South Dakota College Tuition Statistics

Below list shows colleges with highest and/or lowest college cost. We include only 4 years colleges for the statistics.

2024 Tuition Comparison Between South Dakota Colleges

The following table lists South Dakota colleges with colleges costs including tuition, fees, and living costs. For 4-years colleges and community colleges, the tuition & fees are the average of programs for an academic year ad for career/vocational schools (less than 2 years school), the tuition & fees are the costs for the largest program and length of program varies by institute.
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All SchoolsPublicPrivate4-Years CollegeCommunity CollegesCareer Colleges
College NameUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesOn-Campus Living CostsOff-Campus Living CostsUndergraduate Tuition per Credit HourGraduate Tuition per Credit Hour
Augustana University
Sioux Falls, SD
Private, 4 years
four-years
$39,190$39,84015,95021,640$560$560
Black Hills State University
Spearfish, SD
Public, 4 years
four-years
$12,018
($8,916)
$15,849
($8,916)
11,90012,028$357$622
Dakota State University
Madison, SD
Public, 4 years
four-years
$12,735
($9,633)
$11,931
($6,731)
15,27617,533$357$622
Dakota Wesleyan University
Mitchell, SD
Private, 4 years
four-years
$32,890$15,3009,45011,000$550$425
Lake Area Technical College
Watertown, SD
Public, 2-4 years
$6,718--12,750$124-
Avera McKennan Hospital School of Radiologic Technology
Sioux Falls, SD
Private, 2-4 years
$2,600-----
Mitchell Technical College
Mitchell, SD
Public, 2-4 years
$7,524--9,400$124-
Mount Marty University
Yankton, SD
Private, 4 years
four-years
$33,100$14,26414,36215,126$585$750
National American University-Rapid City
Rapid City, SD
Private, 4 years
four-years
$16,065$16,425-18,387$380$583
Kairos University
Sioux Falls, SD
Private, 4 years
four-years
$3,600$3,600--$599$599
Northern State University
Aberdeen, SD
Public, 4 years
four-years
$11,947
($8,845)
$11,936
($6,736)
13,30013,300$357$622
Oglala Lakota College
Kyle, SD
Public, 4 years
four-years
$2,684$2,51811,65011,650$84$115
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City, SD
Public, 4 years
four-years
$14,800
($10,400)
$14,600
($8,500)
13,80016,700$408$680
South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD
Public, 4 years
four-years
$12,809
($9,299)
$16,917
($9,384)
14,24515,999$376$654
Sinte Gleska University
Mission, SD
Public, 4 years
four-years
$4,714$2,108-17,000$175$200
University of Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls, SD
Private, 4 years
four-years
$20,740$7,33513,30515,525$400$405
Sisseton Wahpeton College
Sisseton, SD
Public, 4 years
four-years
$4,330-6,50010,000$160-
Southeast Technical College
Sioux Falls, SD
Public, 2-4 years
$7,650-12,91012,910$124-
University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD
Public, 4 years
four-years
$12,942
($9,432)
$12,768
($7,118)
14,00716,932$376$654
Western Dakota Technical College
Rapid City, SD
Public, 2-4 years
$8,008-12,00014,400$124-
California Intercontinental University
Sioux Falls, SD
Private, 4 years
four-years
$9,054$10,674-13,670$438$528
Institute of Lutheran Theology
Brookings, SD
Private, 4 years
four-years
$10,560$8,710-15,096$415$445
The Salon Professional Academy
Rapid City, SD
Private, Less than 2 years
$15,885--24,135--
Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City
Rapid City, SD
Private, Less than 2 years
$15,750--32,734--
Sanford Medical Center
Sioux Falls, SD
Private, 2-4 years
$2,750-----
Stewart School
Sioux Falls, SD
Private, Less than 2 years
$13,700--24,435--
Average$13,031$12,79812,76114,552$337$529