Here are the best four year colleges in South Dakota. This guide includes both private and non-profit universities and colleges in South Dakota.


- Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Midsize City
Website: www.augie.edu/

- Spearfish, South Dakota
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Town
Website: www.bhsu.edu/


- Mitchell, South Dakota
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.dwu.edu/

- Yankton, South Dakota
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.mtmc.edu/

- Aberdeen, South Dakota
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Town
Website: www.northern.edu/

- Aberdeen, South Dakota
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.presentation.edu/

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
- Rapid City, South Dakota
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Small City
Website: www.sdsmt.edu/

- Brookings, South Dakota
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Town
Website: www.sdstate.edu/

- Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Midsize City
Website: www.usiouxfalls.edu/

- Vermillion, South Dakota
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Town
Website: www.usd.edu/
The data on this website is sourced as public domain data from the most recent survey year of the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator tool. That tool can be found at this link: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/. MyCollegeSelection encourages students to explore multiple resources is part of the research process in selecting the college of their dreams.