University of South Dakota (out-of-state)

Overall, the University of South Dakota is known for being a non selective school. The school receives approximately 4,500 applications every year . The overall acceptance rate is around 99 percent which equals about 4,460 students who were successful in the admission process of the institution. But, when the semester begins, only about 1,330 or 30% of the students who received the letter of acceptance from the University of South Dakota choose to attend. The institution’s application data shows that 33 percent of the applicants who applied are men compared to 66 percent who are women. When the semester starts, about 67 percent of those accepted women enrolled at the University of South Dakota and 32 percent were males. Students are asked to submit their ACT or SAT scores to the University of South Dakota when filling out the application. Often, an ACT score between 19 - 25 or an SAT score between 1,010 - 1,220 is the range that applicants have greater chances to be accepted. This school also allows submissions of Advanced Placement (AP) credits and Dual enrollment. the University of South Dakota’s undergraduate application fee is $20.