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South Dakota Colleges

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled

For the academic year 2022-2023, 103,308 students have applied and among them 87,223 were admitted to South Dakota Colleges. 31,415 students were finally enrolled into one of accepted schools. The following table and chart illustrates the number of applicant, admitted, and enrolled students for South Dakota Colleges.
Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled (2022-2023)
South Dakota Colleges
ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
Total103,308 87,22331,415
Public Schools73,440 64,24225,681
4 Years (Or High)73,440 64,24225,681
2-4 Years0 00
Less Than 2 Years0 00
Private Schools29,868 22,9815,734
4 Years (Or High)29,868 22,9815,734
2-4 Years0 00
Less Than 2 Years0 00
[CHART#1] Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled for South Dakota Colleges

Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of South Dakota Colleges is 84.43% in academic year 2022-2023. Public schools' average acceptance rate was 87.48% and the average rate of private schools was 76.94%. The following table and chart illustrates the average acceptance rate for South Dakota Colleges with comparable factors.
Acceptance Rate (2022-2023)
South Dakota Colleges
Acceptance Rate
All Schools Average84.43%
Public Schools87.48%
4 Years (Or High)87.48%
2-4 Years0.00%
Less Than 2 Years0.00%
Private Schools76.94%
4 Years (Or High)76.94%
2-4 Years0.00%
Less Than 2 Years0.00%
[CHART#2] Acceptance Rate for South Dakota Colleges

Yield (Enrollment Rate)

The average yield, also know as enrollment rate, of South Dakota Colleges was 84.43% in academic year 2022-2023. Public schools' average admission yield was 87.48% and the average rate of private schools was 76.94%. The admission yield is a rate of number of enrolled students over number of students who are allowed to admit. The following table and chart illustrates the average admission yield for South Dakota Colleges with comparable factors.
Yield (Enrollment Rate) (2022-2023)
South Dakota Colleges
Admission Yield
All Schools Average36.02%
Public Schools39.98%
4 Years (Or High)39.98%
2-4 Years0.00%
Less Than 2 Years0.00%
Private Schools24.95%
4 Years (Or High)24.95%
2-4 Years0.00%
Less Than 2 Years0.00%
[CHART#3] Yield (Enrollment Rate) for South Dakota Colleges

SAT Scores

The average SAT score of South Dakota Colleges is 905 for the academic year 2022-2023. Next table shows SAT average scores of 25th and 75th percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2022-2023. The 25th percentile is the lower 25th score and 75th percentile is the upper 25th score of students who enrolled in colleges.
SAT Scores (2022-2023)
South Dakota Colleges
Evidence-based Reading and WritingMath
All Schools Average (4 years schools)25%403407
75%501499
Public Schools25%518511
75%620622
Private Schools25%287303
75%382377
[CHART#4] SAT Scores for South Dakota Colleges

ACT Scores

The average ACT score of South Dakota Colleges is 36 for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table shows ACT average scores of 25th and 75th percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2022-2023. The 25th percentile is the lower 25th score and 75th percentile is the upper 25th scores of students who enrolled in the colleges.
ACT Scores (2022-2023)
South Dakota Colleges
CompositeEnglishMath
All Schools Average25%16 1516
75%21 2121
Public Schools25%201819
75%252526
Private Schools25%131113
75%171617
[CHART#5] ACT Scores for South Dakota Colleges