Public · Vermillion, South Dakota
University of South Dakota: cost, debt and earnings by major
43 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $20,028
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 60%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 99%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 5,439
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $22,000
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 5.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $16,823 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $15,550 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $17,356 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $20,898 |
| $110,000+ | $23,148 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (25)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$74,816
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$73,025
- Economics$71,463
- Accounting and Related Services$71,179
- Finance and Financial Management Services$70,100
- Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$68,556
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$64,890
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$64,069
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$61,518
- Political Science and Government$61,362
- Biology, General$58,099
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$58,046
- Marketing$55,261
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$52,211
- Communication and Media Studies$52,100
- Psychology, General$50,993
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$50,306
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$50,270
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$46,034
- Special Education and Teaching$45,415
- History$45,096
- Fine and Studio Arts$43,945
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$39,359 (1 yr)
- English Language and Literature, General$31,155
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$28,760 (1 yr)
Master's programs (12)
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$123,612
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$109,366
- Public Administration$87,275
- Human Services, General$86,703
- Accounting and Related Services$85,964
- Educational Administration and Supervision$72,032
- Public Health$62,165 (1 yr)
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$57,931
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$57,716
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$57,591
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$54,349
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$48,210 (1 yr)
Doctoral programs (3)
- Educational Administration and Supervision$105,958
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$70,000
- Medicine$63,143 (1 yr)
First professional programs (3)
- Medicine$126,911
- Law$83,195
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$72,528