2021 Best Affordable Colleges in South Dakota for Students from Germany

It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there are so many options available for international students. At College Factual, we're committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our Best Value Colleges for German Students in South Dakota ranking.

After analyzing 2 schools in South Dakota, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for German students in South Dakota. Our ranking methodology focuses on a number of different objective factors - such as the overall value of the school, number of total international students at the school, and the percentage of international students on campus - to make this determination.

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Top Value Colleges in South Dakota for Students from Germany

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD

$12,942 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

2.3% International Students

Our analysis found University of South Dakota to be the best affordable school for German students in South Dakota in this year’s ranking. University of South Dakota is a medium-sized public school located in Vermillion, South Dakota that handed out 1,333 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 2.3% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at USD are China, India, and Nepal. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at USD is about $12,942 a year, on average. Graduate students pay around $12,768 a year in average tuition and fees.

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2

Augustana University
Sioux Falls, SD

$35,914 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

4.1% International Students

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augustana University. It ranked #2 on our 2021 Best Colleges for German students in South Dakota list. Augustana University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota that handed out 567 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 4.1% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at Augustana Sioux Falls come from such countries as Ethiopia, Norway, and China. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at Augustana Sioux Falls is about $35,914 a year, on average. Graduate students pay around $36,696 a year in average tuition and fees.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 2 schools only.

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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