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Compare with South Dakota Public Colleges

Compare with South Dakota Public Colleges for University of South Dakota
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
South Dakota State University Brookings, SD	$133 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SD	$1,068 higher in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Black Hills State University Spearfish, SD	$668 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northern State University Aberdeen, SD	$587 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Dakota State University Madison, SD	$222 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with South Dakota Private Colleges

Compare with South Dakota Private Colleges for University of South Dakota
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Augustana University Sioux Falls, SD	$30,728 higher in-state tuition	31% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Dakota Wesleyan University Mitchell, SD	$24,358 higher in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for University of South Dakota
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Iowa State University Ames, IA	$1,355 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	$1,851 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	$2,670 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	$1,789 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Nebraska Lincoln Lincoln, NE	$1,002 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN	$813 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	$504 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Winona State University Winona, MN	$1,144 higher in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Minnesota Morris Morris, MN	$5,094 higher in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Truman State University Kirksville, MO	$406 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Minnesota Rochester Rochester, MN	$5,584 higher in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN	$996 higher in-state tuition	40% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Mayville State University Mayville, ND	$1,453 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for University of South Dakota
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Drake University Des Moines, IA	$42,698 higher in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Creighton University Omaha, NE	$39,424 higher in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	$44,966 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell College Mount Vernon, IA	$43,228 higher in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northwestern College Orange City, IA	$27,278 higher in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN	$36,020 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hamline University Saint Paul, MN	$40,572 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Coe College Cedar Rapids, IA	$45,234 higher in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rockhurst University Kansas City, MO	$35,534 higher in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Luther College Decorah, IA	$42,688 higher in-state tuition	27% lower acceptance rate	Compare
William Jewell College Liberty, MO	$11,178 higher in-state tuition	61% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bethel University Saint Paul, MN	$34,794 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead, MN	$21,738 higher in-state tuition	36% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Viterbo University La Crosse, WI	$24,818 higher in-state tuition	27% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Minneapolis College of Art and Design Minneapolis, MN	$36,052 higher in-state tuition	51% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Benedictine College Atchison, KS	$26,918 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Northwestern St Paul Saint Paul, MN	$28,488 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Augustana College Rock Island, IL	$42,166 higher in-state tuition	36% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Mary Bismarck, ND	$12,924 higher in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Simpson College Indianola, IA	$38,224 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Dordt University Sioux Center, IA	$27,618 higher in-state tuition	31% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Nebraska Wesleyan University Lincoln, NE	$34,140 higher in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Martin Luther College New Ulm, MN	$8,688 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Emmaus Bible College Dubuque, IA	$11,368 higher in-state tuition	39% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for University of South Dakota
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University at Albany Albany, NY	$1,434 higher in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
College of Charleston Charleston, SC	$3,546 higher in-state tuition	39% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Christopher Newport University Newport News, VA	$7,396 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA	$1,882 higher in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Queens College Queens, NY	$1,894 lower in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL	$3,462 higher in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maine Orono, ME	$3,894 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Salisbury University Salisbury, MD	$1,652 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of New Hampshire Main Campus Durham, NH	$9,770 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Toledo Toledo, OH	$3,312 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ	$7,345 higher in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Boston Boston, MA	$6,476 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY	$601 lower in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA	$693 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA	$6,540 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD	$560 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University Camden Camden, NJ	$8,332 higher in-state tuition	33% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN	$1,944 higher in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND	$1,519 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Missouri St Louis Saint Louis, MO	$4,680 higher in-state tuition	36% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Erie Behrend College Erie, PA	$6,540 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=219471.

Last updated: August 2026