University of South Dakota Healthcare Programs

University of South Dakota is a public institution located in Vermillion, South Dakota. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Vermillion draws many to the area.

Where Is University of South Dakota?

Contact details for USD are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	414 E Clark St, Vermillion, SD 57069-2390
Phone:	605-658-6200
Website:	www.usd.edu

How Do I Get Into USD?

You can apply to USD online at: https://www.usd.edu/Admissions-and-Aid/Apply

Admission Requirements for USD

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	5
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	5

How Hard Is It To Get Into USD?

Since USD has an acceptance rate of 99%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 34% of accepted students are men and 66% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 99%, and the acceptance rate for women is 100%.

Average Test Scores

About 3% of students accepted to USD submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 640. Math scores were between 520 and 660.

USD received ACT scores from 76% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 24. Math scores were between 18 and 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 25.

Can I Afford University of South Dakota?

The overall average net price of USD is $23,220. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At USD, approximately 60% of students took out student loans averaging $7,275 a year. That adds up to $29,100 over four years for those students.

University of South Dakota Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,987 undergraduate students at USD, with 4,502 being full-time and 2,485 being part-time.

There are also 2,477 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,502 full-time undergraduates at USD, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of South Dakota students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	61
Black or African American	150
Hispanic or Latino	189
White	3,724
International Students	97
Other Races/Ethnicities	281

Geographic Diversity

South Dakota students aren't the only ones who study at University of South Dakota. At this time, 37 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 63 countries are represented at USD. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Nepal.

Online Learning at University of South Dakota

In 2022-2023, 5,715 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at USD has changed over the last few years.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of USD majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	26%
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	23%

University of South Dakota Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Registered Nursing	0	163	0	0	0	163
Clinical/Medical Social Work	0	53	0	67	0	120
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	8	78	0	0	8	94
Medicine	0	0	0	0	64	64
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	2	13	2	22	0	39
General Communication Sciences & Disorders	0	18	0	19	0	37
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	0	37	0	0	0	37
Physical Therapy/Therapist	0	0	0	0	31	31
Occupational Therapy	0	0	0	0	27	27
Physician Assistant	0	0	0	25	0	25
Hospital & Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	0	19	1	0	0	20
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	0	0	0	19	0	19
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	0	8	0	0	0	8
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	0	0	7	0	0	7
Audiology/Audiologist	0	0	0	0	4	4
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	0	0	3	0	0	3
Art Therapy	1	0	1	0	0	2
Medical Scientist	0	0	0	0	1	1
General Public Health	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	11	389	14	152	135	701

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.