Smallest South Dakota Colleges

National American University-Rapid City is the smallest college with 1,151 students including both undergraduate and graduate students. Mount Marty University with 1,252 students and University of Sioux Falls with 1,594 students are following it in the list of Smallest South Dakota Colleges with Fewest Students.

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Key Admission and Academic Facts of Smallest South Dakota Colleges With Fewest Students

National American University-Rapid City is the smallest school with 1,151 students and Mount Marty University has the second lowest population with 1,252 students.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $18,643 and graduate tuition & fees is $16,187 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 81.34% and the average SAT score is 1,126 at the schools.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 Smallest South Dakota Colleges With Fewest Students.

Table. Smallest South Dakota Colleges With Fewest Students Comparison
	School Name	Total Population	Undergraduate Enrollment	Graduation Enrollment	Men Enrollment	Women Enrollment	Online Enrollment	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 1	National American University-Rapid City Rapid City, SD Private, four-years	1,151 289	929	222	544	607	1,151	6 to 1
2 1	Mount Marty University Yankton, SD Private, four-years	1,252 85	1,080	172	584	668	27	13 to 1
3 -	University of Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, SD Private, four-years	1,594 34	1,325	269	616	978	180	17 to 1
4 -	Augustana University Sioux Falls, SD Private, four-years	2,086 67	1,831	255	755	1,331	149	12 to 1
5 -	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SD Public, four-years	2,492 17	2,163	329	1,888	604	107	12 to 1
6 -	Dakota State University Madison, SD Public, four-years	3,241 55	2,757	484	2,085	1,156	1,773	18 to 1
7 -	Northern State University Aberdeen, SD Public, four-years	3,344 87	2,851	493	1,228	2,116	1,475	16 to 1
8 -	Black Hills State University Spearfish, SD Public, four-years	3,425 183	3,261	164	1,252	2,173	1,332	18 to 1
9 -	University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD Public, four-years	9,856 397	7,132	2,724	3,641	6,215	3,288	14 to 1
10 -	South Dakota State University Brookings, SD Public, four-years	11,327 78	9,917	1,410	4,951	6,376	2,128	18 to 1
	Average	3,977	3,325	652	1,754	2,222	1,161	14 to 1

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