Largest Online Colleges in South Dakota

South Dakota Colleges with the Largest Online Students

University of South Dakota has the most online students of 6,887 for academic year 2024-2025 in South Dakota. The number only includes students enrolled exclusively in online programs and does not include students taking some online courses. South Dakota State University is ranked second with 6,328 online students and Dakota State University follows them with 6,887 online students. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. Next table shows the schools that have most online students by enrolled status. You may want to check colleges having the smallest online student population in South Dakota.

South Dakota Colleges with the Largest Online Students
	Name	Total # of Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Programs	Enrolld in Some Online Courses	Not in Online Courses
1	University of South Dakota Public, four-yearsVermillion, SD	10,619	3,777	3,110	3,732
2	South Dakota State University Public, four-yearsBrookings, SD	12,056	2,300	4,028	5,728
3	Dakota State University Public, four-yearsMadison, SD	3,774	2,271	682	821
4	Northern State University Public, four-yearsAberdeen, SD	3,708	1,636	735	1,337
5	Black Hills State University Public, four-yearsSpearfish, SD	3,346	1,315	1,135	896
6	University of Sioux Falls Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSioux Falls, SD	1,450	152	783	515
7	Dakota Wesleyan University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMitchell, SD	892	120	231	541
8	Augustana University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSioux Falls, SD	2,390	106	956	1,328
9	Mount Marty University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsYankton, SD	1,284	76	439	769

^* Online completely college that all programs are offered online exclusively.

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South Dakota Colleges with the Largest Online Students

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