Vermillion, SD · Public
98.8%
Acceptance rate
1,122
SAT Average
$19,155
Avg net price
5,239
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 21Bachelor’s 1,114Master’s 650Doctoral 255 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 303Master’s 161Doctoral 132 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 213Master’s 139Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 104Master’s 69Doctoral 12 |
| Associate’s 2Bachelor’s 85Master’s 8Doctoral 3 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 83Master’s 18Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 62Master’s 23Doctoral 17 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 52Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 47Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s 19Bachelor’s 32Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 29Master’s 3Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 23Master’s 15Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 16Master’s 148Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 13Master’s 16Doctoral 1 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 13Master’s 5Doctoral 4 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 10Master’s 10Doctoral 6 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 8Master’s 3Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 6Master’s None reportedDoctoral 80 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 6Master’s 4Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 4Master’s 3Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 3Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 2Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 25Doctoral None reported |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division I
- Primary conference
- The Summit League
Projected sponsored sports18
Athletic participation
450 unique student-athletes · 14 varsity teams
Coyote Beginnings
FAFSA due Apr 1
· Apply with the college's application or Common App
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $7,773
- Required fees
- $1,659
- Food and housing
- $10,356
- Books and supplies
- $1,000
- Other expenses
- $4,948
- Total
- $25,736
- $23,3992019–2019–20
- $23,5022020–2120–21
- $23,8572021–2221–22
- $23,8032022–2322–23
- $24,6392023–2423–24
- $25,7362024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $19,155 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.
Need-based aid, 2024–25
- First-years with need-based aid
- 54%
- Average share of need met
- 60.5%
- Average need-based grant
- $6,597
- Required forms
- FAFSA
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from University of South Dakota’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 4 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2024–25).
University of South Dakota admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 4 years of Common Data Set filings.
No early admission plans appear in University of South Dakota's Common Data Set filing.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. University of South Dakota admits in-state applicants at 99.3%, out-of-state applicants at 99.4%, and international applicants at 97.5%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
1,286 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are recommended. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT and an ACT, down from 80% in 2021–22.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
4.2% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
61.9% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
University of South Dakota’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 94.6% who submitted one. ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 70.2% who submitted class rank.
High-school GPA
shares of all enrolled first-years
Average 3.51
High-school class rank
Among the 70.2% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
University of South Dakota rates 4 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Class rank
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Standardized test scores
- Very important
- Application essay
- Considered
- Recommendation(s)
- Considered
Nonacademic
- Interview
- Not considered
- Extracurricular activities
- Not considered
- Talent / ability
- Not considered
- Character / personal qualities
- Not considered
- First generation
- Not considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not considered
- Geographical residence
- Not considered
- State residency
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
- Volunteer work
- Not considered
- Work experience
- Not considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not considered
University of South Dakota leaves 1 Common Data Set answer blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
With the pool size hidden, a student’s odds of clearing the waitlist can’t be computed.
Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7)
University of South Dakota's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $19,155 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 650 of 1,200 first-years in the 2024–25 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, University of South Dakota offers merit aid only: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
Waitlist activity, as reported to the Common Data Set.
Offered a place
Not disclosedAccepted a place
Not disclosedAdmitted off waitlist
Not disclosedWaitlist ranked
Not disclosed80% of University of South Dakota’s first-years return for a second year and 61.4% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03