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South Dakota Colleges with the Largest Online Students

University of South Dakota has the most online students of 5,715 for academic year 2022-2023 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 5,678 online students and Dakota State University follows them with 5,715 online students. We exclude colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music 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
NameTotal # of StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online ProgramsEnrolld in Some Online CoursesNot in Online Courses
1University of South Dakota
Public, four-yearsVermillion, SD
9,8563,2882,4274,141
2South Dakota State University
Public, four-yearsBrookings, SD
11,3272,1283,5505,649
3Dakota State University
Public, four-yearsMadison, SD
3,2411,773709759
4Northern State University
Public, four-yearsAberdeen, SD
3,3441,4756241,245
5Black Hills State University
Public, four-yearsSpearfish, SD
3,4251,3328961,197
6University of Sioux Falls
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSioux Falls, SD
1,594180856558
7Augustana University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSioux Falls, SD
2,0861491321,805
8Dakota Wesleyan University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMitchell, SD
88794215578
9Mount Marty University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsYankton, SD
1,25227489736
* Online completely college that all programs are offered online exclusively.