Colleges with Low Student to Faculty Ratio in South Dakota
This page lists colleges with the lower Student to Faculty Ratio (a faculty teaches/cares less students which means probably more attention/support on each student) in South Dakota. Mount Marty University has the lowest students to faculty ratio of 12 to 1 where 128 faculty or instructional staffs teach 1,284 undergraduate students in South Dakota.
Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. We aslo exclude schools which total student population is less than 1,000.
The next table shows the schools that have low Student to Faculty Ratio with total number of students and faculty. Note that the actual ratio is computed based on number of undergraduate students and instructional staffs who teach undergraduate programs. It may differ from the number of faculty shown in below table. You may want to check colleges having the Highest Student to Faculty Ratio in South Dakota.
| Name | Student to Faculty Ratio | # of Students | # of Full-time Faculty | # of Part-time Faculty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Marty UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsYankton, SD | 12 to 1 | 1,284 | 42 | 86 |
| 2 | Augustana UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsSioux Falls, SD | 12 to 1 | 2,390 | 162 | 62 |
| 3 | University of South DakotaPublic, four-yearsVermillion, SD | 16 to 1 | 10,619 | 414 | 223 |
| 4 | Black Hills State UniversityPublic, four-yearsSpearfish, SD | 17 to 1 | 3,346 | 107 | 67 |
| 5 | South Dakota State UniversityPublic, four-yearsBrookings, SD | 17 to 1 | 12,056 | 508 | 143 |
| 6 | Dakota State UniversityPublic, four-yearsMadison, SD | 18 to 1 | 3,774 | 100 | 37 |
| 7 | University of Sioux FallsPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsSioux Falls, SD | 18 to 1 | 1,450 | 58 | 221 |
| 8 | Northern State UniversityPublic, four-yearsAberdeen, SD | 19 to 1 | 3,708 | 87 | 53 |
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