Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$24,923
$25,752
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$20,139
$20,028
Average paid from out of state, estimated
$23,751
$23,640
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
South Dakota State University
University of South Dakota
Under $30,000
$16,643
$16,823
$30,000–$48,000
$14,891
$15,550
$48,000–$75,000
$16,629
$17,356
$75,000–$110,000
$20,566
$20,898
Over $110,000
$22,227
$23,148
After you start
Measure
South Dakota State University
University of South Dakota
Undergrads
9,198
5,439
Graduate within 6 years
60%
61%
Come back for year two
84%
79%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$58,802
$58,316
Median debt at graduation
$21,008
$22,000
Highlighted only when the gap is at least 5%. "Average paid" is what students who got federal aid paid per year after grants, not a price quote; at public colleges the income rows are in-state students. The out-of-state estimate adds a public college's extra out-of-state tuition to its in-state average; out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more. How we get our numbers