South Dakota Colleges with the Most Online Enrollment

In South Dakota, 13,288 students enrolled online exclusively, and the number of online students increased by 1,102 from last year.

University of South Dakota has the most online students of 3,777 out of 10,619.00 total students (35.57%) among 11 South Dakota colleges that offer online programs.

South Dakota State University with 2,300 online students and Dakota State University with 2,271 online students are following it in Largest Online South Dakota Colleges ranking.

University of South Dakota stays 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 $9,904 and graduate tuition & fees is $10,473 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Largest Online South Dakota Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 93.19%, and the average SAT score is 1,155, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Comparison between Largest Online South Dakota Colleges

Table. Largest Online South Dakota Colleges Comparison
School NameOnline EnrollmentTotal PopulationUndergraduateGraduateMenWomenUndergraduate Tuition & Fees
1
-		University of South Dakota Vermillion, SDPublic, 4-year 3,777
518		10,6197,6193,0003,8806,739$12,942
($9,432)
2
-		South Dakota State University Brookings, SDPublic, 4-year 2,300
174		12,05610,7191,3375,3096,747$12,809
($9,299)
3
-		Dakota State University Madison, SDPublic, 4-year 2,271
252		3,7743,0667082,2921,482$12,756
($9,654)
4
-		Northern State University Aberdeen, SDPublic, 4-year 1,636
27		3,7083,1695391,4252,283$11,947
($8,845)
5
-		Black Hills State University Spearfish, SDPublic, 4-year 1,315
25		3,3463,1981481,2472,099$12,018
($8,916)
6
1		Kairos University Sioux Falls, SDPrivate, 4-year 1,110
101		1,239821,157788451$3,600
7
1		National American University-Rapid City Rapid City, SDPrivate, 4-year 903
123		903767136487416$16,065
8
-		California Intercontinental University Sioux Falls, SDPrivate, 4-year 623
139		623151472329294$9,504
9
-		Oglala Lakota College Kyle, SDPublic, 4-year 495
73		1,1881,13949359829$2,684
($2,684)
10
-		Sinte Gleska University Mission, SDPublic, 4-year 291
80		59251577147445$4,714
($4,714)
Average1,4723,8053,0437621,6262,179$9,904
($7,649)