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South Dakota has the tenth lowest number of colleges and career schools of all US States with 21 as of 2005. It is also one of six US states with fewer than 50,000 students. Average SAT scores are relatively low at those South Dakota colleges that require them, and South Dakota is one of six US states with an average SAT score of less than 475.
South Dakota has only one college, with more than 10,000 students, South Dakota State University. The next largest college is the University of South Dakota, with just over 8,500 students. Other schools of interest include: South Dakota School of Mines and Technology which has more than 2,000 students and the North American Baptist Seminary, which has around 100 students.
The mailing address and web site address for the Department of Education in South Dakota is as follows:
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501-2291
Website: http://doe.sd.gov/
We call these QuickSchools -- Our term for schools with flexible schedules, simple applications, online info request forms, and very rapid response to requests for info.
| School | City | Degrees | Open Admission | Quick Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Technical University | Sioux Falls | Associate, Bachelor, Diploma, Doctorate, Master | Yes | |
| National American University Campus | Rapid City, Sioux Falls, Watertown | Associate, Bachelor, Diploma, Master, Professional Diploma | Yes |
| School | City | Students | Dorms | Open Admission | Typical SAT Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augustana College | Sioux Falls | 1,745 | 1,270 | No | |
| Avera McKennan Hospital School of Radiologic Technology | Sioux Falls | 23 | No | ||
| Avera Sacred Heart Hospital | Yankton | 12 | No | ||
| Black Hills Beauty College | Rapid City | 130 | Yes | ||
| Black Hills State University | Spearfish | 4,052 | 788 | No | |
| Dakota State University | Madison | 2,546 | 686 | No | |
| Dakota Wesleyan University | Mitchell | 834 | 363 | No | |
| Headlines Academy | Rapid City | 81 | No | ||
| Kilian Community College | Sioux Falls | 402 | Yes | ||
| Lake Area Technical Institute | Watertown | 1,090 | No | ||
| Mitchell Technical Institute | Mitchell | 755 | Yes | ||
| Mount Marty College | Yankton | 1,228 | 360 | No | |
| Northern State University | Aberdeen | 2,578 | 819 | No | |
| Oglala Lakota College | Kyle | 1,456 | 12 | Yes | |
| Presentation College | Aberdeen | 773 | 137 | No | |
| Sanford Medical Center | Sioux Falls | 27 | No | ||
| Sinte Gleska University | Mission | 971 | Yes | ||
| Sioux Falls Seminary | Sioux Falls | 121 | No | ||
| Sisseton Wahpeton College | Agency Village | 245 | Yes | ||
| South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | Rapid City | 2,070 | 613 | No | |
| South Dakota State University | Brookings | 11,645 | 3,652 | No | |
| Southeast Technical Institute | Sioux Falls | 2,201 | Yes | ||
| Stewart School | Sioux Falls | 135 | No | ||
| University of Sioux Falls | Sioux Falls | 1,628 | 636 | No | |
| University of South Dakota | Vermillion | 9,243 | 2,265 | No | |
| Western Dakota Technical Institute | Rapid City | 1,036 | No |
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