99.5% / 99.2%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications6,380
Overall admit rate98.8%
In-state admit rate99.5%
Out-of-state admit rate99.2%
Enrolled1,221 · 19.4% yield
Very important factorsGPA, Rigor of HS record
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
$7,998
in-state tuition
out-of-state $11,610
Tuition (in-state)$7,998
Tuition (out-of-state)$11,610
Fees$1,689
Room & board$9,794
Books$800
Avg need-based grant$7,311
% need met61.8%
Avg debt at graduation$27,794
#135
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Nursing Programs
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NicheBest Colleges in America#39426
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NicheBest Value Colleges in America#56026
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R2 Research University
Carnegie Classification
54 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR2 Research University54
Athletic conferenceThe Summit League3
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FCS44
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingSouth Dakota colleges1
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
$21
application fee
waivable
Regular decisionAugust 30 → Rolling → May 1
Rolling admissionsYes
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyConsidered but not required
HS units required4 Eng, 3 Math, 3 Sci, 3 SciLab, 0 FL, 3 SS
Admissions URLhttps://www.commonapp.org/explore/univer…
Admissions emailadmissions@usd.edu
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
University of Nebr…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
University of Nebraska NE · Public—120019K
University of Minnesota MN · Public77.1%140042K
University of Wyoming WY · Public96.9%11708K
Iowa State University IA · Public87.9%1260—
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.