University of South Dakota
Vermillion, South Dakota
- Public
- Town
- 5,439 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 99%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $20,028per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 60%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $58,31610 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Through the South Dakota Advantage tuition program, residents of 11 neighboring states—Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming—pay the same reduced tuition rate as South Dakota in-state residents.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 99%About 10 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1125–1315Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 19–25Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $20,028full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $25,752sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $9,687Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $13,299Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 60%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 79%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $58,31610 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 5,439Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 20%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 24%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- South Dakota State University Brookings, SD — admits 98%
- University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA — admits 91%
- Colorado State University Global Denver, CO — admits 98%
- West Texas A & M University Canyon, TX — admits 99%
- East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA — admits 92%
- Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT — admits 91%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for University of South Dakota, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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