List of Colleges by Graduation Rate
South Dakota Colleges Ranked by Highest Graduation Rate
List of Colleges by Graduation Rate
Below is a list of 23 colleges with the highest graduation rate in South Dakota. Lake Area Technical Institute tops the list with a graduation rate of 76%. Graduation rate is reported as the percent of students who graduate within 150% of the normal expected time to complete the degree.
Data is reported for the 2017/18 academic year by the U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics.
| College | Graduation Rate | |
|---|---|---|
| L |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
76.5% |
| A |
Augustana College |
70.7% |
| M |
Mitchell Technical Institute |
68.8% |
| S |
South Dakota State University |
55.5% |
| S |
University of Sioux Falls |
54.1% |
| S |
University of South Dakota |
54% |
| S |
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology |
52.3% |
| M |
Mount Marty College |
51% |
| D |
Dakota Wesleyan University |
44.3% |
| N |
Northern State University |
44.2% |
| P |
Presentation College |
41.7% |
| S |
Southeast Technical Institute |
40.9% |
| D |
Dakota State University |
39.5% |
| W |
Western Dakota Technical Institute |
35.2% |
| B |
Black Hills State University |
34.6% |
| G |
Globe University Sioux Falls |
32.2% |
| C |
Colorado Technical University Sioux Falls |
26.4% |
| N |
National American University Sioux Falls |
24.5% |
| S |
Sinte Gleska University |
19.8% |
| N |
National American University Rapid City |
17.5% |
