University of South Dakota
University of South Dakota is a public college in Vermillion, SD. Its average net price is $20,028 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $16,823 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $15,550 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $17,356 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $20,898 |
| $110,001 and up | $23,148 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $50,172 |
| 8 years after entry | $54,576 |
| 10 years after entry | $58,316 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $54,403 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=73 |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | Not published |
| Biology | $31,576 Small program - rough guide n=61 | $25,483 Small program - rough guide n=68 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $70,896 National median for this major n=5,750 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $50,062 Small program - rough guide n=83 | $23,608 n=121 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | $69,014 National median for this major n=5,201 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | $19,511 Small program - rough guide n=46 |
| Communications | $42,919 Small program - rough guide n=82 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=77 |
| Computer Science | $70,762 National median for this major n=44,537 | Not published |
| Criminal Justice | $47,711 Small program - rough guide n=48 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=80 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | $69,364 Small program - rough guide n=53 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Economics | $60,917 National median for this major n=25,831 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,147 National median for this major n=27,468 | Not published |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | $47,020 National median for this major n=3,614 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $49,843 Small program - rough guide n=38 | $19,600 Small program - rough guide n=62 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | $48,416 Small program - rough guide n=94 | $25,000 n=115 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $50,300 National median for this major n=20,298 | Not published |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | Not published |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $55,804 National median for this major n=11,775 | Not published |
| International/Globalization Studies | $42,221 National median for this major n=4,870 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $45,483 Small program - rough guide n=58 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=59 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $68,249 National median for this major n=9,765 | Not published |
| Marketing | $45,791 Small program - rough guide n=59 | $24,187 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | $43,698 Small program - rough guide n=58 | $23,791 Small program - rough guide n=74 |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $37,389 National median for this major n=7,500 | Not published |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | $44,728 National median for this major n=2,888 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $43,306 National median for this major n=36,807 | $21,440 Small program - rough guide n=40 |
| Psychology | $37,633 Small program - rough guide n=60 | $23,281 n=126 |
| Registered Nursing | $74,978 n=278 | $27,000 n=205 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Sociology | $40,712 National median for this major n=29,430 | Not published |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,673 National median for this major n=10,747 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $39,359 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $23,250 Small program - rough guide n=86 |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | Not published |
| Sustainability Studies | $44,710 National median for this major n=1,415 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $44,768 Small program - rough guide n=33 | Not published |
| Teaching | $47,492 n=108 | $25,600 Small program - rough guide n=99 |
Explore Further
All Colleges in South Dakota Accounting Anthropology Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Biology Biomedical/Medical Engineering Business Administration, Management and Operations Chemistry Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Communication Disorders Sciences and Services Communications Computer Science Criminal Justice Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Economics English Language and Literature, General Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Ethnic and Gender Studies Finance and Financial Management Services Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Health and Medical Administrative Services History Human Resources Management and Services International/Globalization Studies Liberal Arts Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Marketing Mathematics Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Music Neurobiology and Neurosciences Non-Professional Legal Studies Philosophy Physics Political Science and Government Psychology Registered Nursing Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Sociology Special Education and Teaching Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Studio Art Sustainability Studies Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Teaching