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University of South Dakota Overview

University of South Dakota is a public institution situated in Vermillion, South Dakota. The surrounding location of Vermillion is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

What Is University of South Dakota Known For?

1,321 Undergraduate Awards

$23,220 Avg Cost After Aid

99% Acceptance Rate

Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at USD.
In a recent academic period68% of the faculty were full-time.
Students who graduate from USD with a bachelor's degree make about $51,926 a year. That's 27% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is University of South Dakota?

Contact details for USD are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	414 E Clark St, Vermillion, SD 57069-2390
Phone:	605-658-6200
Website:	www.usd.edu

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How Do I Get Into USD?

You can apply to USD online at: https://www.usd.edu/Admissions-and-Aid/Apply

Admission Requirements for USD

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into USD?

99% Acceptance Rate

66% Of Accepted Are Women

3% Submit SAT Scores

USD has the high acceptance rate of 99%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 34% of accepted students are men and 66% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 99%, and the acceptance rate for women is 100%.

Average Test Scores

About 3% of students accepted to USD submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 640. Math scores were between 520 and 660.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of South Dakota ( 500 to 640 )

200

800

SAT Math Scores for University of South Dakota ( 520 to 660 )

200

800

USD received ACT scores from 76% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 24. Math scores were between 18 and 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 25.

ACT English Scores for University of South Dakota ( 18 to 24 )

ACT Composite Scores for University of South Dakota ( 19 to 25 )

Can I Afford University of South Dakota?

$23,220 Net Price

60% Take Out Loans

The overall average net price of USD is $23,220. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At USD, approximately 60% of students took out student loans averaging $7,340 a year. That adds up to $29,360 over four years for those students.

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University of South Dakota Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,741 Full-Time Undergraduates

63% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There are 7,103 undergraduate students at USD, with 4,741 being full-time and 2,362 being part-time.

There are also 2,356 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,741 full-time undergraduates at USD, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of South Dakota students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	61
Black or African American	141
Hispanic or Latino	193
White	3,974
International Students	94
Other Races/Ethnicities	278

Geographic Diversity

South Dakota students aren't the only ones who study at University of South Dakota. At this time, 37 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 63 countries are represented at USD. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Nepal.

University of South Dakota Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	7	0	80	8	79	0	174
Nursing	0	0	162	0	0	0	162
Mental & Social Health Services	2	0	54	15	82	0	153
General Psychology	0	0	82	1	10	10	103
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	75	8	13	0	96
Health Sciences & Services	8	0	77	0	0	6	91
Health & Physical Education	0	0	69	0	21	0	90
General Biology	0	5	62	0	16	6	89
Accounting	0	0	57	0	24	0	81
Educational Administration	0	0	0	0	46	24	70
Communication Sciences	0	0	34	0	26	5	65
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	18	45	0	0	0	63
Medicine	0	0	0	0	0	61	61
Computer Information Systems	1	0	13	1	45	0	60
Law	0	0	0	0	0	58	58
Communication & Media Studies	1	0	51	0	4	0	56
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	0	0	0	56	56
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	55	0	0	0	55
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	0	55	0	0	0	55
Marketing	2	0	34	3	0	0	39
Public Administration	0	0	0	18	17	0	35
Dental Support Services	0	0	32	0	0	0	32
General English Literature	0	0	19	0	7	4	30
Allied Health Professions	0	0	0	0	25	0	25
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	1	0	0	0	18	6	25
Political Science & Government	0	0	22	0	0	2	24
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	15	0	8	0	23
Economics	0	0	22	0	0	0	22
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	20	0	1	0	21
Special Education	0	0	14	0	6	0	20
Music	0	0	6	0	14	0	20
Public Health	0	0	0	0	19	0	19
Anthropology	4	0	11	0	0	0	15
Biomedical Engineering	0	0	1	0	6	6	13
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	12	1	0	0	13
History	0	0	10	0	3	0	13
Human Services	0	0	0	0	12	0	12
Physics	0	0	2	0	5	4	11
Human Resource Management	1	0	9	0	0	0	10
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	0	0	0	9	0	0	9
Sociology	0	0	9	0	0	0	9
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	8	0	1	0	9
Medical Science	0	0	0	0	0	8	8
Mathematics	0	0	2	0	6	0	8
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0	8	0	8
Sustainability Science	0	0	6	0	2	0	8
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	0	0	7	0	0	0	7
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	6	0	0	0	6
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	6	0	0	0	6
Chemistry	0	0	3	0	3	0	6
Romance Languages	0	0	5	0	0	0	5
Entrepreneurial Studies	1	0	3	0	0	0	4
International Studies	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
Instructional Media Design	0	0	0	0	3	0	3
Philosophy	2	0	1	0	0	0	3
Materials Sciences	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
Writing Studies	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
Ethnic Studies	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Design & Applied Arts	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Museum Studies	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
TOTAL	33	24	1,264	65	530	262	2,178

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.

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