Financial Aid Statistics Comparison
For all undergraduate students, the average percent receiving aid is 62.88 % and the average aid amount is $7,438. The financial aid includes Federal (Pell and other federal), state, local, institutional or other grant aid, and federal student loans. The following table compares the total number and percentage of undergraduate students who received any financial aid between Colleges in South Dakota for academic year 2022-2023.
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Beginning Students Financial Aid
For first-time, full-time beginning students, the average percent of receiving grant and/or scholarship is 3.88 % and the average grant amount is $399. This includes grants or scholarship from all sources - federal (pell grants and other federal grants), state/local, and institutions. The average percent of students who receiving student loans (federal and other student loans) is 3.36 % and the average loan amount is $376. The following table compares the financial aid statistics for first-time, full-time undergraduate students (freshmen) between Colleges in South Dakota for academic year 2022-2023.
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| Name | Grants/Scholarships | Student Loans | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Receiving Aid (Percentage) | Average Amount | Number Receiving Aid (Percentage) | Average Amount | ||
| Augustana University | 466 (100%) | $27,920 | 257 (55%) | $7,805 | |
| The Salon Professional Academy | 15 (56%) | $5,015 | 16 (59%) | $5,786 | |
| Black Hills State University | 429 (100%) | $4,986 | 261 (61%) | $6,930 | |
| Dakota State University | 324 (92%) | $5,467 | 228 (65%) | $6,391 | |
| Dakota Wesleyan University | 167 (100%) | $21,097 | 150 (90%) | $10,124 | |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City | 28 (76%) | $2,912 | 23 (62%) | $6,047 | |
| Lake Area Technical College | 701 (99%) | $4,149 | 597 (84%) | $6,031 | |
| Avera McKennan Hospital School of Radiologic Technology | 0 (0%) | $0 | - | - | |
| Mitchell Technical College | 222 (53%) | $4,096 | 246 (59%) | $6,272 | |
| Mount Marty University | 173 (99%) | $23,877 | 127 (73%) | $6,129 | |
| National American University-Rapid City | 4 (67%) | $4,972 | 3 (50%) | $9,122 | |
| National American University-Sioux Falls | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Kairos University | No information available. | ||||
| Northern State University | 290 (91%) | $5,715 | 194 (61%) | $7,038 | |
| Oglala Lakota College | 73 (100%) | $15,505 | - | - | |
| Presentation College | 91 (99%) | $9,967 | 74 (80%) | $7,033 | |
| Avera Sacred Heart Hospital | No information available. | ||||
| South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | 436 (90%) | $5,431 | 264 (55%) | $7,854 | |
| South Dakota State University | 1,969 (100%) | $4,551 | 1,163 (59%) | $7,998 | |
| Sinte Gleska University | 45 (78%) | $6,299 | - | - | |
| University of Sioux Falls | 302 (100%) | $12,117 | 217 (72%) | $7,625 | |
| Sanford Medical Center | 0 (0%) | $0 | - | - | |
| Sisseton Wahpeton College | 27 (96%) | $7,732 | - | - | |
| Southeast Technical College | 414 (61%) | $5,456 | 361 (53%) | $6,836 | |
| Stewart School | 38 (46%) | $4,781 | 54 (65%) | $6,025 | |
| University of South Dakota | 925 (79%) | $6,308 | 698 (60%) | $7,340 | |
| Western Dakota Technical College | 149 (96%) | $4,800 | 76 (49%) | $7,287 | |
| National American University-Ellsworth | 0 (0%) | $0 | - | - | |
| National American University-Harold D. Buckingham Graduate School | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Broadview University - Globe University - Sioux Falls - Teach-Out | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| National American University-Watertown | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 02/26/2018) | ||||
| Institute of Lutheran Theology | No information available. | ||||
| Columbia College - Ellsworth AFB | No information available. | ||||
| Columbia College - Ellsworth AFB | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Average | 331 (85.36%) | $8,780 | 264 (63.79%) | $7,141 | |