2024 Cheapest South Dakota Colleges

The 2024 average tuition & fees is $17,764 over 11 4-years South Dakota colleges.

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

Black Hills State University ($12,018) and Dakota State University ($12,735) are following it in the list of South Dakota Colleges with the Lowest Tuition & Fees.

The average acceptance rate is 84.11% and the average SAT score is 1,185 at the schools.

Table. South Dakota Colleges With The Lowest Tuition & Fees Comparison
School NameUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateTotal PopulationSAT ScoreGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
1
Northern State University Aberdeen, SDPublic, 4-year $11,947
($8,845)
-
$11,936
($6,736)
-
92.98%3,344-50.00%16 to 1
2
1
Black Hills State University Spearfish, SDPublic, 4-year $12,018
($8,916)
-
$15,849
($8,916)
-
94.00%3,425-44.00%18 to 1
3
1
Dakota State University Madison, SDPublic, 4-year $12,735
($9,633)
-
$11,931
($6,731)
-
97.98%3,2411,19048.00%18 to 1
4
1
South Dakota State University Brookings, SDPublic, 4-year $12,809
($9,299)
-
$16,917
($9,384)
-
99.00%11,3271,15059.00%18 to 1
5
1
University of South Dakota Vermillion, SDPublic, 4-year $12,942
($9,432)
-
$12,768
($7,118)
-
99.01%9,8561,19557.00%14 to 1
6
1
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SDPublic, 4-year $14,800
($10,400)
$60
$14,600
($8,500)
$4,240
84.99%2,4921,23055.00%12 to 1
7
2
University of Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, SDPrivate, 4-year $20,740
$450
$7,335
$135
82.00%1,594-59.00%17 to 1
8
2
Mount Marty University Yankton, SDPrivate, 4-year $33,100
$1,600
$14,264
$4,269
47.98%1,252-56.00%13 to 1
9
2
Augustana University Sioux Falls, SDPrivate, 4-year $39,190
$1,848
$39,840
$1,878
59.01%2,0861,16075.00%12 to 1
Average$18,920
($9,421)
$16,160
($7,898)
84.11%4,2911,18555.89%15 to 1