Top Ranked Universities in South Dakota

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Top Ranked Universities in South Dakota - Highest Enrollment

Rank in South Dakota			Highest Enrollment
2020	2015	School Name	2020	2015
1	1	South Dakota State University	12,104	12,525 (↓3.4%)
2	2	University of South Dakota	10,066	10,235 (↓1.7%)
3	3	Black Hills State University	4,035	4,464 (↓9.6%)
4	4	Northern State University	3,493	3,275 (↑6.7%)
5	5	Dakota State University	3,382	3,129 (↑8.1%)
6	6	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology	2,654	2,640 (↑0.5%)
7 ↑	10	Lake Area Technical Institute	2,245	1,559 (↑44.0%)
8 ↓	7	Southeast Technical Institute	2,166	2,467 (↓12.2%)
9	9	Augustana University	2,133	1,765 (↑20.8%)
10 ↓	8	National American University-Rapid City	1,665	2,306 (↓27.8%)
11 ↑	12	University of Sioux Falls	1,615	1,408 (↑14.7%)
12 ↓	11	Oglala Lakota College	1,300	1,551 (↓16.2%)
13 ↑	14	Mitchell Technical Institute	1,198	1,203 (↓0.4%)
14 ↑	15	Western Dakota Technical Institute	1,061	1,030 (↑3.0%)
15 ↓	13	Mount Marty College	1,044	1,225 (↓14.8%)
16	16	Dakota Wesleyan University	1,024	879 (↑16.5%)
17	17	Presentation College	700	791 (↓11.5%)
18	18	Sinte Gleska University	583	689 (↓15.4%)
19 ↑	25	Sioux Falls Seminary	306	143 (↑114.0%)
20 ↑	21	Colorado Technical University-Sioux Falls	276	No Change

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