Largest Online Graduate Schools in South Dakota
For the academic year 2022-2023, University of South Dakota is the largest online graduate school in South Dakota with 1,136 students who enrolled online exclusively. Kairos University and South Dakota State University also have the large number of online graduate students, following University of South Dakota.
The following table shows the top 10 largest online graduate schools in South Dakota.
| School Name | Graduate Student Population | Tuition & Fees | Number of Graduate Programs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Students Enrolled Online exclusively | Students Enrolled in Some Online Classes | Students Not Enrolled in Online Classes | South Dakota residents | Out-of-State | Total | Online Programs | ||
| 1 | University of South DakotaPublic, 4 yearsVermillion, SD | 2,724 | 1,136 | 366 | 1,222 | $7,118 | $12,768 | 180 | 11 |
| 2 | Kairos UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsSioux Falls, SD | 879 | 754 | 125 | 0 | $3,600 | 9 | 9 | |
| 3 | South Dakota State UniversityPublic, 4 yearsBrookings, SD | 1,410 | 406 | 217 | 787 | $9,384 | $16,917 | 221 | - |
| 4 | Dakota State UniversityPublic, 4 yearsMadison, SD | 484 | 395 | 55 | 34 | $6,731 | $11,931 | 58 | 42 |
| 5 | Northern State UniversityPublic, 4 yearsAberdeen, SD | 493 | 392 | 33 | 68 | $6,736 | $11,936 | 79 | 29 |
| 6 | National American University-Rapid CityPrivate, 4 yearsRapid City, SD | 222 | 222 | 0 | 0 | $16,425 | 93 | 93 | |
| 7 | Augustana UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsSioux Falls, SD | 255 | 149 | 15 | 91 | $39,840 | 66 | 2 | |
| 8 | University of Sioux FallsPrivate, 4 yearsSioux Falls, SD | 269 | 116 | 99 | 54 | $7,335 | 59 | 3 | |
| 9 | Black Hills State UniversityPublic, 4 yearsSpearfish, SD | 164 | 86 | 21 | 57 | $8,916 | $15,849 | 89 | 10 |
| 10 | Dakota Wesleyan UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsMitchell, SD | 164 | 86 | 70 | 8 | $15,300 | 68 | 4 | |
