South Dakota colleges: career services and alumni support

22 colleges in South Dakota, and the job market their graduates enter. A career services or alumni staff member can claim their college’s page and set up a free workspace.

The South Dakota job market

2.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, counties summed
22
colleges listed
Source: IPEDS and the College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education

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Colleges in South Dakota

Colleges in South Dakota
College	City	Type	Students	Claim
Augustana University	Sioux Falls	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,965	Claim page
Black Hills State University	Spearfish	Public 4-year	1,928	Claim page
California Intercontinental University	Sioux Falls	Private for-profit 4-year	151	Claim page
Dakota State University	Madison	Public 4-year	2,071	Claim page
Dakota Wesleyan University	Mitchell	Private nonprofit 4-year	670	Claim page
Institute of Lutheran Theology	Brookings	Private nonprofit 4-year		Claim page
Kairos University	Sioux Falls	Private nonprofit 4-year	82	Claim page
Lake Area Technical College	Watertown	Public 2-year	1,812	Claim page
Mitchell Technical College	Mitchell	Public 2-year	990	Claim page
Mount Marty University	Yankton	Private nonprofit 4-year	697	Claim page
National American University-Ellsworth	Box Elder	Private for-profit 4-year		Claim page
National American University-Rapid City	Rapid City	Private for-profit 4-year	764	Claim page
Northern State University	Aberdeen	Public 4-year	1,273	Claim page
Oglala Lakota College	Kyle	Public 4-year	1,097	Claim page
Sinte Gleska University	Mission	Public 4-year	487	Claim page
Sisseton Wahpeton College	Sisseton	Public 4-year	194	Claim page
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology	Rapid City	Public 4-year	2,071	Claim page
South Dakota State University	Brookings	Public 4-year	9,198	Claim page
Southeast Technical College	Sioux Falls	Public 2-year	2,310	Claim page
University of Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,218	Claim page
University of South Dakota	Vermillion	Public 4-year	5,439	Claim page
Western Dakota Technical College	Rapid City	Public 2-year	753	Claim page

College career fairs and employer events in South Dakota

Career fairs and employer events at colleges, plus hiring and business events nearby.

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Sources: college directory from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), 2-year and 4-year public, private nonprofit and for-profit institutions; unemployment from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. South Dakota unemployment benefits.

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