University of Sioux Falls

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Baptist
Population 250,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation 270 (85%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,179
Men / Women 39% / 61%
From State 41%
From Region 50%
Athletes 484 (43.2%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 76%
Hispanic 7%
Mixed 6%
Black 4%
Asian 2%
Native American 1%
International 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Arts and Sciences 161 34% 76% 2% 2% 6% 1% $55,387 3 -0.48 45 99%
Computational Science 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $76,802 3 -1.41 82 — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — — $85,137 7 -1.16 89 — — — — —
Computer Science and Engineering 5 — 100% 40% 0% 0% 20% 0% $84,644 7 -1.18 88 — — — — —
Applied Mathematics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,355 5 -1.06 81 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,407 30 -0.60 74 — — — — —
Biology 13 — 38% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,871 62 +0.28 73 100% — — — —
Exercise Science 22 +1 27% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,908 62 +0.25 65 100% — — — —
Sport Management — — — — — — — — $63,908 63 +0.28 65 100% — — — —
Biblical Studies 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $52,668 71 +0.23 38 — — — — —
English 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,570 45 -0.22 32 — — — — —
General Studies 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,958 35 -0.32 41 — — — — —
History 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,225 44 -0.26 42 — — — — —
History and Political Science 1 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,686 47 -0.22 43 — — — — —
Music Ministry 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,671 71 +0.23 38 — — — — —
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,891 39 -0.23 44 — — — — —
Spanish — +1 — — — — — — $53,846 35 -0.37 41 — — — — —
Youth Ministry 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,009 51 +0.15 36 — — — — —
Mass Communication 14 +3 43% 64% 0% 0% 14% 0% $45,115 3 -1.56 18 100% — — — —
Psychology 36 +5 28% 64% 6% 3% 11% 3% $48,922 16 -0.93 27 98% — — — —
Social Sciences 5 +34 40% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,520 34 -0.49 34 — — — — —
Social Work 11 +6 9% 82% 9% 0% 0% 0% $52,370 42 -0.11 37 95% — — — —
Sociology 2 +5 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,165 34 -0.43 36 — — — — —
Sports Communication 11 +1 64% 64% 0% 9% 0% 0% $47,256 6 -1.36 23 — — — — —
Art 4 +3 0% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $45,816 48 -0.11 20 — — — — —
Theatre 3 +1 33% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $44,007 56 +0.13 16 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 17 +7 47% 76% 0% 0% 12% 0% $59,516 51 -0.05 56 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business 64 64% 86% 0% 3% 8% 0% $67,970 37 -0.65 72 96% 5.7%
Accounting and Business Management 13 +1 54% 92% 0% 0% 8% 0% $67,001 7 -1.30 70 100% 4.9% — — —
Business Administration 51 +7 67% 84% 0% 4% 8% 0% $68,217 33 -0.49 72 95% 5.9% — — —
Entrepreneurship — — — — — — — — $66,992 36 -0.39 70 — — — — —
Organizational Behavior Studies — — — — — — — — $65,546 19 -0.75 68 93% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 27 15% 96% 0% 0% 4% 0% $54,397 3 +0.27 42 98%
Biology Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $60,845 76 +0.30 59 — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — — $57,743 68 +0.31 51 — — — — —
Elementary Education 17 — 6% 94% 0% 0% 6% 0% $49,958 34 -0.35 30 96% — — — —
English Secondary Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,764 76 +0.61 56 — — — — —
History Teacher Education 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,491 89 +1.15 62 100% — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $62,491 80 +0.45 62 100% — — — —
Art Education 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,491 96 +1.68 62 100% — — — —
Drama and Dance Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $57,575 97 +1.94 50 — — — — —
Music Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,491 98 +1.69 62 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing 47 30% 85% 2% 0% 4% 0% $75,944 60 -1.30 82 100% 4.5%
Clinical Laboratory Science — — — — — — — — $70,181 19 -0.67 75 — — — — —
Electrocardiograph Technology 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,985 16 -0.88 73 100% — — — —
Nursing 39 — 26% 85% 3% 0% 5% 0% $77,656 3 -1.45 83 100% 4.5% — — —
Pre-Pharmacy — — — — — — — — $114,945 36 -0.09 99 — — — — —
Radiation Therapy 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,985 16 -0.88 73 100% — — — —
Healthcare Administration 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,300 59 -0.05 67 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $23,272
ROI Percentile 59th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 74%
4-Year Graduation Rate 49%
6-Year Graduation Rate 63%
Transfer-Out Rate 37%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 26.4% 79 33% 67% 4% 3% 8% 1% $48,742 5 -0.95 27 98% —
Business & Economics 22.4% 67 64% 87% 0% 3% 7% 0% $67,850 20 -0.63 72 96% 5.7%
Health Sciences 22.1% 66 27% 89% 2% 0% 3% 0% $72,416 28 -0.84 78 100% 4.5%
Education 7.4% 22 14% 95% 0% 0% 5% 0% $52,559 43 -0.06 37 97% —
Professional 5.7% 17 47% 76% 0% 0% 12% 0% $59,516 25 -0.05 56 100% —
Humanities 5.0% 15 13% 93% 0% 7% 0% 0% $52,910 39 -0.11 38 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.3% 13 38% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,871 56 +0.28 73 100% —
Arts 4.0% 12 17% 75% 0% 8% 8% 0% $52,312 53 +0.70 37 100% —
Computer Science 2.0% 6 100% 50% 0% 0% 17% 0% $83,337 8 -1.22 88 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.7% 2 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,381 33 -0.83 78 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Business & Economics — — — — 3 #213 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 3 #533 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 118 $2.0M $1.9M $46K
Track & Field (combined) 102 $354K $350K $4K
Baseball 47 $363K $360K $3K
Wrestling 36 $412K $391K $20K
Basketball 19 $637K $615K $22K
Golf 11 $99K $90K $8K
Total 270 $3.8M $3.7M $105K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 117 $513K $509K $4K
Soccer 30 $482K $462K $20K
Softball 26 $472K $461K $10K
Wrestling 23 $294K $289K $5K
Swimming 22 $415K $412K $2K
Tennis 18 $212K $199K $13K
Basketball 17 $606K $606K $0
Volleyball 17 $497K $473K $23K
Golf 13 $165K $148K $16K
Total 214 $3.7M $3.6M $97K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 219 $867K $859K $8K
Football 118 $2.0M $1.9M $46K
Wrestling 59 $707K $681K $25K
Baseball 47 $363K $360K $3K
Basketball 36 $1.2M $1.2M $22K
Soccer 30 $482K $462K $20K
Softball 26 $472K $461K $10K
Golf 24 $264K $239K $25K
Swimming 22 $415K $412K $2K
Tennis 18 $212K $199K $13K
Volleyball 17 $497K $473K $23K
Total 484 $8.5M $8.3M $203K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 77%
Yield (non-ED) 15%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 77% 77% 77%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional