South Dakota Colleges Ranked by Highest GPA

List of Colleges by GPA

Below is a list of the 16 colleges in South Dakota with the highest average high school GPA for incoming freshmen. University of Sioux Falls tops the list with an average reported GPA of 3.8. Note that not all colleges report GPA for their incoming class. Those with asterisk(*) denote a predicted GPA by the CollegeSimply AI algorithm.

GPA Data is reported by participating colleges to Wintergreen Orchard House and is reproduced under license.

List of South Dakota Colleges Ranked by Highest GPA
School Average GPA
University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

3.8 
Augustana University

Sioux Falls, SD

3.76 
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Rapid City, SD

3.57 
South Dakota State University

Brookings, SD

3.53 
University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

3.43 
Northern State University

Aberdeen, SD

3.37 
Dakota Wesleyan University

Mitchell, SD

3.36 
Mount Marty College

Yankton, SD

3.35 
Dakota State University

Madison, SD

3.33 
Black Hills State University

Estimated GPA

Spearfish, SD

3.22*
National American University Rapid City

Rapid City, SD

3.1 
Mitchell Technical Institute

Mitchell, SD

3.09 
Presentation College

Aberdeen, SD

3.07 
Lake Area Technical Institute

Watertown, SD

3.06 
Western Dakota Technical Institute

Rapid City, SD

2.93 
Southeast Technical Institute

Sioux Falls, SD

2.4