South Dakota Graduate Schools Statistics & Comparison

2023 South Dakota Graduate Schools Statistics

In South Dakota State, there are 28 colleges and universities - 12 public and 16 private schools. Among them, 16 schools are offering graduate programs. 16 South Dakota Graduate Schools offer the distance learning Opportunities (online degree/certificate programs) and 2 schools are online completely schools that all degree programs can be completed by online educationin South Dakota. Total 7,607 students are attending South Dakota Graduate Schools and the average students to faculty ratio is 12.04 to 1. The 2023 average graduate school tuition & fees at South Dakota Graduate Schools is $7,435 for South Dakota residents and $13,138 for out-of-state students. The next table shows the 2022-2023 statistics for South Dakota Graduate Schools.

Augustana University has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $37,962 and Sinte Gleska University has the lowest graduate costs of $2,008.
University of South Dakota has the most graduate students of 2,477 and Presentation College has the lowest number of graduate students of 24.
South Dakota State University offers the most graduate programs (217 programs) and Sioux Falls Seminary has the lowest number of graduate programs of 9 programs.

South Dakota Graduate Schools Statistics
academic year 2022-2023
Tuition & fees
Number of Schools	28 schools
By Types	12 public, 16 private
By Levels	27 undergraduate schools 16 graduate schools
By Categories (where graduate program offered)	2 National Universities 1 Law Schools 1 Medical Schools
Undergraduate	$7,839 South Dakota residents $12,549 out-of-state
Graduate	$7,435 South Dakota residents $13,138 out-of-state
Student Population	51,606
Undergraduate	43,999
Graduate	7,607
Students to Faculty Ratio	12.04 to 1

South Dakota Graduate Schools Comparison By Rank, Tuition, and Admission

The next table lists South Dakota Graduate Schools ordered by rank. The tuition is for the academic year 2022-2023 and other statistics is based on 2021-2022 data. The number in rank column refers to the rank in the South Dakota college ranking. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.

2022-2023 South Dakota Graduate Schools Comparison
Rank^*	Name	Graduate Tuition & Fees	Graduate Students	Offered Degree/Programs	Number of Graduate Programs	Students to Faculty Ratio
1	South Dakota State UniversityPublic, 4 yearsBrookings, SD	$16,917 ($9,384 Residents)	1,618	Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate	217 programs	17 to 1
2	Augustana UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsSioux Falls, SD	$37,962	307	Master's	63 programs	11 to 1
3	University of South DakotaPublic, 4 yearsVermillion, SD	$12,768 ($7,118 Residents)	2,477	Post-BS, Master's, Doctorate	170 programs	14 to 1
4	Black Hills State UniversityPublic, 4 yearsSpearfish, SD	$15,849 ($8,916 Residents)	193	Post-BS, Master's	89 programs	17 to 1
5	Northern State UniversityPublic, 4 yearsAberdeen, SD	$11,936 ($6,736 Residents)	473	Post-BS, Master's	66 programs	16 to 1
6	University of Sioux FallsPrivate, 4 yearsSioux Falls, SD	$7,200	288	Master's, Doctorate	64 programs	17 to 1
7	Dakota State UniversityPublic, 4 yearsMadison, SD	$11,931 ($6,731 Residents)	468	Post-BS, Master's, Doctorate	57 programs	18 to 1
8	Mount Marty UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsYankton, SD	$9,995	175	Master's, Post-MS	52 programs	12 to 1
-	Oglala Lakota CollegePublic, 4 yearsKyle, SD	$2,518	37	Master's	30 programs	12 to 1
-	National American University-Harold D. Buckingham Graduate SchoolPrivate, 4 yearsRapid City, SD	$15,075	480	-	-	-
-	Presentation CollegePrivate, 4 yearsAberdeen, SD	$18,613	24	Master's	33 programs	11 to 1
-	Dakota Wesleyan UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsMitchell, SD	$15,300	156	Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS	65 programs	12 to 1
-	Institute of Lutheran TheologyPrivate, 4 yearsBrookings, SD	$8,350	-	Master's, Doctorate	13 programs	-
-	South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyPublic, 4 yearsRapid City, SD	$18,840 ($10,640 Residents)	333	Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate	58 programs	11 to 1
-	National American University-Rapid CityPrivate, 4 yearsRapid City, SD	$16,425	262	Post-BS, Master's, Doctorate	86 programs	6 to 1
-	Sinte Gleska UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsMission, SD	$2,008	93	Post-BS, Master's	89 programs	16 to 1
-	Sioux Falls SeminaryPrivate, 4 yearsSioux Falls, SD	$3,600	703	Post-BS, Master's	9 programs	2 to 1
	Average	$7,435 Residents $13,138 Out-of-State	7,607	-	51 programs	12.04 to 1