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University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD · Public · 5,439 students · mostly bachelor degrees

15th-cheapest of 21 South Dakota colleges by net price.

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Net price / year
$19,858
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$24,422
Graduation rate
60%
Admission rate
99%
Median graduate earnings
$51,926
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$23,592
Average SAT
1125
Median ACT
22
Pell grant recipients
19%
3-yr loan default rate
0%

Fields of study

160 programs
Medicine · First Professional Degree61 grads/yr$126,911Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Master's Degree25 grads/yr$123,612Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree79 grads/yr$109,366Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Doctoral Degree24 grads/yr$105,958Public Administration · Master's Degree17 grads/yr$87,275Human Services, General · Master's Degree12 grads/yr$86,703Accounting · Master's Degree24 grads/yr$85,964Law · First Professional Degree58 grads/yr$83,195Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Bachelor's Degree12 grads/yr$74,816Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree162 grads/yr$73,025Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering · First Professional Degree56 grads/yr$72,528Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Master's Degree46 grads/yr$72,032Econometrics and Quantitative Economics · Bachelor's Degree22 grads/yr$71,463Accounting · Bachelor's Degree57 grads/yr$71,179Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree55 grads/yr$70,100Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering · Doctoral Degree$70,000Dental Assisting/Assistant · Bachelor's Degree32 grads/yr$68,556Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree80 grads/yr$64,890Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies · Bachelor's Degree$64,104Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other · Bachelor's Degree34 grads/yr$64,069Clinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree$63,700Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education · Master's Degree$62,804Health and Wellness, General · Bachelor's Degree77 grads/yr$61,518Political Economy · Bachelor's Degree22 grads/yr$61,362Social Work · Master's Degree$60,964

Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.

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Net price
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Net price
$15,911
Grad rate
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Net price
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Grad rate
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.