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

Can I Afford USD?

For the <nil> academic year, 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	$8,224	$8,224
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 $7,275 a year. That adds up to $29,100 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at USD is 0.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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 2020-2021, 5,298 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.

Online Growth Rankings of USD

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of South Dakota was 1.0%. This is the #1,476 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at USD regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.