South Dakota Colleges with the Highest Yield

The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 9 Most Favored South Dakota Colleges is 27.09% for the academic year 2024-2025.

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology has the highest (i.e. more admitted students are enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 38.08% and Northern State University (35.25%) and South Dakota State University (34.06%) are following it in the list of Most Favored South Dakota Colleges.

This ranking is only based on yield and more admission stats such as acceptance rate and SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology has the highest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 38.08% and Northern State University has the second highest yield of 35.25%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $19,320 and graduate tuition & fees is $16,533 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Highest Yield South Dakota Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 83.06%, and the average SAT score is 1,180, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Comparison between Most Favored South Dakota Colleges

Table. Most Favored South Dakota Colleges Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
2		South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SDPublic, 4-year 38.08%
0.28%		79.87%1,230$14,900
($10,500)		2,57653.00%12 to 1
2
3		Northern State University Aberdeen, SDPublic, 4-year 35.25%
3.48%		93.00%1,060$11,947
($8,845)		3,70849.00%19 to 1
3
1		South Dakota State University Brookings, SDPublic, 4-year 34.06%
5.09%		98.34%1,130$12,809
($9,299)		12,05662.00%17 to 1
4
-		Black Hills State University Spearfish, SDPublic, 4-year 30.10%
1.92%		96.33%1,060$12,018
($8,916)		3,34643.00%17 to 1
5
3		Augustana University Sioux Falls, SDPrivate, 4-year 26.13%
3.02%		67.75%1,255$40,1602,39073.00%12 to 1
6
1		University of South Dakota Vermillion, SDPublic, 4-year 24.07%
1.61%		98.78%1,205$12,942
($9,432)		10,61960.00%16 to 1
7
1		Mount Marty University Yankton, SDPrivate, 4-year 22.82%
3.43%		42.57%-$34,6001,28452.00%12 to 1
8
7		Dakota State University Madison, SDPublic, 4-year 17.99%
22.75%		88.05%1,320$12,756
($9,654)		3,77451.00%18 to 1
9
-		University of Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, SDPrivate, 4-year 15.27%
0.03%		82.89%-$21,7501,45063.00%18 to 1
Average27.09%83.06%1,180$19,320
($9,441)		4,57856.22%16 to 1