University of South Dakota
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
University of South Dakota is a public research university in Vermillion, SD (town setting), with 7,095 undergraduates (63% women). It admitted 99% of 5,349 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1110–1330 on the SAT and 19–25 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $28,149 a year for out-of-state students and $24,639 in-state; aided first-year students paid $18,466 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 61% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, education. The campus reported 0.82 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where University of South Dakota ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 61%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,432 in-state · $12,942 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 22 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University of South Dakota
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
University of South Dakota teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | The Summit League | 35 | 7 over | 3 | $737k | $21,068 | 991 | |
| Men's Basketball | The Summit League | 16 | 1 over | 1 | $1.9M | $120,366 | 961 | |
| Women's Basketball | The Summit League | 15 | at cap | 1 | $1.7M | $110,888 | 995 | |
| Men's Cross Country | The Summit League | — | — | 4 | — | — | 984 | |
| Women's Cross Country | The Summit League | — | — | 4 | — | — | 996 | |
| Football | Missouri Valley Football Conference | 122 | 17 over | 1 | $6M | $49,098 | 968 | |
| Men's Golf | The Summit League | 10 | 1 over | 2 | $267k | $26,663 | 973 | |
| Women's Golf | The Summit League | 8 | room 1 | 1 | $340k | $42,504 | 1000 | |
| Softball | The Summit League | 23 | room 2 | 2 | $808k | $35,121 | 985 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | The Summit League | 30 | at cap | 3 | $402k | $13,403 | 986 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | The Summit League | 37 | 7 over | 3 | $630k | $17,018 | 988 | |
| Women's Tennis | The Summit League | 9 | room 1 | 2 | $356k | $39,557 | 984 | |
| Men's Track & Field | The Summit League | 123 | 78 over | 7 | $631k | $5,130 | 978 | |
| Women's Track & Field | The Summit League | 150 | 105 over | 7 | $1M | $6,687 | 992 | |
| Women's Volleyball | The Summit League | 18 | at cap | 4 | $1.4M | $80,065 | 1000 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.