2021 Best Affordable Colleges in South Dakota for Students from Mexico

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 Mexican Students in South Dakota ranking.

We analyzed 2 colleges and universities across South Dakota to determine which were the best for Mexican students in South Dakota. To come up with this ranking, we look at a number of factors that are all objective measurements. These factors include the school's overall value as determined by our Best Colleges for the Money ranking and the percentage of international students on campus.

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Top Value Colleges in South Dakota for Students from Mexico

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD

$12,809 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

5.3% International Students

Our analysis found South Dakota State University to be the best affordable school for Mexican students in South Dakota in this year’s ranking. South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,977 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

Of the total number of students at the school, 5.3% are international. Students from as far away as India, Saudi Arabia, and Nepal come to South Dakota State to study. International students at South Dakota State can expect to pay, on average, about $12,809 a year to attend the school. Graduate students pay around $16,917 a year in average tuition and fees.

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2

Northern State University
Aberdeen, SD

$11,947 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

2.0% International Students

A rank of #2 on our list means Northern State University is a great place for Mexican students in South Dakota working on their bachelor’s degree. Northern State University is a small public school located in Aberdeen, South Dakota that handed out 254 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 2.0% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at NSU come from such countries as South Korea, China, and Mexico. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at NSU runs, on average, about $11,947. Graduate students pay around $11,936 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.