Best Value Colleges in South Dakota
24 colleges ranked by value score. Based on earnings after graduation, net cost, and graduation rates.
#1
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City, SD·public
Earnings
$72,257
Net Price
$20,183/yr
Grad Rate
56%
50
Value
#2
Augustana University
Sioux Falls, SD·private
Earnings
$59,217
Net Price
$23,894/yr
Grad Rate
74%
46
Value
#3
South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD·public
Earnings
$55,070
Net Price
$19,841/yr
Grad Rate
61%
42
Value
#4
Sisseton Wahpeton College
Sisseton, SD·public
Earnings
$31,546
Net Price
$2,977/yr
Grad Rate
16%
42
Value
#5
University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD·public
Earnings
$51,926
Net Price
$19,858/yr
Grad Rate
61%
40
Value
#6
University of Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls, SD·private
Earnings
$54,521
Net Price
$21,383/yr
Grad Rate
62%
39
Value
#7
Northern State University
Aberdeen, SD·public
Earnings
$47,618
Net Price
$15,812/yr
Grad Rate
51%
38
Value
#8
Dakota Wesleyan University
Mitchell, SD·private
Earnings
$53,728
Net Price
$19,735/yr
Grad Rate
47%
32
Value
#9
Black Hills State University
Spearfish, SD·public
Earnings
$46,674
Net Price
$15,911/yr
Grad Rate
40%
30
Value
#10
Dakota State University
Madison, SD·public
Earnings
$50,970
Net Price
$21,057/yr
Grad Rate
50%
30
Value
#11
Mount Marty University
Yankton, SD·private
Earnings
$48,179
Net Price
$22,227/yr
Grad Rate
56%
30
Value
#12
Oglala Lakota College
Kyle, SD·public
Earnings
$22,517
Net Price
$1,895/yr
Grad Rate
10%
30
Value
#13
National American University-Rapid City
Rapid City, SD·for-profit
Earnings
$37,325
Net Price
$31,062/yr
Grad Rate
20%
6
Value
#14
Sinte Gleska University
Mission, SD·public
Earnings
$20,948
Net Price
$12,768/yr
Grad Rate
6%
3
Value
#15
California Intercontinental University
Sioux Falls, SD·for-profit
Earnings
N/A
Net Price
N/A
Grad Rate
N/A
N/A
Value
#16
Kairos University
Sioux Falls, SD·private
Earnings
N/A
Net Price
N/A
Grad Rate
N/A
N/A
Value
#17
Lake Area Technical College
Watertown, SD·public
Earnings
$45,473
Net Price
$15,979/yr
Grad Rate
N/A
N/A
Value
#18
Mitchell Technical College
Mitchell, SD·public
Earnings
$50,743
Net Price
$13,460/yr
Grad Rate
N/A
N/A
Value
#19
Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City
Rapid City, SD·for-profit
Earnings
$29,547
Net Price
$19,694/yr
Grad Rate
N/A
N/A
Value
#20
Sanford Medical Center
Sioux Falls, SD·private
Earnings
N/A
Net Price
N/A
Grad Rate
N/A
N/A
Value