2023 Best Public Colleges in South Dakota

4 Year  •  Vermillion, SD  • 

University of South Dakota is a public university based in Vermillion, South Dakota. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 1,341 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 86%.

#1 in 2023 Best Public Colleges in South Dakota

4 Year  •  Brookings, SD

South Dakota State University is a public university based in Brookings, South Dakota. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 2,272 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 91%.

#2 in 2023 Best Public Colleges in South Dakota

4 Year  •  Rapid City, SD

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a public university based in Rapid City, South Dakota. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 463 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 83%.

#3 in 2023 Best Public Colleges in South Dakota

4 Year  •  Madison, SD

Dakota State University is a public university based in Madison, South Dakota. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 381 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 84%.

#4 in 2023 Best Public Colleges in South Dakota

4 Year  •  Aberdeen, SD

Northern State University is a public university based in Aberdeen, South Dakota. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 324 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 87%.

#5 in 2023 Best Public Colleges in South Dakota

4 Year  •  Spearfish, SD

Black Hills State University is a public university based in Spearfish, South Dakota. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 555 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 86%.

#6 in 2023 Best Public Colleges in South Dakota

4 Year  •  Kyle, SD

Oglala Lakota College is a public university based in Kyle, South Dakota.

#7 in 2023 Best Public Colleges in South Dakota

2-4 Year  •  Watertown, SD

Lake Area Technical Institute is a public university based in Watertown, South Dakota.

#8 in 2023 Best Public Colleges in South Dakota

2-4 Year  •  Mitchell, SD

Mitchell Technical Institute is a public university based in Mitchell, South Dakota.

#9 in 2023 Best Public Colleges in South Dakota

2-4 Year  •  Sisseton, SD

Sisseton Wahpeton College is a public university based in Sisseton, South Dakota.

#10 in 2023 Best Public Colleges in South Dakota

2-4 Year  •  Sioux Falls, SD

Southeast Technical Institute is a public university based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

#11 in 2023 Best Public Colleges in South Dakota

2-4 Year  •  Rapid City, SD

Western Dakota Technical Institute is a public university based in Rapid City, South Dakota.

#12 in 2023 Best Public Colleges in South Dakota