South Dakota Colleges Ranked by Lowest GPA

List of Colleges by GPA

Below is a list of the 16 colleges in South Dakota with the lowest average high school GPA for incoming freshmen. Southeast Technical Institute tops the list with an average reported GPA of 2.4. 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 Lowest GPA
School Average GPA
Southeast Technical Institute

Sioux Falls, SD

2.4 
Western Dakota Technical Institute

Rapid City, SD

2.93 
Lake Area Technical Institute

Watertown, SD

3.06 
Presentation College

Aberdeen, SD

3.07 
Mitchell Technical Institute

Mitchell, SD

3.09 
National American University Rapid City

Rapid City, SD

3.1 
Black Hills State University

Estimated GPA

Spearfish, SD

3.22*
Dakota State University

Madison, SD

3.33 
Mount Marty College

Yankton, SD

3.35 
Dakota Wesleyan University

Mitchell, SD

3.36 
Northern State University

Aberdeen, SD

3.37 
University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

3.43 
South Dakota State University

Brookings, SD

3.53 
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Rapid City, SD

3.57 
Augustana University

Sioux Falls, SD

3.76 
University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

3.8