South Dakota's 8 best Law schools [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in South Dakota ranked based on their research performance in Law. A graph of 148K citations received by 8.95K academic papers made by 8 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. University of South Dakota

Vermillion

For Law

#334 in the United States

#372 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 95%

2. South Dakota State University

Brookings

For Law

#408 in the United States

#452 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

3. Dakota State University

Madison

For Law

#442 in the United States

#486 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 95%

4. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Rapid

For Law

#716 in the United States

#778 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 95%

5. Augustana University

Sioux Falls

For Law

#944 in the United States

#1014 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1183
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $25,280

6. Black Hills State University

Spearfish

For Law

#1012 in the United States

#1085 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $5,158

7. Northern State University

Aberdeen

For Law

#1151 in the United States

#1227 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $5,565

8. University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls

For Law

#1175 in the United States

#1251 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $21,049
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $11,692

Closest to South Dakota states to learn Law

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Nebraska	13	87
North Dakota	7	223
Minnesota	28	18
Iowa	31	48
Kansas	16	67
Colorado	21	57
Montana	8	211
Wisconsin	33	16
Missouri	40	43
Oklahoma	20	92
Illinois	77	9
Utah	11	50
Idaho	7	239
Michigan	41	2
Indiana	35	39
Arkansas	16	128
New Mexico	8	104
Kentucky	27	63
Ohio	62	19
Texas	82	21
Arizona	10	25
Tennessee	37	47
Nevada	6	131
Mississippi	14	178
Washington	32	5
Oregon	18	101
Louisiana	26	83
West Virginia	17	123
Alabama	25	96
Pennsylvania	99	8
California	132	3
Georgia	49	46
Virginia	42	33
North Carolina	47	20
District of Columbia	11	41
South Carolina	28	62
New York	136	6
Maryland	28	13
Delaware	4	86
New Jersey	28	22
Vermont	11	127
Connecticut	21	7
New Hampshire	12	75
Massachusetts	71	1
Rhode Island	9	70
Maine	14	227
Florida	63	34
Alaska	4	325
Puerto Rico	12	631
Hawaii	7	112