Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in South Dakota: Best colleges Ranked

Below is a list of best universities in South Dakota ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 673K citations received by 35.5K 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. South Dakota State University

Brookings

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#326 in the United States

#366 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1100
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%

2. University of South Dakota

Vermillion

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#334 in the United States

#374 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 95%

3. Dakota State University

Madison

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#435 in the United States

#485 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1123
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 92%

4. Augustana University

Sioux Falls

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#706 in the United States

#771 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $26,795

5. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Rapid

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#763 in the United States

#829 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 94%

6. University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#996 in the United States

#1070 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Net Price: $21,333
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $10,702

7. Black Hills State University

Spearfish

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1103 in the United States

#1179 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 94%

8. Northern State University

Aberdeen

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1165 in the United States

#1243 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 96%

9. Oglala Lakota College

Kyle

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1514 in the United States

#1602 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $13,173
Enrollment: 1,451

Closest to South Dakota states to learn Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Nebraska	14	83
North Dakota	8	159
Minnesota	30	19
Iowa	33	42
Kansas	20	69
Colorado	23	51
Montana	9	155
Wisconsin	34	10
Missouri	41	38
Oklahoma	21	102
Illinois	78	11
Utah	11	46
Idaho	7	197
Michigan	43	4
Indiana	36	44
Arkansas	17	150
New Mexico	9	94
Kentucky	29	55
Ohio	64	15
Texas	82	18
Arizona	10	29
Tennessee	38	45
Nevada	7	143
Mississippi	14	176
Washington	35	5
Oregon	19	93
Louisiana	26	72
West Virginia	19	112
Alabama	27	80
Pennsylvania	108	7
California	141	2
Georgia	50	41
Virginia	42	37
North Carolina	49	22
District of Columbia	13	60
South Carolina	31	62
New York	143	6
Maryland	27	23
Delaware	4	91
New Jersey	28	24
Vermont	11	119
Connecticut	22	8
New Hampshire	12	87
Massachusetts	74	1
Rhode Island	9	67
Maine	15	200
Florida	66	32
Alaska	4	227
Puerto Rico	15	399
Hawaii	7	103