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Expensive Colleges to Attend in South Dakota

We select the most expensive colleges in South Dakota. Those schools have the most highest tuition & fees besides room, board, and other living expenses. Augustana University requires the most expensive tuition & fees of $40,160 in South Dakota. Mount Marty University ($34,600) and Dakota Wesleyan University ($33,790) have the expensive tuition & fees followed by Augustana University.
Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. You may want to check colleges having the lowest tuition & fees in South Dakota.
Expensive Colleges to Attend in South Dakota (2024-2025)
NameTuition & FeesAcceptance RateEnrollment
1Augustana University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSioux Falls, SD
$40,16067.75%2,390
2Mount Marty University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsYankton, SD
$34,60042.57%1,284
3Dakota Wesleyan University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMitchell, SD
$33,79073.38%892
4University of Sioux Falls
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSioux Falls, SD
$21,75082.89%1,450
5University of South Dakota
Public, four-yearsVermillion, SD
$12,942
(in-state: $9,432)
98.78%10,619
6South Dakota State University
Public, four-yearsBrookings, SD
$12,809
(in-state: $9,299)
98.34%12,056
7Dakota State University
Public, four-yearsMadison, SD
$12,756
(in-state: $9,654)
88.05%3,774
8Black Hills State University
Public, four-yearsSpearfish, SD
$12,018
(in-state: $8,916)
96.33%3,346
9Northern State University
Public, four-yearsAberdeen, SD
$11,947
(in-state: $8,845)
93.00%3,708