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Private nonprofit colleges in South Dakota

The College Scorecard lists 5 private nonprofit colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher in South Dakota, all compared on this page. Together they enroll 4,632 undergraduate degree-seeking students. The median average net price is $22,350 a year, about the same as the $22,971 median for private nonprofit colleges nationwide. Former students' median earnings 10 years after starting college are $58,581 at the median institution, about the same as the $59,082 median for private nonprofit colleges nationwide. The median graduation rate is 63.5%.

Open in the dashboardSource: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Schools
5
UndergraduatesiUndergraduate degree-seeking enrollment.
4,632
Median net priceiAverage yearly cost for full-time, first-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, after grants and scholarships. The figure here is the median across schools.
$22,350
U.S.: $22,971
Median earnings, 10 yrsiMedian earnings of former students who received federal aid, 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled. The figure here is the median across institutions (branch campuses count once).
$58,581
U.S.: $59,082
Median debtiMedian federal student-loan balance of graduates. Excludes Parent PLUS and private loans. The figure here is the median across institutions (branch campuses count once).
$23,750
U.S.: $23,250
Median grad rateiShare of full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time (6 years for a 4-year degree, 3 years for a 2-year degree). The figure here is the median across schools.
63.5%
U.S.: 57.7%

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Each dot is one school. Dashed lines mark the median for South Dakota. Showing 4 of 5 private nonprofit colleges in South Dakota; schools missing either value are left out.

All 5 private nonprofit colleges in South Dakota

Augustana University
Sioux Falls
1,965$23,283$41,768$61,271$24,25073.5%86.1%67.8%
University of Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls
1,218$21,417$22,900$59,404$21,87564.0%74.5%82.9%
Mount Marty University
Yankton
697$21,395$35,775$52,585$23,25062.9%67.6%42.6%
Dakota Wesleyan University
Mitchell
670$24,039$34,540$57,757$26,85954.4%75.1%73.4%
Kairos University
Sioux Falls
82n/a$3,600n/an/an/an/a84.6%
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Quick facts: private nonprofit colleges in South Dakota

How many private nonprofit colleges are in South Dakota?
The College Scorecard lists 5 private nonprofit colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher in South Dakota.
What do private nonprofit colleges in South Dakota cost?
Across the 4 schools that report it, the median average net price is $22,350 a year. Net price is what full-time, first-time students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships. Reported net prices range from $21,395 at Mount Marty University to $24,039 at Dakota Wesleyan University.
Which private nonprofit colleges in South Dakota have the lowest average net price?
By reported average net price: Mount Marty University ($21,395), University of Sioux Falls ($21,417), Augustana University ($23,283), and Dakota Wesleyan University ($24,039).
How much do former students of private nonprofit colleges in South Dakota earn?
At the median institution, former students who received federal aid earn $58,581 10 years after starting college (4 institutions reporting; branch campuses share one figure and count once). The highest reported medians are at Augustana University ($61,271), University of Sioux Falls ($59,404), and Dakota Wesleyan University ($57,757).
What is the graduation rate at private nonprofit colleges in South Dakota?
The median graduation rate is 63.5%, across 4 schools reporting. It counts full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time.
How much student debt do graduates of private nonprofit colleges in South Dakota have?
The median institution's graduates leave with $23,750 in federal student loans (the median balance). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.

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How these numbers work

This page includes private nonprofit colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher, as reported in the College Scorecard. Summary figures are medians across schools: each school counts once, whatever its size, and schools that don't report a measure are left out of that measure. The Scorecard reports earnings and debt for a whole institution, so branch campuses share one figure; for those two measures each institution counts once. Most recent data year: cost 2025, graduation and retention 2025, earnings 2022, debt 2024. More on the data.