Universities in South Dakota
South Dakota has 24 degree-granting institutions reporting to the U.S. Department of Education – 13 public, 6 private nonprofit, together enrolling about 35,477 undergraduates (2024-25 data). Each links to a full financial-health and student-outcomes profile.
| # | Institution | Sector | Undergrads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Dakota State UniversityBrookings · R2: Doctoral, High Research | Public | 9,198 |
| 2 | University of South DakotaVermillion · R2: Doctoral, High Research | Public | 5,439 |
| 3 | Southeast Technical CollegeSioux Falls · Associate's: High Career-Technical-High Traditional | Public | 2,310 |
| 4 | Dakota State UniversityMadison · Master's, Medium Programs | Public | 2,071 |
| 5 | South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyRapid City · Master's, Medium Programs | Public | 2,071 |
| 6 | Augustana UniversitySioux Falls · Master's, Medium Programs | Private | 1,965 |
| 7 | Black Hills State UniversitySpearfish · Master's, Small Programs | Public | 1,928 |
| 8 | Lake Area Technical CollegeWatertown · Associate's: High Career-Technical-High Traditional | Public | 1,812 |
| 9 | Northern State UniversityAberdeen · Master's, Small Programs | Public | 1,273 |
| 10 | University of Sioux FallsSioux Falls · Master's, Medium Programs | Private | 1,218 |
| 11 | Oglala Lakota CollegeKyle · Special Focus: Law | Public | 1,097 |
| 12 | Mitchell Technical CollegeMitchell · Associate's: High Career-Technical-High Traditional | Public | 990 |
| 13 | National American University-Rapid CityRapid City · Doctoral/Professional University | Private for-profit | 764 |
| 14 | Western Dakota Technical CollegeRapid City · Associate's: High Career-Technical-Mixed | Public | 753 |
| 15 | Mount Marty UniversityYankton · Master's, Small Programs | Private | 697 |
| 16 | Dakota Wesleyan UniversityMitchell · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields | Private | 670 |
| 17 | Sinte Gleska UniversityMission · Special Focus: Law | Public | 487 |
| 18 | Sisseton Wahpeton CollegeSisseton · Special Focus: Law | Public | 194 |
| 19 | California Intercontinental UniversitySioux Falls · Doctoral/Professional University | Private for-profit | 151 |
| 20 | Stewart SchoolSioux Falls · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 133 |
| 21 | Kairos UniversitySioux Falls · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Assoc. Dominant | Private | 82 |
| 22 | The Salon Professional AcademyRapid City · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 80 |
| 23 | Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid CityRapid City · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 66 |
| 24 | Sanford Medical CenterSioux Falls · Other / Unclassified | Private | 28 |
A directory, not a ranking, listed by undergraduate enrollment. Counts and figures come from the most recent College Scorecard & IPEDS release (2024-25), which lags the current academic year by 2–3 years. Open each institution’s profile for financial health, outcomes and peer benchmarks.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard & IPEDS (most recent release, 2024-25). Compiled by Ibex Insights. See the methodology.