6 Best Mechanical Engineering schools in South Dakota

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Below is a list of best universities in South Dakota ranked based on their research performance in Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 30.8K citations received by 2.66K academic papers made by 6 universities in South Dakota was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. South Dakota State University

For Mechanical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1133
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
100%

2. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1269
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
94%

3. University of South Dakota

For Mechanical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
99%
Average SAT
1160
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
94%

4. Dakota State University

For Mechanical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1090
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
97%

5. Augustana University

For Mechanical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1218
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$23,843

6. University of Sioux Falls

For Mechanical Engineering

#1004 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Net Price
$20,957
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$12,117

Closest to South Dakota states to learn Mechanical Engineering

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Nebraska 7 75
North Dakota 4 192
Minnesota 20 15
Iowa 10 31
Kansas 8 109
Colorado 14 45
Montana 3 185
Wisconsin 21 10
Missouri 20 52
Oklahoma 10 90
Illinois 40 6
Utah 7 42
Idaho 4 167
Michigan 23 5
Indiana 21 19
Arkansas 10 137
New Mexico 5 99
Kentucky 13 58
Ohio 39 13
Texas 55 14
Arizona 5 41
Tennessee 24 51
Mississippi 6 124
Washington 18 8
Oregon 14 82
Louisiana 16 63
West Virginia 6 110
Alabama 15 92
Pennsylvania 67 11
California 80 2
Georgia 23 7
Virginia 28 29
North Carolina 24 38
District of Columbia 8 108
South Carolina 14 71
New York 96 9
Maryland 21 12
New Jersey 19 23
Vermont 3 149
Connecticut 18 27
New Hampshire 8 114
Massachusetts 48 1
Rhode Island 7 64
Maine 6 186
Florida 32 26
Alaska 3 217
Puerto Rico 5 285
Hawaii 4 126