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Colleges with High Student to Faculty Ratio in South Dakota

This page lists colleges with the high Student to Faculty Ratio (a faculty teaches/cares more students which means probably less attention/support on each student) in South Dakota. Black Hills State University has the lowest students to faculty ratio of 18 to 1 where 215 faculty or instructional staffs teach 3,425 undergraduate students in South Dakota.
We exclude colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music from the ranking. We also exclude schools which provide programs through online exclusively since those schools have relatively many more students per faculty than regular colleges.
The next table shows the schools that have high Student to Faculty Ratio with total number of students and faculties. Note that the actual ratio is computed based on number of undergraduate students and instructional staffs who teach undergraduate programs. It may differ from the number of faculties shown in below table. You may want to check colleges having the Lowest Student to Faculty Ratio in South Dakota.
Colleges with High Student to Faculty Ratio in South Dakota
NameStudent to Faculty Ratio# of Students# of Full-time Faculty# of Part-time Faculty
1Black Hills State University
Public, four-yearsSpearfish, SD
18 to 13,42511996
2Dakota State University
Public, four-yearsMadison, SD
18 to 13,24110331
3South Dakota State University
Public, four-yearsBrookings, SD
18 to 111,327497144
4University of Sioux Falls
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSioux Falls, SD
17 to 11,59455229
5Northern State University
Public, four-yearsAberdeen, SD
16 to 13,3448942
6University of South Dakota
Public, four-yearsVermillion, SD
14 to 19,856433203
7Mount Marty University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsYankton, SD
13 to 11,2524556
8Augustana University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSioux Falls, SD
12 to 12,08613048