Public Universities in South Dakota, Ranked by Acceptance Rate
South Dakota has 6 public universities in the CollegeCalcAI database. The most selective is SD School of Mines at 80%; the most accessible is University of South Dakota at 99%, and the median public university in the state admits 95%. None posts an admitted-student SAT (75th percentile) above 1300, which puts the emphasis on grades and coursework. In-state tuition usually makes these the best-value options on a South Dakota student's list, so it pays to know exactly where each one sits.
- SD School of Mines80%acceptanceAccessibleSD · SAT 1120
- 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.