South Dakota's 9 best Political Science schools [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in South Dakota ranked based on their research performance in Political Science. A graph of 163K citations received by 9.73K academic papers made by 9 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 Political Science

#338 in the United States

#381 in North America

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

2. South Dakota State University

Brookings

For Political Science

#403 in the United States

#449 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 97%

3. Dakota State University

Madison

For Political Science

#436 in the United States

#483 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 97%

4. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Rapid

For Political Science

#746 in the United States

#815 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 93%

5. Augustana University

Sioux Falls

For Political Science

#869 in the United States

#940 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $24,977

6. Black Hills State University

Spearfish

For Political Science

#1052 in the United States

#1128 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1050
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 89%

7. Northern State University

Aberdeen

For Political Science

#1146 in the United States

#1223 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 98%

8. University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls

For Political Science

#1198 in the United States

#1275 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $21,385
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $12,782

9. Oglala Lakota College

Kyle

For Political Science

#1507 in the United States

#1596 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $12,793
Enrollment: 1,188

Closest to South Dakota states to learn Political Science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Nebraska	13	83
North Dakota	8	229
Minnesota	29	18
Iowa	31	49
Kansas	17	68
Colorado	22	57
Montana	8	202
Wisconsin	34	16
Missouri	40	43
Oklahoma	20	92
Illinois	78	9
Utah	11	50
Idaho	7	240
Michigan	43	2
Indiana	35	39
Arkansas	17	130
New Mexico	8	105
Kentucky	28	63
Ohio	63	19
Texas	82	22
Arizona	10	24
Tennessee	37	46
Nevada	6	133
Mississippi	14	178
Washington	32	6
Oregon	19	106
Louisiana	26	84
West Virginia	17	123
Alabama	26	97
Pennsylvania	101	8
California	133	3
Georgia	50	45
Virginia	42	32
North Carolina	47	20
District of Columbia	12	41
South Carolina	31	61
New York	139	5
Maryland	28	13
Delaware	4	86
New Jersey	28	21
Vermont	11	129
Connecticut	21	7
New Hampshire	12	75
Massachusetts	71	1
Rhode Island	9	66
Maine	14	227
Florida	64	34
Alaska	4	331
Puerto Rico	13	527
Hawaii	7	113