Largest South Dakota Colleges and Universities

Largest South Dakota Colleges with Most Enrollment

South Dakota State University has the most students of 12,056 for the academic year 2024-2025 in South Dakota. University of South Dakota is ranked second with 10,619 students and Dakota State University follows them with 3,774 students.

Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. The following table compares the schools that have most students by gender.

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Largest South Dakota Colleges with Most Enrollment
	Name	Total # of Students	Female	Male
1	South Dakota State University Public, four-yearsBrookings, SD	12,056	6,747	5,309
2	University of South Dakota Public, four-yearsVermillion, SD	10,619	6,739	3,880
3	Dakota State University Public, four-yearsMadison, SD	3,774	1,482	2,292
4	Northern State University Public, four-yearsAberdeen, SD	3,708	2,283	1,425
5	Black Hills State University Public, four-yearsSpearfish, SD	3,346	2,099	1,247
6	Augustana University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSioux Falls, SD	2,390	1,453	937
7	University of Sioux Falls Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSioux Falls, SD	1,450	855	595
8	Mount Marty University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsYankton, SD	1,284	646	638
9	Dakota Wesleyan University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMitchell, SD	892	466	426

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