Students
Who's on campus
A medium campus of 5,439 undergrads, where 19% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.41
Economic access
Campus size
32% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 34% take some
Where first-years come from
1,418 first-time students
34% came from other states and 14% from abroad; 52% are from South Dakota. More from other states than at 63% of colleges.
- In-state (South Dakota)52%
- Other states34%
- Abroad14%
Top home states
- South Dakota(home state)52% 739
- Iowa13% 180
- Nebraska10% 142
- Minnesota5.7% 81
- Colorado0.8% 12
From 28 states (counting DC).
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
317
new transfer students, 18% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 34% of colleges.
233 full-time, 84 part-time.
Going on to another college
27%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 611 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
12% of undergrads study part-time.
64% women
Another gender: Not collected by this college.
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 2,128 students.
Housing
Beds
2,128
About 39 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Offered
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I FCS · The Summit League
Football in the Missouri Valley Conference. Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, cross country/track.
How the Summit League comparesROTC
Army
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- On-campus child care for students' children
- 3% or fewer of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Faith communities · 2
- Catholic 1
- Nonreligious and secular 1
Nonreligious and secular
University of South Dakota Secular Student Alliance
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Among first-years: 26% of men, 14% of women.
Councils and chapters
1listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
South Dakota Alpha
1listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Alpha-Gamma (South Dakota)
LGBTQ+ life
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Gender-inclusive housing
- Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Not collected by this college.
Gender unknown: 0
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)