What Are the Top 8 Universities in South Dakota?
Choosing a university is one of those big life decisions. There are so many facets to deciding where you'll spend your academic future.
For instance your future career prospects. Different institutions have varying reputations in different fields, which can affect job prospects and starting salaries.
But college can be very expensive, on average, tuition and room and board at a four-year college costs $28,000 - $60,000 per year. Wallet Hub compared over 800 colleges and universities to find the top-performing schools with the lowest possible costs.
There were seven categories that the schools were compared in including student selectivity, cost & financing, faculty resources, campus safety, campus experience, education outcomes, and career outcomes.
They took into account whether a school was public or private and what their Carnegie classification is (doctoral universities, master's colleges and universities, baccalaureate colleges, etc.)
When all the number crunching and research was done these are the 8 South Dakota schools that Wallet Hub thinks should have top billing.
1. Augustana
2. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
3. Dakota Wesleyan University
4. University of South Dakota
5. Northern State University
6. South Dakota State University
7. Dakota State University
8. Black Hills State University
You can see the complete study at Wallet Hub.
Source: Wallet Hub
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