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	South Dakota	Nation

Demographics

Population
	South Dakota	Nation
Total (State rank: 46)	824,082	311,591,919

Age distribution
Age range	South Dakota	Nation
Up to 4	7.1%	6.4%
5 to 14	13.4%	13.2%
15 to 19	7.2%	7.0%
20 to 24	7.1%	7.1%
25 to 44	24.4%	26.4%
45 to 64	26.3%	26.5%
65 and older	14.6%	13.2%

Racial and ethnic distribution
Race or ethnicity	South Dakota	Nation
American Indian	8.7%	0.8%
Asian	1.0%	4.8%
Black	1.2%	12.6%
Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
White	85.9%	74.1%
More than one race	2.4%	2.8%
Hispanic (may be any race)	2.8%	16.7%
Other	0.9%	4.7%

Educational attainment of adults (highest level)
Level	South Dakota	Nation
8th grade or less	4.1%	6.0%
Some high school, no diploma	5.3%	8.1%
High-school diploma	31.4%	28.4%
Some college, no degree	23.1%	21.2%
Associate degree	9.7%	7.8%
Bachelor’s degree	18.2%	17.9%
Master’s degree	5.9%	7.5%
Doctoral degree	1.1%	1.2%
Professional degree	1.1%	1.9%

Proportion who speak a language other than English at home
	South Dakota	Nation
	6.6%	20.8%

Per capita personal income
	South Dakota	Nation
(State rank: 19)	$43,659	$42,693

Poverty rate
	South Dakota	Nation
	13.9%	15.9%

New high-school graduates
Estimate	South Dakota	Nation
Total for 2013-14	8,663	3,219,207
Projected change from 2013-14 to 2023-24	15.6%	7.9%

New GED diploma recipients
	South Dakota	Nation
	644	401,388

High-school dropout rate
	South Dakota	Nation
	5.1%	4.9%

Faculty pay

Average pay of full-time professors

Public doctoral institutions
Academic rank	South Dakota	Nation
Professor	$80,916	$118,822
Associate professor	$65,294	$81,373
Assistant professor	$56,858	$70,325
All	$60,880	$85,690

Public master’s institutions
Academic rank	South Dakota	Nation
Professor	$73,765	$89,076
Associate professor	$62,608	$71,297
Assistant professor	$55,543	$60,506
All	$58,261	$69,025

Private nonprofit doctoral institutions
Academic rank	South Dakota	Nation
Professor	n/a	$152,042
Associate professor	n/a	$95,762
Assistant professor	n/a	$82,983
All	n/a	$108,803

Private nonprofit master’s institutions
Academic rank	South Dakota	Nation
Professor	n/a	$91,161
Associate professor	n/a	$71,963
Assistant professor	n/a	$58,901
All	n/a	$69,941

Other 4-year institutions
Control	South Dakota	Nation
Public	$61,415	$61,265
Private nonprofit	$50,321	$68,804

2-year colleges
Control	South Dakota	Nation
Public	$46,050	$62,568
Private nonprofit	n/a	$48,969

Students

Enrollment
Group	South Dakota	Nation
Undergraduate	49,205	18,047,249
Graduate and professional	6,694	2,931,076
At public 4-year institutions	37,387	8,033,071
At public 2-year institutions	6,342	7,062,467
At private 4-year institutions, nonprofit	7,071	3,887,322
At private 2-year institutions, nonprofit	336	39,553
At private 4-year institutions, for-profit	4,763	1,559,080
At private 2-year institutions, for-profit	n/a	396,832
Total	55,899	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Institution type	South Dakota	Nation
Public	78%	72%
4-year	88%	64%
2-year	12%	36%

Degrees awarded
Level	South Dakota	Nation
Associate	2,601	942,217
Bachelor’s	5,211	1,712,538
Master’s	1,427	730,635
Doctorate	300	163,715

Residence of new students

State

State residents made up 68% of all freshmen enrolled in South Dakota in the fall of 2010 who had graduated from high school in the previous year; 77% of all South Dakota residents who were freshmen attended college in their home state.

Nation

82% of all freshmen in the fall of 2010 who had graduated from high school in the previous year attended colleges in their home states.

Graduation rates at 4-year institutions
Gender, race or ethnicity	South Dakota	Nation
All	49.1%	59.0%
Men	47.8%	56.4%
Women	50.2%	61.2%
American Indian	10.0%	40.6%
Asian	30.8%	69.7%
Black	38.6%	40.2%
Hispanic	45.5%	51.4%
White	51.6%	62.3%
2 or more races	71.4%	64.0%
Race unknown	39.4%	56.0%

Diversity

Enrollment by race, ethnicity, and citizenship status
Race, ethnicity, or citizenship status	South Dakota	Nation
American Indian	3,725	174,629
Asian	522	1,133,719
Black	1,477	2,840,259
Pacific Islander	107	61,179
Hispanic	1,211	2,695,637
White	45,706	11,519,372
2 or more races	840	405,812
Race unknown	1,034	1,409,094
Foreign	1,277	738,624
Total	55,899	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Group	South Dakota	Nation
Women	57.1%	57.0%
American Indian	6.7%	0.8%
Asian	0.9%	5.4%
Black	2.6%	13.5%
Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.3%
Hispanic	2.2%	12.8%
White	81.8%	54.9%
2 or more races	1.5%	1.9%
Race unknown	1.8%	6.7%
Foreign	2.3%	3.5%
Minority	14.1%	34.9%
Underrepresented minority	11.5%	27.2%
Full-time	62.5%	61.9%

Test scores

State

Students averaged 21.8 on the ACT, which was taken by an estimated 81% of South Dakota’s high-school seniors. Students averaged 1199 on the SAT, which was taken by an estimated 3% of South Dakota’s high-school seniors.

Nation

Students averaged 21.1 on the ACT and 1010 on the SAT.

Finance

Average tuition and fees
Institution type	South Dakota	Nation
Public 4-year	$6,437	$7,087
Public 2-year	$4,517	$2,419
Private 4-year	$20,018	$26,165

State funds for higher-education operating expenses
	South Dakota	Nation
State funds	$190,251,431	$71,966,406,875
One-year change	5.1%	-0.4%

State spending on student aid
Aid type	South Dakota	Nation
Need-based grants	$0	$6,954,307,090
Non-need-based grants	$4,104,000	$2,444,876,754
Nongrant aid	$464,908	$1,737,198,826
Total	$4,568,908	$11,136,382,670

Spending on research and development by colleges and universities
	South Dakota	Nation
Total	$136,305,000	$65,073,411,000
One-year change	3.9%	6.3%

Sources of financing
Source	South Dakota	Nation
Federal government	64.8%	62.6%
State and local governments	12.8%	5.9%
Industry	1.1%	4.9%
Nonprofit	3.3%	5.9%
Institution itself	15.4%	19.1%
Other	2.6%	1.6%

Share for specific research fields
Field	South Dakota	Nation
Engineering	30.0%	15.4%
Environmental sciences	3.2%	4.9%
Life sciences	50.1%	57.2%
Math and computer sciences	2.0%	3.6%
Physical sciences	8.2%	7.3%
Psychology	0.6%	1.7%
Social sciences	2.6%	3.1%
Other sciences	0.3%	1.7%
Fields other than science and engineering	2.9%	4.9%

Largest endowment
Institution	South Dakota
University of South Dakota Foundation	$157,953,000

Top fund raisers (among survey participants)
Institution	South Dakota
University of South Dakota	$14,983,821
Augustana College	$6,779,074
Presentation College	$1,067,150

Colleges and universities

Number of institutions
Institution type	South Dakota	Nation
Public 4-year	7	679
Public 2-year	5	972
Private 4-year, nonprofit	7	1,557
Private 2-year, nonprofit	1	100
Private 4-year, for-profit	5	735
Private 2-year, for-profit	0	669
Total	25	4,712

3 largest institutions by enrollment
Institution	South Dakota
South Dakota State University	9,219
University of South Dakota	5,812
Black Hills State University	2,638

Institutions censured or sanctioned by the AAUP

None

Institutions on NCAA probation

None

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South Dakota

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	South Dakota	Nation

Demographics

Population
	South Dakota	Nation
Total (State rank: 46)	824,082	311,591,919

Age distribution
Age range	South Dakota	Nation
Up to 4	7.1%	6.4%
5 to 14	13.4%	13.2%
15 to 19	7.2%	7.0%
20 to 24	7.1%	7.1%
25 to 44	24.4%	26.4%
45 to 64	26.3%	26.5%
65 and older	14.6%	13.2%

Racial and ethnic distribution
Race or ethnicity	South Dakota	Nation
American Indian	8.7%	0.8%
Asian	1.0%	4.8%
Black	1.2%	12.6%
Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
White	85.9%	74.1%
More than one race	2.4%	2.8%
Hispanic (may be any race)	2.8%	16.7%
Other	0.9%	4.7%

Educational attainment of adults (highest level)
Level	South Dakota	Nation
8th grade or less	4.1%	6.0%
Some high school, no diploma	5.3%	8.1%
High-school diploma	31.4%	28.4%
Some college, no degree	23.1%	21.2%
Associate degree	9.7%	7.8%
Bachelor’s degree	18.2%	17.9%
Master’s degree	5.9%	7.5%
Doctoral degree	1.1%	1.2%
Professional degree	1.1%	1.9%

Proportion who speak a language other than English at home
	South Dakota	Nation
	6.6%	20.8%

Per capita personal income
	South Dakota	Nation
(State rank: 19)	$43,659	$42,693

Poverty rate
	South Dakota	Nation
	13.9%	15.9%

New high-school graduates
Estimate	South Dakota	Nation
Total for 2013-14	8,663	3,219,207
Projected change from 2013-14 to 2023-24	15.6%	7.9%

New GED diploma recipients
	South Dakota	Nation
	644	401,388

High-school dropout rate
	South Dakota	Nation
	5.1%	4.9%

Faculty pay

Average pay of full-time professors

Public doctoral institutions
Academic rank	South Dakota	Nation
Professor	$80,916	$118,822
Associate professor	$65,294	$81,373
Assistant professor	$56,858	$70,325
All	$60,880	$85,690

Public master’s institutions
Academic rank	South Dakota	Nation
Professor	$73,765	$89,076
Associate professor	$62,608	$71,297
Assistant professor	$55,543	$60,506
All	$58,261	$69,025

Private nonprofit doctoral institutions
Academic rank	South Dakota	Nation
Professor	n/a	$152,042
Associate professor	n/a	$95,762
Assistant professor	n/a	$82,983
All	n/a	$108,803

Private nonprofit master’s institutions
Academic rank	South Dakota	Nation
Professor	n/a	$91,161
Associate professor	n/a	$71,963
Assistant professor	n/a	$58,901
All	n/a	$69,941

Other 4-year institutions
Control	South Dakota	Nation
Public	$61,415	$61,265
Private nonprofit	$50,321	$68,804

2-year colleges
Control	South Dakota	Nation
Public	$46,050	$62,568
Private nonprofit	n/a	$48,969

Students

Enrollment
Group	South Dakota	Nation
Undergraduate	49,205	18,047,249
Graduate and professional	6,694	2,931,076
At public 4-year institutions	37,387	8,033,071
At public 2-year institutions	6,342	7,062,467
At private 4-year institutions, nonprofit	7,071	3,887,322
At private 2-year institutions, nonprofit	336	39,553
At private 4-year institutions, for-profit	4,763	1,559,080
At private 2-year institutions, for-profit	n/a	396,832
Total	55,899	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Institution type	South Dakota	Nation
Public	78%	72%
4-year	88%	64%
2-year	12%	36%

Degrees awarded
Level	South Dakota	Nation
Associate	2,601	942,217
Bachelor’s	5,211	1,712,538
Master’s	1,427	730,635
Doctorate	300	163,715

Residence of new students

State

Nation

82% of all freshmen in the fall of 2010 who had graduated from high school in the previous year attended colleges in their home states.

Graduation rates at 4-year institutions
Gender, race or ethnicity	South Dakota	Nation
All	49.1%	59.0%
Men	47.8%	56.4%
Women	50.2%	61.2%
American Indian	10.0%	40.6%
Asian	30.8%	69.7%
Black	38.6%	40.2%
Hispanic	45.5%	51.4%
White	51.6%	62.3%
2 or more races	71.4%	64.0%
Race unknown	39.4%	56.0%

Diversity

Enrollment by race, ethnicity, and citizenship status
Race, ethnicity, or citizenship status	South Dakota	Nation
American Indian	3,725	174,629
Asian	522	1,133,719
Black	1,477	2,840,259
Pacific Islander	107	61,179
Hispanic	1,211	2,695,637
White	45,706	11,519,372
2 or more races	840	405,812
Race unknown	1,034	1,409,094
Foreign	1,277	738,624
Total	55,899	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Group	South Dakota	Nation
Women	57.1%	57.0%
American Indian	6.7%	0.8%
Asian	0.9%	5.4%
Black	2.6%	13.5%
Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.3%
Hispanic	2.2%	12.8%
White	81.8%	54.9%
2 or more races	1.5%	1.9%
Race unknown	1.8%	6.7%
Foreign	2.3%	3.5%
Minority	14.1%	34.9%
Underrepresented minority	11.5%	27.2%
Full-time	62.5%	61.9%

Test scores

State

Nation

Students averaged 21.1 on the ACT and 1010 on the SAT.

Finance

Average tuition and fees
Institution type	South Dakota	Nation
Public 4-year	$6,437	$7,087
Public 2-year	$4,517	$2,419
Private 4-year	$20,018	$26,165

State funds for higher-education operating expenses
	South Dakota	Nation
State funds	$190,251,431	$71,966,406,875
One-year change	5.1%	-0.4%

State spending on student aid
Aid type	South Dakota	Nation
Need-based grants	$0	$6,954,307,090
Non-need-based grants	$4,104,000	$2,444,876,754
Nongrant aid	$464,908	$1,737,198,826
Total	$4,568,908	$11,136,382,670

Spending on research and development by colleges and universities
	South Dakota	Nation
Total	$136,305,000	$65,073,411,000
One-year change	3.9%	6.3%

Sources of financing
Source	South Dakota	Nation
Federal government	64.8%	62.6%
State and local governments	12.8%	5.9%
Industry	1.1%	4.9%
Nonprofit	3.3%	5.9%
Institution itself	15.4%	19.1%
Other	2.6%	1.6%

Share for specific research fields
Field	South Dakota	Nation
Engineering	30.0%	15.4%
Environmental sciences	3.2%	4.9%
Life sciences	50.1%	57.2%
Math and computer sciences	2.0%	3.6%
Physical sciences	8.2%	7.3%
Psychology	0.6%	1.7%
Social sciences	2.6%	3.1%
Other sciences	0.3%	1.7%
Fields other than science and engineering	2.9%	4.9%

Largest endowment
Institution	South Dakota
University of South Dakota Foundation	$157,953,000

Top fund raisers (among survey participants)
Institution	South Dakota
University of South Dakota	$14,983,821
Augustana College	$6,779,074
Presentation College	$1,067,150

Colleges and universities

Number of institutions
Institution type	South Dakota	Nation
Public 4-year	7	679
Public 2-year	5	972
Private 4-year, nonprofit	7	1,557
Private 2-year, nonprofit	1	100
Private 4-year, for-profit	5	735
Private 2-year, for-profit	0	669
Total	25	4,712

3 largest institutions by enrollment
Institution	South Dakota
South Dakota State University	9,219
University of South Dakota	5,812
Black Hills State University	2,638

Institutions censured or sanctioned by the AAUP

None

Institutions on NCAA probation

None

Note: See Sources & Notes for details about the data.

Correction (9/24/2014): All tables in the 2013 Almanac’s States section have been updated to make them more comparable to ones published in other years. The data are now limited to degree-granting institutions that are eligible to receive Title IV federal financial aid, not all higher-education institutions. Administrative offices that were inadvertently counted as institutions in the original version of the tables have been omitted from the total number of institutions in each state. Figures for tuition and fees, which had incorrectly excluded fees, now reflect both tuition and fees. The three largest institutions by enrollment give figures for full-time students in fall 2011, not an unduplicated head count of all undergraduate and graduate students enrolled over a 12-month period for 2010-11.

South Dakota: Almanac 2013

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