Most Favored South Dakota Colleges

Most Favored South Dakota Colleges with Highest Enrollment Rate

This page lists the most favored (higher yield) schools in South Dakota. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is the percent of students who choose to enroll after having been offered admission. Higher yield means that more admitted students are finally enrolled into the school.

Northern State University, has the highest yield rate of 35.25% for academic year 2024-2025 in South Dakota. South Dakota State University is positioned second with 34.06% yield and Black Hills State University follows them with 30%. Next table shows the schools that have high yield rates with admission statistics and acceptance rates. 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 yield rates in South Dakota.

Most Favored South Dakota Colleges with Highest Enrollment Rate (2025)
	Name	Yield	# of Applicants	# of Admitted	# of Enrolled	Acceptance Rate
1	Northern State University Public, four-yearsAberdeen, SD	35.25%	1,086	1,010	356	93.00%
2	South Dakota State University Public, four-yearsBrookings, SD	34.06%	7,287	7,166	2,441	98.34%
3	Black Hills State University Public, four-yearsSpearfish, SD	30.10%	1,690	1,628	490	96.33%
4	Augustana University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSioux Falls, SD	26.13%	3,017	2,044	534	67.75%
5	University of South Dakota Public, four-yearsVermillion, SD	24.07%	5,965	5,892	1,418	98.78%
6	Mount Marty University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsYankton, SD	22.82%	1,750	745	170	42.57%
7	Dakota Wesleyan University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMitchell, SD	20.98%	1,247	915	192	73.38%
8	Dakota State University Public, four-yearsMadison, SD	17.99%	2,418	2,129	383	88.05%
9	University of Sioux Falls Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSioux Falls, SD	15.27%	2,291	1,899	290	82.89%

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Most Favored South Dakota Colleges with Highest Enrollment Rate

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