The Cheapest Colleges in South Dakota by Average Net Price for 2023
The lowest net price colleges in South Dakota are ranked by the average net price paid. Net price is the average cost paid as determined by tuition minus scholarship and grant financial aid and grant financial aid and may be a more accurate estimation of real life costs than published tuition. Discount from list price represents the effective percent discount from published costs that students averaged. Please note that net price varies on a student by student basis based on finanical situation and no financial aid is guaranteed. Oglala Lakota College leads the list with a $2,068 average annual net price paid in 2014-2015.
Net price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2019/2020 academic year.
| College | Net Price | Discount |
|---|---|---|
#1 Oglala Lakota CollegeKyle, Public Not For Profit |
$2,068 | 81% |
#2 National American University Ellsworth AFB ExtensionEllsworth AFB, Private For Profit |
$6,675 | 65% |
#3 Sinte Gleska UniversityMission, Private Not For Profit |
$9,010 | 36% |
#4 Northern State UniversityAberdeen, Public Not For Profit |
$16,404 | 15% |
#5 Black Hills State UniversitySpearfish, Public Not For Profit |
$16,706 | 5% |
#6 Dakota State UniversityMadison, Public Not For Profit |
$17,861 | 1% |
#7 South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, Public Not For Profit |
$17,894 | 4% |
#8 National American University Rapid CityRapid City, Private For Profit |
$17,961 | 36% |
#9 Globe University Sioux FallsSioux Falls, Private For Profit |
$18,351 | 11% |
#10 University of South DakotaVermillion, Public Not For Profit |
$18,480 | 4% |
#11 Mount Marty CollegeYankton, Private Not For Profit |
$18,924 | 52% |
#12 Dakota Wesleyan UniversityMitchell, Private Not For Profit |
$19,377 | 51% |
#13 South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyRapid City, Public Not For Profit |
$19,799 | 11% |
#14 University of Sioux FallsSioux Falls, Private Not For Profit |
$21,824 | 24% |
#15 Presentation CollegeAberdeen, Private Not For Profit |
$22,159 | 35% |
#16 Augustana UniversitySioux Falls, Private Not For Profit |
$24,322 | 47% |