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University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD · Private · Midsize city · USF

Private institution in Sioux Falls, SD · 1,258 undergraduates · 82% acceptance rate · $54,521 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$20,8741,156th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$20,7401,139th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$20,740897th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$32,7281,026th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$23,2491,031st lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$54,521816th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$46,712748th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
60.5%756th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
75.2%956th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
82.1%970th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
—

Campus

Undergraduates
1,2581,224th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
17.0:11,581st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
29.0%1,255th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 198 mi (MSP)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 39 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$58,731$58,173
Human Resources Management and ServicesBusinessbachelors$45,852$44,021
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$42,309$36,221
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$41,565$47,513
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$36,041$37,208
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$32,569—
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$31,423—
Social WorkPublic Administrationbachelors$31,423—
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$30,554$21,964
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$23,693$31,670
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors——
Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 11 sports

NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,579,783 (M $1,735,639 · W $1,844,144)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Sioux Falls’s 1,258 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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