Undergraduate Tuition & Costs - Detailed

 
 

Tuition and fees are charged according to the policies of the SD Board of Regents.
Rate Type
Tuition (1 cr.)
GAF Fee (1 cr.)
Total (1 cr.)
Resident
259.1
55.3
Internet
354.75
0
National Guard STA 100% (*7)
0
55.3
Qualified Veteran
95.65
0
State Employee, ROTC, Teacher Certification
129.55
55.3
Teacher Certification and State Employee Internet
227.85
0
Over Sixty-Five
142.5
55.3
Remedial (*8)
354.75
0
Active Duty Military Personnel Resident (*6)
250
55.3
Spouse & Dependent of Active Military at EAFB & Int
354.75
55.3
DOD Civilian Resident (*6)
259.1
55.3
DOD Civilian EAFB/Internet/Remote
354.75
0
Technical Institute Resident
294.6
55.3
Technical Institute Guard STA 100% (lower Div)
0
0
Technical Institute Qualified Veteran (Lower Div)
35.3
0
Technical Institute Nonresident
397.35
55.3
Western Undergraduate Exchange (*3)
376.1
55.3
Non-resident
376.1
55.3
Child of Alumni (*4)
259.1
55.3
South Dakota Advantage (*5)
259.1
55.3
Great Plains IDEA
440
55.3
Non-resident Indian University of North America
259.1
55.3
Active Duty Military Personnel Nonresident (*6)
250
55.3
DOD Civilian Non-resident (*6)
376.1
55.3
Returning Minnesota Students
307.8
55.3
Dual Credit Courses*
152.54
0
 

*Offered to qualified public high school students participating in dual credit courses taken in person or at the University Centers. $96.67 of the rate is provided by the SD Department of Education and applied towards the student's account.

Distance education, self-support, correspondence and online. Off-campus rates reflect tuition and fees. These rates are the total per credit hour cost.

The University of South Dakota FY25 Fee Schedule

System Fees
Application Fee - Undergraduate $20.00
Application Fee - Graduate $35.00
Transcript $9.00
Exam for Credit - Course $90.75
International Student Fee - Per Semester (Fall and Spring Semesters only) $150.00
Testing Fees
ACCUPLACER, Proficiency, Technology Re-test $20.00
Nursing Assessment (BSN) $198.00
BSN Clinical Nursing Fee - Annual $36.50
Discipline Fees/Course Fees*
School of Business - Undergraduate - per credit hour $30.35
School of Business - Graduate - per credit hour $54.50
Biology/Microbiology/Anatomy/Sustainability/Biochemistry/Biomedical Engineering/Physiology- per credit hour $42.35
Chemistry - per credit hour $51.50
Computer Science - per credit hour $70.55
Earth Science/Meteorology  - per credit hour $21.20
Mathematics/Statistics - per credit hour $42.35
Physics - per credit hour $84.80
Fine Arts - per credit hour $26.35
Counselor Education/Counselor HR Development - per credit hour $26.35
Health and Wellness - per credit hour $21.30
*Course fees shall be used to purchase instructional equipment and pay other operating costs, including salary enhancement, for the benefit of students enrolled in the discipline.
Allied Health Fees
Nursing Fee – Undergraduate and Graduate – per credit hour $103.50
Communication Disorder – Undergraduate and Graduate – per credit hour $103.50
School of Health Sciences Fee (OT, PT, PA, Dental Hygiene) – per credit hour $103.50
Campus Specific Fees
Law School - Semester $1,644.00
Medical Laboratory Science - Semester $1,618.65
Professional Education Majors
Soph/Junior Field Experience - Semester $176.00
Senior Field Experience - Semester $352.00
Master's Level Internship - One-Time $176.00
Specialist Level Intern - One-Time $357.00
Doctoral Level Intern - One-Time $535.00
Vehicle Registration
Automobile - Annual $170.00
Delivery Fee
Nursing Undergraduate and Graduate Programs - Off-Campus - per credit hour $46.05
Masters and Certificate of Public Health – per credit hour $145.40
Allied Health Student Off Campus – per credit hour $46.05
Masters of Social Work - per credit hour $46.05
pMBA (Sioux Falls) - per credit hour $386.05