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Colleges in South Dakota

All 14 South Dakota colleges in the Trajecta rankings, ordered by Trajecta Score — a 0–100 measure built from College Scorecard and IPEDS data, never opinion surveys. Every school links to its full data page.

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Colleges in South Dakota ranked by Trajecta Score
# College City Selectivity Admit rate Score
1 South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City Open 80% 54
2 Augustana University Sioux Falls Open 68% 50
3 Sinte Gleska University Mission Open — 47
4 Oglala Lakota College Kyle Open — 46
5 South Dakota State University Brookings Open 98% 46
6 University of South Dakota Vermillion Open 99% 44
7 Mount Marty University Yankton Moderate 43% 44
8 Dakota State University Madison Open 88% 44
9 Northern State University Aberdeen Open 93% 42
10 Dakota Wesleyan University Mitchell Open 73% 41
11 University of Sioux Falls Sioux Falls Open 83% 39
12 Black Hills State University Spearfish Open 96% 38
— Kairos University Sioux Falls Open 85% —
— Sisseton Wahpeton College Sisseton Open — —

Scores and admissions data from College Scorecard / IPEDS. How the ranking works →