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Statement · Vermillion, SD

University of South Dakota

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $14,921 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $24,422.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $51,926 ten years after entering, the 54th percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 60% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
12,453

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $24,422 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $14,921 and $22,193 a year depending on income at University of South Dakota.

Statement of cost · University of South Dakota

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$24,422
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$14,921
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$19,858
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$9,432

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $14,921; $30–48k: $15,942; $48–75k: $18,540; $75–110k: $21,202; over $110k: $22,193. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$14,921
$30k–$48k$15,942
$48k–$75k$18,540
$75k–$110k$21,202
Over $110k$22,193

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $51,926; the median graduate who borrowed owes $23,592.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$46,290
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$51,509
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
54th percentile among public 4-years
$51,926
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
83rd percentile among public 4-years
$23,592
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$17,500

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $46,290; 8 yrs after entry: $51,509; 10 yrs after entry: $51,926. Median graduate debt: $23,592. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $23,592.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$46,290
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$51,509
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$51,926
Median graduate debt$23,592

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at University of South Dakota
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree162$73,993$28,644
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree82$51,388$24,593
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's Degree82not reportednot reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree80$62,800$22,950
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree79$108,829not reported
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree77$56,837$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree75$46,742$27,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree69not reportednot reported
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree62$64,695$23,250
MedicineFirst Professional Degree61$221,069not reported
LawFirst Professional Degree58$76,365not reported
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree57$59,423$25,793
Show all 26 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsFirst Professional Degree56$78,933not reported
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree55$56,807$25,000
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree55$69,362$24,320
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree54$45,559$26,000
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree51$52,291$26,000
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree46$77,319not reported
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's Degree45not reportednot reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree45not reported$30,092
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree25$130,586not reported
Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral Degree24$130,943not reported
Public AdministrationMaster's Degree17$79,272not reported
Human Services, GeneralMaster's Degree12$74,375not reported
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree24$83,795not reported
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree12$70,113not reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

University of South Dakota: 5,439 undergraduates; 19% of students receive Pell grants; 99% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

99%

97th percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

5,439

53rd percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

19%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

14th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

60%

finish within 150% of normal time

78th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

24%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$64,844

88th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k15%
  • $30k–$48k13%
  • $48k–$75k18%
  • $75k–$110k24%
  • Over $110k29%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k15%
$30k–$48k13%
$48k–$75k18%
$75k–$110k24%
Over $110k29%

Similar schools

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.