Hardest Colleges to Get Into in South Dakota
South Dakota has 10 colleges in the CollegeCalcAI database, and this page ranks every one of them by acceptance rate. The most selective are Mount Marty University (43%), Augustana University (68%), and Dakota Wesleyan University (73%). No school in the state admits fewer than a quarter of its applicants, the median South Dakota college admits 86%, and 6 are public against 4 private. At the other end, University of South Dakota admits 99%. Open any school for its full admissions profile, or check your own odds free.
- Mount Marty University43%acceptanceSelectiveSD · SAT 1120
- Augustana University68%acceptanceModerately selectiveSD · SAT 1280
- Dakota Wesleyan University73%acceptanceModerately selectiveSD · SAT 1120
- SD School of Mines80%acceptanceAccessibleSD · SAT 1120
- Sioux Falls University83%acceptanceAccessibleSD · SAT 1150
- Dakota State University88%acceptanceAccessibleSD · SAT 1130
- Northern State University93%acceptanceAccessibleSD · SAT 1100
- Black Hills State University96%acceptanceAccessibleSD · SAT 1100
- South Dakota State University98%acceptanceAccessibleSD · SAT 1260
- University of South Dakota99%acceptanceAccessibleSD · SAT 1220
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Acceptance rates and admitted test ranges reflect publicly reported data (U.S. Department of Education / NCES IPEDS / Common Data Sets) and are rounded. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are a planning tool computed by a fixed, transparent model, not a guarantee of any admission decision.