Best Mechanical Engineering schools in South Dakota [Rankings]

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

Brookings

For Mechanical Engineering

#293 in the United States

#333 in North America

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

2. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Rapid

For Mechanical Engineering

#302 in the United States

#343 in North America

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

3. University of South Dakota

Vermillion

For Mechanical Engineering

#376 in the United States

#420 in North America

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

4. Dakota State University

Madison

For Mechanical Engineering

#436 in the United States

#487 in North America

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

5. Augustana University

Sioux Falls

For Mechanical Engineering

#926 in the United States

#995 in North America

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

6. University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls

For Mechanical Engineering

#935 in the United States

#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 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