South Dakota

Where South Dakota's high school graduates go to college

12,271
Total Freshmen
422
Destination Colleges
76%
Stay In-State
75%
Go to 4-Year

Enrollment by Sector

Trends Over Time

Top Destination Colleges

Where South Dakota's high school graduates enroll as freshmen

# College State Freshmen Share
1 South Dakota State University in-state South Dakota 2,171 17.7%
2 University of South Dakota in-state South Dakota 1,487 12.1%
3 Lake Area Technical College in-state South Dakota 950 7.7%
4 Southeast Technical College in-state South Dakota 782 6.4%
5 Mitchell Technical College in-state South Dakota 617 5.0%
6 Black Hills State University in-state South Dakota 494 4.0%
7 Dakota State University in-state South Dakota 465 3.8%
8 Northern State University in-state South Dakota 460 3.7%
9 South Dakota School of Mines and Te in-state South Dakota 368 3.0%
10 Augustana University in-state South Dakota 303 2.5%
11 Western Dakota Technical College in-state South Dakota 303 2.5%
12 University of Sioux Falls in-state South Dakota 220 1.8%
13 Dakota Wesleyan University in-state South Dakota 209 1.7%
14 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Nebraska 205 1.7%
15 North Dakota State University-Main North Dakota 129 1.1%
16 Grand Canyon University Arizona 116 0.9%
17 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minnesota 115 0.9%
18 Oglala Lakota College in-state South Dakota 113 0.9%
19 Mount Marty University in-state South Dakota 103 0.8%
20 Minnesota State University-Mankato Minnesota 92 0.7%
21 Chadron State College Nebraska 84 0.7%
22 Sinte Gleska University in-state South Dakota 71 0.6%
23 Northwestern College Iowa 60 0.5%
24 Wayne State College Nebraska 53 0.4%
25 Sisseton Wahpeton College in-state South Dakota 50 0.4%
26 Morningside University Iowa 50 0.4%
27 University of Mary North Dakota 50 0.4%
28 Western Iowa Tech Community College Iowa 49 0.4%
29 Creighton University Nebraska 48 0.4%
30 Arizona State University Campus Imm Arizona 44 0.4%
31 University of North Dakota North Dakota 42 0.3%
32 Montana State University Montana 40 0.3%
33 Fort Lewis College Colorado 39 0.3%
34 Minnesota State University Moorhead Minnesota 39 0.3%
35 Presentation College in-state South Dakota 36 0.3%
36 Haskell Indian Nations University Kansas 36 0.3%
37 Northeast Community College Nebraska 35 0.3%
38 Northern Wyoming Community College Wyoming 33 0.3%
39 Sitting Bull College North Dakota 33 0.3%
40 United Tribes Technical College North Dakota 32 0.3%
41 Southern New Hampshire University New Hampshire 28 0.2%
42 North Dakota State College of Scien North Dakota 28 0.2%
43 Dordt University Iowa 27 0.2%
44 Stewart School in-state South Dakota 27 0.2%
45 Concordia College at Moorhead Minnesota 24 0.2%
46 University of Minnesota-Morris Minnesota 24 0.2%
47 University of St Thomas Minnesota 24 0.2%
48 Southwest Minnesota State Universit Minnesota 22 0.2%
49 University of Wyoming Wyoming 22 0.2%
50 Colorado Technical University-Color Colorado 20 0.2%