University of South Dakota

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 30,000

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,959
Men / Women 36% / 64%
From State 54%
From Region 32%
Athletes 450 (9.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 75%
International 9%
Hispanic 5%
Black 4%
Mixed 3%
Native American 2%
Asian 2%

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
Beacom School of Business 217 63% 87% 0% 2% 6% 1% $77,539 66 -0.35 86 99% 5.5%
Accounting 49 +2 59% 86% 0% 2% 8% 0% $82,895 43 -0.27 90 99% 5.1% — — —
Business Administration 76 — 61% 86% 1% 4% 7% 1% $75,571 60 -0.11 84 99% 5.6% — — —
Business Analytics 4 +3 75% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $77,478 18 -0.86 86 — — — — —
Entrepreneurship 4 — 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,154 63 -0.07 83 — — — — —
Finance 37 +11 86% 97% 0% 0% 3% 0% $86,647 36 -0.43 92 100% 5.3% — — —
Human Resources Management — +1 — — — — — — $76,173 54 +0.01 85 — — — — —
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,571 14 -0.97 84 99% 5.6% — — —
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 2 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,956 66 +0.02 86 — — — — —
Marketing 36 +3 42% 81% 0% 0% 8% 3% $65,899 16 -0.91 74 100% 6.2% — — —
Organizational Leadership 6 — 83% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,571 51 -0.03 84 99% 5.6% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 407 35% 80% 2% 4% 6% 4% $62,557 17 -0.10 69 98% 8.3%
Biomedical Engineering 6 — 50% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $92,314 33 -0.55 94 — — — — —
Computer Science 16 — 81% 38% 0% 12% 12% 31% $109,414 36 -0.45 98 — — — — —
Chemistry 9 — 44% 78% 0% 0% 22% 0% $68,946 39 -0.25 78 — — — — —
Mathematics 4 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,088 36 -0.50 81 — — — — —
Physics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,425 28 -0.44 86 — — — — —
Biochemistry — — — — — — — — $69,338 41 -0.19 79 — — — — —
Biology 24 — 33% 88% 4% 4% 0% 0% $66,858 53 +0.05 76 99% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 48 +1 33% 85% 8% 2% 0% 0% $66,858 35 -0.24 76 99% — — — —
Conservation Biology 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,698 40 -0.29 50 — — — — —
Neuroscience 8 +1 38% 75% 0% 0% 12% 12% $67,418 45 +0.04 76 — — — — —
Physiology 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,126 45 +0.05 79 — — — — —
Economics 9 +1 89% 78% 11% 0% 11% 0% $80,776 28 -0.65 88 96% 4.9% — — —
English 13 +1 23% 77% 0% 0% 15% 0% $48,320 32 -0.50 36 100% — — — —
French — — — — — — — — $55,772 46 -0.20 55 — — — — —
General Studies 32 — 56% 62% 0% 22% 9% 3% $45,418 4 -1.14 28 93% 7.5% — — —
German — — — — — — — — $55,655 44 -0.21 55 — — — — —
History 8 +1 62% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,447 30 -0.54 44 100% — — — —
Native American Studies — — — — — — — — $56,984 49 -0.18 58 — — — — —
Philosophy 2 +1 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $57,788 44 -0.27 60 — — — — —
Spanish 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $55,197 41 -0.25 54 — — — — —
Anthropology 14 +4 29% 93% 0% 0% 7% 0% $54,750 48 -0.19 53 — — — — —
Communication Studies 5 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,034 48 -0.17 65 95% — — — —
International Studies 2 +3 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,897 29 -0.46 71 — — — — —
Mass Communication 24 +1 42% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,034 48 -0.17 65 95% — — — —
Political Science 23 +6 26% 74% 0% 4% 9% 9% $70,308 48 -0.14 80 100% 10.4% — — —
Psychology 62 +6 18% 82% 0% 6% 3% 5% $57,571 67 +0.38 60 99% 9.5% — — —
Sociology 6 +7 33% 33% 0% 0% 50% 17% $56,193 54 -0.06 56 — — — — —
Sustainability Studies 7 +2 14% 71% 0% 0% 14% 0% $64,398 63 +0.35 72 — — — — —
Art 7 — 0% 86% 14% 0% 0% 0% $51,139 74 +0.46 43 100% — — — —
Music 6 — 50% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $47,821 53 +0.12 34 — — — — —
Music Performance 4 +3 75% 75% 0% 0% 0% 25% $47,828 53 +0.12 34 — — — — —
Theatre 6 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $30,175 2 -1.73 4 100% — — — —
Criminal Justice 47 +7 30% 83% 2% 0% 9% 0% $64,178 77 +0.59 72 98% 6.8% — — —
Legal Studies 6 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,570 78 +0.64 72 — — — — —
⇅ 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 104 14% 88% 1% 1% 4% 0% $52,097 2 -0.04 46 96%
Elementary Education 69 — 6% 87% 1% 1% 4% 0% $51,455 48 -0.12 44 95% — — — —
Secondary Education 22 — 36% 86% 0% 0% 5% 0% $51,455 31 -0.42 44 95% — — — —
Art Education 4 +1 0% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,596 90 +1.05 57 98% — — — —
Music Education 9 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,596 93 +1.06 57 98% — — — —
⇅ 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 Health Sciences 386 23% 82% 2% 3% 5% 3% $72,196 50 +0.08 81 98% 5.7%
Clinical Laboratory Science 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,100 52 -0.06 86 — — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 22 — 0% 82% 0% 0% 14% 0% $74,224 95 +1.58 83 100% — — — —
Community Health 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,141 67 +0.25 81 — — — — —
Dental Hygiene 38 — 0% 89% 0% 0% 5% 0% $72,958 62 +0.21 82 100% — — — —
Health Sciences 83 — 20% 81% 1% 6% 6% 1% $70,781 63 +0.16 80 98% 6.1% — — —
Kinesiology 83 — 59% 83% 1% 6% 2% 5% $65,286 69 +0.41 73 — — — — —
Nursing 104 — 12% 81% 2% 2% 5% 5% $81,936 9 -1.03 89 99% 4.4% — — —
Health Services Administration 8 +1 38% 88% 12% 0% 0% 0% $76,305 83 +0.51 85 96% — — — —
Addiction Studies 17 — 29% 76% 0% 6% 6% 0% $61,901 96 +1.02 68 96% 8.0% — — —
Social Work 26 +1 8% 77% 4% 0% 4% 4% $61,901 96 +1.02 68 96% 8.0% — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,909
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $13,768
Est. In-State Cost $12,818
Est. Out-of-State Cost $17,810
ROI Percentile 77th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 79%
4-Year Graduation Rate 47%
6-Year Graduation Rate 60%
Transfer-Out Rate 25%

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
Health Sciences 30.1% 335 23% 83% 1% 4% 5% 3% $73,420 33 -0.05 83 99% 5.2%
Business & Economics 21.0% 234 63% 87% 1% 2% 6% 1% $77,622 47 -0.33 86 99% 5.5%
Social Sciences 16.7% 186 23% 82% 1% 3% 6% 4% $60,599 59 +0.31 66 98% 9.2%
Education 8.2% 91 13% 87% 1% 1% 4% 0% $51,455 34 -0.20 44 95% —
Life & Natural Sciences 7.6% 85 32% 86% 6% 2% 1% 1% $66,330 43 -0.13 75 99% —
Humanities 5.2% 58 45% 71% 0% 12% 10% 3% $47,832 11 -0.84 34 96% 7.5%
Professional 4.8% 53 32% 85% 2% 0% 8% 0% $64,222 42 +0.60 72 98% 6.8%
Arts 3.2% 36 31% 89% 3% 0% 3% 3% $48,695 37 +0.22 37 99% —
Computer Science 1.4% 16 81% 38% 0% 12% 12% 31% $109,414 49 -0.45 98 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.3% 14 50% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $70,449 27 -0.34 80 — —
Engineering 0.5% 6 50% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $92,314 8 -0.55 94 — —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $14.0M #140 68% $0.1M 9 #153 46 6
Humanities & Social Sciences $4.2M #209 16% $0.0M 15 #205 55 1
Physical Sciences & Math $3.9M #238 51% $0.0M 11 #165 35 6
Health Sciences $2.1M #198 26% $0 3 #201 46 —
Engineering $1.2M #268 58% $0 1 #216 4 —
Business & Economics $0.9M #220 0% $0.0M — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.6M #181 23% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.3M #300 20% $0 — — 4 —
Education $0.3M #316 0% $0 13 #285 — —
Total $27.6M #235 49% $0.1M 52 #249 190 13

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 D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 123 $631K $631K $0
Football 122 $6.0M $6.0M $0
Swimming & Diving 30 $402K $402K $0
Basketball 16 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Golf 10 $266K $266K $0
Total 233 $9.2M $9.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 150 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Swimming & Diving 37 $629K $629K $0
Soccer 35 $737K $737K $0
Softball 23 $807K $807K $0
Volleyball 18 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Basketball 15 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Other Sports 11 $224K $224K $0
Tennis 9 $356K $356K $0
Golf 8 $340K $340K $0
Total 217 $7.2M $7.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 273 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Football 122 $6.0M $6.0M $0
Swimming & Diving 67 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Soccer 35 $737K $737K $0
Basketball 31 $3.6M $3.6M $0
Softball 23 $807K $807K $0
Golf 18 $606K $606K $0
Volleyball 18 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Other Sports 11 $224K $224K $0
Tennis 9 $356K $356K $0
Total 450 $23.7M $23.7M $0

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 99%
Yield (non-ED) 19%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 100% 99% 98%
Unhooked Early Decision 0% 0% —

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, and faculty-related

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 60%
SAT Range 1120 – 1290
SAT Math Range 600 – 690
SAT RW Range 500 – 630