List of Colleges by Acceptance Rate
Below is a ranking of the 24 colleges in South Dakota with the lowest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. Dakota Wesleyan University leads the list by accepting 64% of high school students that applied.
| School | Acceptance Rate | |
|---|---|---|
| D |
Dakota Wesleyan UniversityMitchell, SD |
64% |
| A |
Augustana UniversitySioux Falls, SD |
71% |
| M |
Mount Marty CollegeYankton, SD |
78% |
| N |
Northern State UniversityAberdeen, SD |
79% |
| D |
Dakota State UniversityMadison, SD |
84% |
| S |
South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyRapid City, SD |
86% |
| S |
South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, SD |
89% |
| S |
University of South DakotaVermillion, SD |
91% |
| S |
University of Sioux FallsSioux Falls, SD |
92% |
| P |
Presentation CollegeAberdeen, SD |
93% |
| B |
Black Hills State UniversitySpearfish, SD |
97% |
| K |
Kilian Community CollegeSioux Falls, SD |
100% |
| L |
Lake Area Technical InstituteWatertown, SD |
100% |
| M |
Mitchell Technical InstituteMitchell, SD |
100% |
| N |
National American University Rapid CityRapid City, SD |
100% |
| N |
National American University Sioux FallsSioux Falls, SD |
100% |
| O |
Oglala Lakota CollegeKyle, SD |
100% |
| S |
Sinte Gleska UniversityMission, SD |
100% |
| S |
Sisseton Wahpeton CollegeSisseton, SD |
100% |
| S |
Southeast Technical InstituteSioux Falls, SD |
100% |