Colleges Near South Dakota
Every city in South Dakota with at least one accredited college. Pick a city to see every college there, with verified data from the College Scorecard and IPEDS.
Explore the Colleges Near South Dakota
This page breaks down every city in South Dakota with an accredited college, so you can see where the options actually are. The highest-rated of them is the cost and admissions data at Augustana University, in Sioux Falls.
South Dakota's 19 colleges are spread across 13 cities. Sioux Falls has the most, with 4 colleges, while 10 smaller cities have a single college each. Across South Dakota, the average net price works out to roughly $17,117 a year, after grants and scholarships are applied.
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Across the whole state, the highest-scoring college is the full profile for Mitchell Technical College.
3 four-year and 1 two-year colleges. Top-rated: Augustana University. Average net price around $20,892.
View all colleges →2 four-year and 1 two-year colleges. Top-rated: South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Average net price around $21,305.
View all colleges →1 four-year and 1 two-year colleges. Top-rated: Mitchell Technical College. Average net price around $16,598.
View all colleges →1 four-year college. Top-rated: Northern State University. Average net price around $15,812.
View all colleges →1 four-year college. Top-rated: South Dakota State University. Average net price around $19,841.
View all colleges →1 four-year college. Top-rated: Oglala Lakota College. Average net price around $1,895.
View all colleges →1 four-year college. Top-rated: Dakota State University. Average net price around $21,057.
View all colleges →1 four-year college. Top-rated: Sinte Gleska University. Average net price around $12,768.
View all colleges →1 four-year college. Top-rated: Sisseton Wahpeton College. Average net price around $2,977.
View all colleges →In Rapid City, the strongest option is the cost and admissions data at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.
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Every College in South Dakota
All 19 accredited colleges in South Dakota, A to Z, with the city each one sits in. Every name links straight to its profile.
In Aberdeen, the strongest option is the cost and admissions data at Northern State University.
For rankings, costs, and outcomes across the whole state rather than one college at a time, see the full South Dakota college guide.
- Augustana University Sioux Falls
- Black Hills State University Spearfish
- Dakota State University Madison
- Dakota Wesleyan University Mitchell
- Kairos University Sioux Falls
- Lake Area Technical College Watertown
- Mitchell Technical College Mitchell
- Mount Marty University Yankton
- National American University-Rapid City Rapid City
- Northern State University Aberdeen
- Oglala Lakota College Kyle
- Sinte Gleska University Mission
- Sisseton Wahpeton College Sisseton
- South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City
- South Dakota State University Brookings
- Southeast Technical College Sioux Falls
- University of Sioux Falls Sioux Falls
- University of South Dakota Vermillion
- Western Dakota Technical College Rapid City
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