Presentation College Overview

Presentation College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Aberdeen is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

What Is Presentation College Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Presentation College.
• For the 2021-2022 academic year, 53% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Presentation College makes roughly $45,925 a year. This is 13% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is Presentation College?

Contact details for Presentation College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1500 N Main, Aberdeen, SD 57401-1280
Phone:	605-225-1634
Website:	www.presentation.edu

How Do I Get Into Presentation College?

You can apply to Presentation College online at: mypc.presentation.edu/applynow/inquiryform

Admission Requirements for Presentation College

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	3
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Presentation College?

With an acceptance rate of 76%, Presentation College may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 91% of accepted students are men and 9% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 80%, and the acceptance rate for women is 49%.

Average Test Scores

About 41% of students accepted to Presentation College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 430 and 580. Math scores were between 410 and 550.

Presentation College received ACT scores from 30% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 23. Math scores were between 18 and 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 22.

Can I Afford Presentation College?

The overall average net price of Presentation College is $27,871. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Presentation College, approximately 59% of students took out student loans averaging $4,924 a year. That adds up to $19,696 over four years for those students.

Presentation College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 553 undergraduate students at Presentation College, with 375 being full-time and 178 being part-time.

There are also 24 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 375 full-time undergraduates at Presentation College, 54% are male and 46% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Presentation College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	8
Black or African American	47
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	218
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	80

Geographic Diversity

South Dakota students aren't the only ones who study at Presentation College. At this time, 23 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 7 countries are represented at Presentation College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Australia, Canada, and Ireland.

Online Learning at Presentation College

There are 12 bachelor’s degree and 6 master’s degree programs available online at Presentation College. In 2022-2023, 445 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Presentation College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 13th most popular in South Dakota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Presentation College majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	18%
Health Care Management	80%

Presentation College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Nursing	0	64	11	75
Allied Health Professions	0	12	0	12
Health & Physical Education	0	12	0	12
Other Business, Management & Marketing	3	8	0	11
General Biology	4	4	0	8
General Psychology	0	7	0	7
Communication & Media Studies	0	5	0	5
Health & Medical Administrative Services	2	3	0	5
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	5	0	5
Chemistry	4	0	0	4
Human Services	0	4	0	4
Business Administration & Management	0	2	0	2
Health Sciences & Services	0	1	0	1
Liberal Arts General Studies	1	0	0	1
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	1	0	1
Human Resource Management	0	0	0	0
English Literature (Other)	0	0	0	0
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	0	0	0	0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	0	0	0	0
Religious Studies	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	14	128	11	153

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By User:Orderinchaos under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.