University of South Dakota Trade Programs

Located in Vermillion, South Dakota, University of South Dakota is a public institution. Vermillion is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

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

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Can I Afford USD?

In a recent term, part-time USD students paid $259 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $376 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,773	$11,283
Fees	$1,659	$1,659
Books and Supplies	$1,200	$1,200
On Campus Room and Board	$9,060	$9,060
On Campus Other Expenses	$4,947	$4,947

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At USD, approximately 60% of students took out student loans averaging $7,340 a year. That adds up to $29,360 over four years for those students.

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University of South Dakota Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 7,103 undergraduate students at USD, with 4,741 being full-time and 2,362 being part-time.

There are also 2,356 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,741 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	141
Hispanic or Latino	193
White	3,974
International Students	94
Other Races/Ethnicities	278

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

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 18 master’s degree programs available online at USD. 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
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	23%

University of South Dakota Trade School Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	8	78	86
Clinical/Medical Social Work	0	53	53
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	0	37	37
Hospital & Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	0	19	19
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	2	13	15
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	0	8	8
TOTAL	10	208	218

University of South Dakota Trades

In a recent academic period, University of South Dakota awarded 436 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0	8
Dental Support Services	0	0	0	37
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	19
Health Sciences & Services	8	0	0	78
Mental & Social Health Services	2	0	0	66
Total	20	0	0	416

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.