The 2023 Directory of South Dakota Public Colleges and Costs
How much does it cost to attend public college in South Dakota? The average annual in-state four year, public college tuition in South Dakota was $6,902 for the 2021-2022 academic year. This is a change of ($113) from the 2019-2020 average of $7,015 and represents a -1.61% annual decline. The list of South Dakota public colleges below provides school specific cost and value rating. Public schools are partially funded by the taxpayers of South Dakota and usually offer lower tuition to in-state residents.
Our guide surveyed tuition data from the 12 public colleges and universities in South Dakota, the most popular being South Dakota State University with 8,090 full time students and an in-state tuition list price of $7,773. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is the most expensive public school in South Dakota with an in-state tuition of $7,820.
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<Academic Rating is a CollegeCalc proprietary national percentile ranking of a college's overall difficulty and educational effectiveness. An average score is 50. Dollar value is a measure of a school's academic rating compared with the average net price paid. Colleges which are ranked "n/a" didn't report sufficient data to formulate a score. Learn more about our ratings.
All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2020-2021 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2021-2022 academic year.
| School | Tuition | Rating | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Black Hills State UniversitySpearfish, South Dakota |
$7,700 | 22 | 1 |
Dakota State UniversityMadison, South Dakota |
$7,616 | 38 | 8 |
Lake Area Technical InstituteWatertown, South Dakota |
$3,720 | NA | NA |
Mitchell Technical InstituteMitchell, South Dakota |
$4,092 | NA | NA |
Northern State UniversityAberdeen, South Dakota |
$7,616 | 40 | 14 |
Oglala Lakota CollegeKyle, South Dakota |
$2,016 | NA | NA |
Sisseton Wahpeton CollegeSisseton, South Dakota |
$3,850 | NA | NA |
South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyRapid City, South Dakota |
$7,820 | 62 | 41 |
South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota |
$7,773 | 49 | 16 |
Southeast Technical InstituteSioux Falls, South Dakota |
$3,720 | NA | NA |
University of South DakotaVermillion, South Dakota |
$7,773 | 52 | 25 |
Western Dakota Technical InstituteRapid City, South Dakota |
$3,472 | NA | NA |