Tightest South Dakota Colleges to Admit with Lowest Acceptance Rate
The next table lists the tightest (low acceptance rate) South Dakota colleges and universities to admit. Those schools have been keeping the acceptance rate in low level in recent years. Augustana University has the lowest acceptance rate as of 65.79% for academic year 2022-2023 in South Dakota. For the ranking, we only include 4-years colleges with at least 100 new students (freshmen).
The following table shows the schools that have low acceptance rates with admission statistics and yield, also known as enrollment rate. You may want to check colleges having the highest acceptance rates in South Dakota.
| Name | Acceptance Rate | # of Applicants | # of Admitted | # of Enrolled | Yield | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Augustana University | 65.79% | 3,145 | 2,069 | 553 | 26.73% |
| 2 | Mount Marty University | 68.39% | 949 | 649 | 156 | 24.04% |
| 3 | Dakota Wesleyan University | 74.77% | 1,209 | 904 | 168 | 18.58% |
| 4 | University of Sioux Falls | 75.95% | 2,358 | 1,791 | 308 | 17.20% |
| 5 | Northern State University | 78.14% | 1,322 | 1,033 | 299 | 28.94% |
| 6 | Dakota State University | 78.91% | 882 | 696 | 372 | 53.45% |
| 7 | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | 82.69% | 1,514 | 1,252 | 538 | 42.97% |
| 8 | South Dakota State University | 86.08% | 6,364 | 5,478 | 2,191 | 40.00% |
| 9 | Black Hills State University | 96.64% | 1,579 | 1,526 | 481 | 31.52% |
| 10 | University of South Dakota | 99.46% | 4,480 | 4,456 | 1,329 | 29.82% |
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