission, SDPublic, 4-year 170
193		54448262130414$4,714
($4,714)
8
-		South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SDPublic, 4-year 107
5		2,4922,1633291,888604$14,800
($10,400)
Average1,3254,4263,7147121,9402,486$10,591
($8,001)