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Top Ranked Universities in South Dakota - Highest Overall School Score

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Top Ranked Universities in South Dakota - Highest Overall School Score

Rank in South Dakota Highest Overall School Score
2020 2015 School Name 2020 2015
1 8 Sinte Gleska University 92.58 81.93 (13.0%)
2 2 Augustana University 92.23 89.28 (3.3%)
3 1 South Dakota School of Mines and Technology 88.23 89.83 (1.8%)
4 3 South Dakota State University 87.05 No Change
5 4 University of South Dakota 86.03 82.49 (4.3%)
6 10 Northern State University 84.62 78.72 (7.5%)
7 5 Mitchell Technical Institute 83.63 82.48 (1.4%)
8 7 Dakota State University 80.42 82.35 (2.3%)
9 9 Lake Area Technical Institute 80.00 No Change
10 12 University of Sioux Falls 77.28 74.59 (3.6%)
11 13 Presentation College 77.24 73.59 (5.0%)
12 11 Mount Marty College 77.15 78.15 (1.3%)
13 6 Dakota Wesleyan University 75.76 82.46 (8.1%)
14 14 Black Hills State University 75.05 71.76 (4.6%)
15 16 Southeast Technical Institute 69.76 60.35 (15.6%)
16 15 Oglala Lakota College 65.15 61.00 (6.8%)
17 21 Western Dakota Technical Institute 60.04 39.01 (53.9%)
18 19 Sisseton Wahpeton College 57.39 47.62 (20.5%)
19 20 Kilian Community College 45.68 45.33 (0.8%)
20 22 Globe University-Sioux Falls 37.86 38.76 (2.3%)

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