Acceptance Rate
83.24%
Yield (Enrollment Ratio)
31.93%
Applicants
24,364
Admitted
20,280
Enrolled
6,476
Applying To South Dakota Colleges
The average acceptance rate is 83.24% at South Dakota colleges and universities, a total of 24,364 students applied and 20,280 were accepted. The average undergraduate application fees is $31 and the graduate application fees is $40. The following table presents the general admission information for applying to South Dakota colleges.
Open Admission Policy | 13 out of 29 schools |
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Undergraduate Application Fees | $31 |
Graduate Application Fees | $40 |
Acceptance Rate | 83.24% |
Yield (Enrollment Rate) | 31.93% |
Test Scores | 1,115 SAT / 22 ACT |
Acceptance Rates and Headcounts
For the academic year 2023-2024, total 24,364 students (11,507 men and 12,807 women) applied to and 20,280 (9,141 men and 11,118 women) students were accepted to admit South Dakota Colleges. Among them, 2,975 men and 3,501 women were enrolled into South Dakota schools.
The average acceptance rate is 83.24% and admission yield (enrollment rate) is 31.93%. The table below shows the South Dakota colleges admission statistics including admission and enrolment rates.
Total | Men | Women | |
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Applicants | 24,364 | 11,507 | 12,807 |
Admitted | 20,280 | 9,141 | 11,118 |
Enrolled | 6,476 | 2,975 | 3,501 |
Acceptance Rate | 83.24% | 79.44% | 86.81% |
Yield (Enrollment Rate) | 31.93% | 32.55% | 31.49% |
Average SAT and ACT Scores
396 students (11.00%) submitted their SAT scores and 4,746 students (70.00%) submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75th percentile score is 1,252 and 25th percentile score is 978. For ACT scores, 75th percentile score is 25 and 25th percentile score is 19.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of first-time enrolled students at South Dakota colleges and universities.
25th Percentile | 75th Percentile | |
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Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | 487 | 617 |
SAT Math | 491 | 635 |
ACT Composite | 19 | 25 |
ACT Math | 18 | 25 |
ACT English | 17 | 24 |
Calendar System and Accepted Credits
In South Dakota State, 18 schools use semester calendar systems and 2 schools are based on quarter system. Next table lists the number of schools with their calendar systems.
Next table describes credits that South Dakota colleges and universities are accepting for their students
Application Requirements
10 South Dakota schools require High School GPA and 9 schools require High School Record (or Transcript). The test scores such as SAT and ACT are required by 0 South Dakota colleges. Next table summarizes the application requirements for applying to South Dakota colleges.
Required | Recommended | |
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High School GPA | 10 | 0 |
High School Rank | 4 | 0 |
High School Record (or Transcript) | 9 | 0 |
Completion of College Preparatory Program | 4 | 0 |
Recommendations | 1 | 0 |
Formal Demonstration of Competencies | 0 | 0 |
Admission Test Scores | 0 | 0 |
TOEFL | 7 | 0 |
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.) | 0 | 0 |
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