South Dakota's 8 best Psychology colleges [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in South Dakota ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 223K citations received by 10.6K 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 Psychology

#261 in the United States

#292 in North America

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

2. South Dakota State University

Brookings

For Psychology

#382 in the United States

#425 in North America

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

3. Dakota State University

Madison

For Psychology

#423 in the United States

#468 in North America

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

4. Augustana University

Sioux Falls

For Psychology

#906 in the United States

#974 in North America

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

5. University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls

For Psychology

#939 in the United States

#1007 in North America

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

6. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Rapid

For Psychology

#969 in the United States

#1038 in North America

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

7. Black Hills State University

Spearfish

For Psychology

#1109 in the United States

#1181 in North America

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

8. Northern State University

Aberdeen

For Psychology

#1219 in the United States

#1295 in North America

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

Closest to South Dakota states to learn Psychology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Nebraska	13	111
North Dakota	7	209
Minnesota	28	16
Iowa	31	31
Kansas	14	75
Colorado	21	58
Montana	7	231
Wisconsin	32	17
Missouri	35	18
Oklahoma	20	129
Illinois	71	20
Utah	11	43
Idaho	7	271
Michigan	37	3
Indiana	35	57
Arkansas	17	124
New Mexico	8	89
Kentucky	26	56
Ohio	60	23
Texas	77	34
Arizona	11	40
Tennessee	37	42
Nevada	7	149
Mississippi	14	158
Washington	30	5
Oregon	18	55
Louisiana	25	90
West Virginia	17	100
Alabama	25	52
Pennsylvania	101	6
California	130	4
Georgia	45	21
Virginia	43	39
North Carolina	44	14
District of Columbia	10	70
South Carolina	25	73
New York	132	8
Maryland	28	2
New Jersey	27	32
Vermont	11	96
Connecticut	21	7
New Hampshire	13	95
Massachusetts	68	1
Rhode Island	9	51
Maine	13	254
Florida	58	27
Alaska	4	387
Puerto Rico	16	429
Hawaii	6	139

Psychology subfields in South Dakota