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South Dakota Colleges' Retention Rate

What is the Average Retention Rate in South Dakota?

The retention rate is the percentage of first-time students who attend and continue their study in next year at colleges. The low retention rate means that more students transfer out to or stop/pause the program at a school. In general, high ranked colleges or special purpose colleges' retention rate is higher than others.
The average retention rate of South Dakota colleges is 74.09% for full-time students and 58.50% for part-time students. 6,023 out of 7,781 full-time first-year students continued their study in next year at South Dakota colleges. In public South Dakota colleges, the retention rate is 78% and private schools' rate is 73% By school levels, the retention rate at four-years colleges is 73% and community colleges' rate is 75% in South Dakota.
The following table summarizes the average retention rate in South Dakota by school type and level.
The Average Retention Rate In South Dakota
TotalPublicPrivate (not-for-profit)Private (for-profit)
Total75.19%77.50%72.60%71.50%
4 Years Colleges73.29%78.75%72.60%33.00%
Community Colleges75.00%75.00%--
Trade Schools84.33%--84.33%
The following table summarizes the retention rate and number of students by attending status for South Dakota collegesNumbers in parentheses in each column indicate the number of students in the corresponding category.
Retention Rate by Attending Status at South Dakota colleges
Retention RateFirst-time StudentsEnrolled in Next Year
Full-time74.09%7,7816,023
Part-time58.50%537308
The following table shows the South Dakota Colleges. You can see more schools and narrow down the results in search result page.
AllPublicPrivate4-Years CollegeCommunity CollegesTrade Schools
South Dakota Colleges
School NameLocationTuition & FeesEnrollmentAcceptance RateGraduation Rate
Augustana University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Sioux Falls, SD $39,190 2,086 65.79% 75%
The Salon Professional Academy
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Rapid City, SD $15,885 62 - -
Black Hills State University
Public, four-years
Spearfish, SD $12,100 ($9,000) 3,425 96.64% 44%
Dakota State University
Public, four-years
Madison, SD $12,735 ($9,633) 3,241 78.91% 48%
Dakota Wesleyan University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Mitchell, SD $32,890 887 74.77% 53%
Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Rapid City, SD $15,750 76 - -
Lake Area Technical College
Public, 2-4 years
Watertown, SD $6,718 ($6,718) 2,238 - 70%
Avera McKennan Hospital School of Radiologic Technology
Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years
Sioux Falls, SD $2,600 23 - -
Mitchell Technical College
Public, 2-4 years
Mitchell, SD $7,524 ($7,524) 1,203 - 70%
Mount Marty University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Yankton, SD $33,100 1,252 68.39% 56%
National American University-Rapid City
Private (for-profit), four-years
Rapid City, SD $16,065 1,151 - 33%
Kairos University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Sioux Falls, SD $3,600 917 100.00% -
Northern State University
Public, four-years
Aberdeen, SD $11,947 ($8,845) 3,344 78.14% 50%
Oglala Lakota College
Public, four-years
Kyle, SD $2,684 ($2,684) 1,177 - 6%
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Public, four-years
Rapid City, SD $14,800 ($10,400) 2,492 82.69% 55%
South Dakota State University
Public, four-years
Brookings, SD $12,809 ($9,299) 11,327 86.08% 59%
Sinte Gleska University
Public, four-years
Mission, SD $4,714 ($4,714) 544 - 9%
University of Sioux Falls
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Sioux Falls, SD $20,740 1,594 75.95% 59%
Sanford Medical Center
Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years
Sioux Falls, SD $2,750 27 - -
Sisseton Wahpeton College
Public, four-years
Sisseton, SD $4,330 ($4,330) 187 - 6%
Southeast Technical College
Public, 2-4 years
Sioux Falls, SD $7,650 ($7,650) 2,453 - 58%
Stewart School
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Sioux Falls, SD $13,700 125 - -
University of South Dakota
Public, four-years
Vermillion, SD $12,942 ($9,432) 9,856 99.46% 57%
Western Dakota Technical College
Public, 2-4 years
Rapid City, SD $8,008 ($8,333) 1,267 - 52%
Institute of Lutheran Theology
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Brookings, SD $10,560 - - -
Columbia College - Ellsworth AFB
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Ellsworth AFB, SD $8,304 - - -