List Of Colleges And Universities In South Dakota
USD is the oldest public university in South Dakota, as it has a founding date of 1862. Augustana University, situated in Sioux Falls, is the largest not-for-profit private university with a spring 2012 enrollment of 1,871 students in attendance. Sioux Falls Seminary, a Baptist seminary located in the city of the same name, is the state's smallest post-secondary institution, as it had a spring 2012 enrollment of 141 students. Globe University–Sioux Falls, a for-profit private university, consists of 262 students and is the state's second smallest institution.
The state's only law school, the University of South Dakota School of Law, is accredited by the American Bar Association. USD also contains the state's only medical school, the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine. The majority of South Dakota's post-secondary institutions are accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). Most are accredited by multiple agencies, such as the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), and the National League for Nursing (NLNAC).
Extant institutions
Defunct institutions
Institution | Location(s) | Control | Founded | Closed | Ref(s) |
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Colorado Technical University - Sioux Falls | Sioux Falls | Private for profit | 1990 | 2016 | |
Columbus College | Chamberlain Sioux Falls |
Private | 1909 | 1929 | |
Freeman Junior College | Freeman | Private | 1903 | 1986 | |
Globe University–Sioux Falls | Sioux Falls | Private for-profit | 1877 | 2017 | |
Huron University | Huron | Private | 1897 | 2001 | |
Kilian Community College | Sioux Falls | Private not-for-profit | 1977 | 2016 | |
Redfield College | Redfield | Private | 1885 | 1932 | |
University of South Dakota – Springfield | Springfield | Public | 1881 | 1984 | |
Wessington Springs College | Wessington Springs | Private | 1887 | 1964 | |
Yankton College | Yankton | Private | 1871 | 1984 | |
Presentation College | Aberdeen | Private not-for-profit | 1951 | 2023 |
Key
See also
- List of college athletic programs in South Dakota
- Higher education in the United States
- List of American institutions of higher education