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.

List of South Dakota Colleges Ranked by Highest Graduation Rate
School Graduation Rate
Lake Area Technical Institute

Watertown, SD

76.5%
Augustana University

Sioux Falls, SD

70.7%
Mitchell Technical Institute

Mitchell, SD

68.8%
South Dakota State University

Brookings, SD

55.5%
University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

54.1%
University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

54%
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Rapid City, SD

52.3%
Mount Marty College

Yankton, SD

51%
Dakota Wesleyan University

Mitchell, SD

44.3%
Northern State University

Aberdeen, SD

44.2%
Presentation College

Aberdeen, SD

41.7%
Southeast Technical Institute

Sioux Falls, SD

40.9%
Dakota State University

Madison, SD

39.5%
Western Dakota Technical Institute

Rapid City, SD

35.2%
Black Hills State University

Spearfish, SD

34.6%
Globe University Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

32.2%
Colorado Technical University Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

26.4%
National American University Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

24.5%