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Common Data Set 2025-2026

University of South Dakota

SD · Public · ~7,500 undergraduates

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Acceptance rate · 2025-2026
98.8%

University of South Dakota admits roughly 99 of every 100 applicants in the most recent CDS reporting cycle.

SAT · 50th
1205
Range 1120–1290
6-yr grad
61.1%
Retention 77.0%
Undergrads
7,515
16:1 student-faculty
Drawn directly from University of South Dakota's officially-published 2025-2026 Common Data Set.
University of South Dakota Admission

At a glance

The headline numbers, drawn from CDS sections A–H.

Admit rate98.8% SAT (50th)1,205 ACT (50th)22 Undergraduates7,515 6-yr graduation61.1% Retention77.0% Tuition (FT)$11,610 Student–faculty ratio16:1

Recent years

Per-cycle Common Data Set values. Enrolled is first-year matriculants (CDS B1), not total undergraduate population. Blank cells mean the field was not published in that year's source CDS.

YearAdmit rateEnrolled6-yr gradRetentionSAT (50th)
2025-202698.8%1,22161.1%77.0%1,205
2024-202598.8%1,41860.2%79.3%1,200

Schools also worth looking at

Cross-admits and statistical look-alikes, surfaced from the CollegeNumbers peer model.

Where University of South Dakota applicants also apply
University of Nebraska-LincolnNE · 77.1% admit · SAT 1200 · 19,338 UG University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMN · 78.9% admit · SAT 1390 · 42,565 UG University of WyomingWY · 96.9% admit · SAT 1170 · 8,138 UG Iowa State UniversityIA · 87.9% admit · SAT 1260 · 26,346 UG
Statistically similar — worth a look
University of MontanaMT · 95.6% admit · SAT 1190 · 7,570 UG University of MaineME · 96.6% admit · SAT 1190 · 9,601 UG Belmont UniversityTN · 93.7% admit · SAT 1260 · 7,174 UG

What the data says about University of South Dakota

Comparative observations derived from this school's reported CDS values and from IPEDS / College Scorecard reference data. Every claim is grounded in a number — no editorial overlay.

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Broadly accessible — admit rate near the national norm.

University of South Dakota's 98.8% admit rate is in line with the national 4-year-institution median of 76.6% (per IPEDS, n=1437 institutions). Most U.S. four-year colleges admit between 61.2% and 88.3% of applicants.

Sources: each school's officially-published Common Data Set; IPEDS / College Scorecard for federal comparisons. Methodology →

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Methodology

The Common Data Set is a standardized reporting form U.S. colleges file annually — sections A through J covering admissions selectivity, enrollment, aid, faculty resources, and outcomes. CollegeNumbers extracts every value directly from each school's officially published CDS PDF, xlsx, docx, or HTML, then normalizes into a unified schema.

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