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 154K citations received by 9.47K 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

#401 in the United States

#447 in North America

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

3. Dakota State University

Madison

For Political Science

#437 in the United States

#484 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 Political Science

#742 in the United States

#809 in North America

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

5. Augustana University

Sioux Falls

For Political Science

#866 in the United States

#937 in North America

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

6. Black Hills State University

Spearfish

For Political Science

#1051 in the United States

#1126 in North America

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

7. Northern State University

Aberdeen

For Political Science

#1163 in the United States

#1240 in North America

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

8. University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls

For Political Science

#1194 in the United States

#1271 in North America

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

9. Oglala Lakota College

Kyle

For Political Science

#1502 in the United States

#1591 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $11,590
Enrollment: 1,229

Closest to South Dakota states to learn Political Science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Nebraska	13	82
North Dakota	8	230
Minnesota	29	18
Iowa	31	48
Kansas	17	68
Colorado	21	57
Montana	8	203
Wisconsin	34	16
Missouri	40	43
Oklahoma	20	92
Illinois	78	9
Utah	11	50
Idaho	7	242
Michigan	43	2
Indiana	35	39
Arkansas	16	131
New Mexico	8	104
Kentucky	27	63
Ohio	63	19
Texas	82	22
Arizona	10	24
Tennessee	37	47
Nevada	6	134
Mississippi	14	181
Washington	32	6
Oregon	19	105
Louisiana	26	84
West Virginia	17	122
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	140	5
Maryland	28	14
Delaware	4	86
New Jersey	28	21
Vermont	11	127
Connecticut	21	7
New Hampshire	12	75
Massachusetts	71	1
Rhode Island	9	66
Maine	14	229
Florida	64	34
Alaska	4	331
Puerto Rico	13	528
Hawaii	7	111