2021’s Best Colleges in South Dakota – WalletHub Study

UNDATED – With the first “early decision” college-application deadline looming on Nov. 1 and colleges adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its 2021’s Best College & University Rankings report, as well as accompanying videos, in addition to separate rankings for colleges and for universities.

To help college-bound seniors choose the best schools within their states, WalletHub compared over 1,000 higher-education institutions in the U.S. based on 30 key measures grouped into seven categories, such as Student Selectivity, Cost & Financing and Career Outcomes. The data set ranges from student-faculty ratio to graduation rate to post-attendance median salary.

Top 9 Colleges & Universities in South Dakota
 

With that in mind, here’s a closer look at some of the top schools and how each performed in certain metrics:
 
School Snapshot: Augustana University (1 = Best):

• 1^st – Admission Rate
• 9^th – Net Cost
• 1^st – Student-Faculty Ratio
• 9^th – On-Campus Crime
• 7^th – Gender & Racial Diversity
• 1^st – Graduation Rate
• 2^nd – Post-Attendance Median Salary

School Snapshot: Mount Marty College (1 = Best):

• 3^rd – Admission Rate
• 7^th – Net Cost
• 3^rd – Student-Faculty Ratio
• 5^th – On-Campus Crime
• 1^st – Gender & Racial Diversity
• 4^th – Graduation Rate
• 7^th – Post-Attendance Median Salary

School Snapshot: University of Sioux Falls (1 = Best):

• 9^th – Admission Rate
• 5^th – Net Cost
• 6^th – Student-Faculty Ratio
• 1^st – On-Campus Crime
• 6^th – Gender & Racial Diversity
• 2^nd – Graduation Rate
• 4^th – Post-Attendance Median Salary

To view the full reports, please visit: 

Best Colleges & Universities Overall: https://wallethub.com/edu/college-rankings/40750/

Best Colleges: https://wallethub.com/edu/best-colleges-in-the-us-ranking/40748/

Best Universities: https://wallethub.com/edu/best-universities-in-usa-ranking/39704/