University of South Dakota

Also known as

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

3,606

63.0% Female

37.0% Male

Institution Overview

System

South Dakota Board of Regents

School Type

Public

Academic Calendar

Semester

Setting

Town: Distant

Academics

Graduate Assistantships

Yes

Full Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Part Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Total # of Programs

140

Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

Doctoral Research

Doctoral Professional

Distance

Degrees Offered

Master's

Doctor's (Research)

Doctor's (Professional)

Certificate Offered

Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics

2.14%

American Indian or Alaska Native

1.61%

Asian

1.72%

Black or African American

2.25%

Hispanic or Latino

0.11%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

72.77%

White

2.55%

Two or more races

7.90%

Unknown

8.96%

Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Admissions Office Web Address

https://www.usd.edu/admissions

Tuition & Aid

Average In-State Tuition

$6,123

Average Out-Of-State Tuition

$11,773

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic

Yes

Occupational

Continuing Professional

Recreational or avocational

Highest Degree offered

Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses

Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

Master's (Distance)

Doctor's Degree Research

Doctor's Degree Research (Distance)

Doctor's Degree Professional

Doctor's Degree Professional (Distance)

Postbaccalaureate Certificate

Postbaccalaureate Certificate (Distance)

Program Area	Program Type	Program Format
Program Area	Program Type	Campus	Distance
Accounting	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Applied Behavior Analysis	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Art/Art Studies, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Audiology/Audiologist	Doctoral – Professional	Yes	No
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	Yes Yes
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Biomedical Sciences, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Business Administration and Management, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Chemistry, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Clinical/Medical Social Work	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Computer and Information Sciences, General	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No Yes
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Educational Leadership and Administration, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Educational/Instructional Technology	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Elementary Education and Teaching	Master's Degree	Yes	No
English Language and Literature, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	Yes Yes
History, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Human Services, General	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Law	Doctoral – Professional	Yes	No
Materials Chemistry	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Mathematics, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Medical Scientist	Doctoral – Research Doctoral – Professional	Yes Yes	No No
Medicine	Doctoral – Professional	Yes	No
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Museology/Museum Studies	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Music, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Nursing Practice	Master's Degree Doctoral – Professional	Yes Yes	Yes Yes
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	Doctoral – Professional	Yes	No
Physical Therapy/Therapist	Doctoral – Professional	Yes	No
Physician Assistant	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Physics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Political Science and Government, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Psychology, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No Yes
Public Administration	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Research and Development Management	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Secondary Education and Teaching	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Special Education and Teaching, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	Yes Yes
Sustainability Studies	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No

Faculty

	Total	Instructional Staff	Research
Total	419	416	3
With faculty status	419	416	3
Tenured	146	144	2
On tenure track	80	80	0
Not on tenure track	193	192	1
Annual contract	192	191	1
Less-than annual contract	1	1	0

Graduate Assistantships

Yes

Graduate Assistantship

Teaching

Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?

Yes

Medical Degree Offered?

Yes

Institution Has a Hospital?

Overview

Average In-State Tuition

$6,123

Average Out-Of-State Tuition

$11,773

Financial aid office web address

https://www.usd.edu/financial-aid

Tuition & Fees

	In-state	Out-of-State
Full time Average Tuition	$6,123	$11,773
Full time Fees	$995	$995
Part time, per credit hour	$340	$654

Tuition & Fees By Program

Program	In-state Tuition	In-state Fees	Out-of-State Tuition	Out-of-State Fees
Law	$11,736	$3,288	$31,276	$3,288
Medicine	$32,105	$0	$76,935	$0

Tuition Plan Options

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

3,606

63.0% Female

37.0% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics

2.14%

American Indian or Alaska Native

1.61%

Asian

1.72%

Black or African American

2.25%

Hispanic or Latino

0.11%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

72.77%

White

2.55%

Two or more races

7.90%

Unknown

8.96%

Non-resident Alien

Gender

Race / Ethnicity	Men	Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native	23	54
Asian	21	37
Black Or African American	37	25
Hispanic Or Latino	29	52
Native Hawaiian OrOther Pacific Islander	3	1
Non-resident Alien	225	98
White	882	1,742
Two Or More Races	26	66
Unknown	87	198

Services offered

Service	Offered
Academic Career Counseling Service	Yes
Employment Services For Students	Yes
Placement Services For Completers	Yes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree

Total

633

48.5% Male

51.5% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship

Total

38.5% Male

61.5% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice

Total

209

39.7% Male

60.3% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate

Total

38.7% Male

61.3% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution

Services offered

Service	Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's children	Yes

Admissions Office Contact

Address

414 E Clark St
Vermillion, SD 57069-2390

Phone

605-658-6200

Fax

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of January 2025. Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2023), Data File: [HD2023], [IC2023], [IC2023_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2023), Data File: [C2023_A],[C2023DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2023), Data File: [EFFY2023]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2023), Data File: [EAP2023]