Below is a ranking of the 7 public colleges in South Dakota with the lowest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology leads the list by accepting 85% of high school students that applied.
| School | Acceptance Rate | |
|---|---|---|
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South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyRapid City, SD |
85% |
|
Northern State UniversityAberdeen, SD |
93% |
|
Black Hills State UniversitySpearfish, SD |
94% |
|
Dakota State UniversityMadison, SD |
98% |
|
South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, SD |
99% |
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University of South DakotaVermillion, SD |
99% |
|
Oglala Lakota CollegeKyle, SD |
100% |