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2001 S Summit Ave, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57197-0001
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414 E Clark St, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069-2390
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1200 W University Ave, Mitchell, South Dakota 57301-4398
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230 11th St NE, Watertown, South Dakota 57201-0730
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Administration Lane, Brookings, South Dakota 57007-1898
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1105 W. 8th Street, Yankton, South Dakota 57078-3724
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800 Mickelson Dr, Rapid City, South Dakota 57703-4018
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1500 N Main, Aberdeen, South Dakota 57401-1280
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2320 N Career Ave, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57107-1301
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E. Highway 18, 101 Antelope Lake Circle, Mission, South Dakota 57555-0105
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321 Kansas City Street, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701-3692
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BIA Rd 700, Agency Village, South Dakota 57262
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Vista Park Office Building Suite 100, 2801 South Kiwanis Ave, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57105-4293
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490 Piya Wiconi Road, Kyle, South Dakota 57752-0490
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Nursing Schools in South Dakota

South Dakota contains fourteen schools that offer nursing programs. Augustana College, the highest-ranking nursing school in SD, has a total student population of 1,793 and is the 218th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 14 nursing schools in South Dakota, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Presentation College comes out as the most expensive ($17,439/yr), with Oglala Lakota College as the lowest recorded at only $4,871/yr.

Nursing students from South Dakota schools who go on to become nurses, registered nurses, practical nurses, pediatric nurses, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 2,583,770 people working as registered nurses alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $66,530. Also, Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses make on average $40,900 per year and there are about 728,670 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the South Dakota alone, there are 1,960 employed licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses earning an average yearly salary of $33,390. Registered nurses in this state earn $53,520/yr and there are 10,530 employed.

Also, within the nursing schools in South Dakota, the average student population is 1,780 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from nursing, there are 1098 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,143 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $6,336, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Nursing Programs in South Dakota


Augustana College
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing
    Levels offered: Masters
University of South Dakota
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
    Levels offered: Associates
Dakota Wesleyan University
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
    Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
South Dakota State University
  • Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
    Levels offered: PhD
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
Mount Marty College
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Presentation College
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
    Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
National American University-Rapid City
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Sisseton Wahpeton College
  • Nursing, Other
    Levels offered: Certificate
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
    Levels offered: Associates
National American University-Sioux Falls
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Oglala Lakota College
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
    Levels offered: Associates

South Dakota Interesting Facts

  • Sculptor Gutzon Borglum began drilling into the 6,200-foot Mount Rushmore in 1927. Creation of the Shrine to Democracy took 14 years and cost a mere $1 million, though it's now deemed priceless.
  • The faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln are sculpted into Mount Rushmore the world's greatest mountain carving.
  • Fossilized remains of life 50 million years ago have been arranged in unusual forms, which is Lemmon's mark of distinction at the world's largest petrified wood park.
  • Perhaps the most significant fur trade/military fort on the western American frontier, Fort Pierre Chouteau was the largest (almost 300' square) and best equipped trading post in the northern Great Plains. Built in 1832 by John Jacob Astor's (1763-1848) American Fur Company as part of its expansion into the Upper Missouri region, the trading activities at the site exemplified the commercial alliance critical to the success of the fur business.
  • Jack McCall was tried, convicted and hanged two miles north of Yankton in 1877 for the shooting of Wild Bill Hickok. He is buried in an unmarked grave in the Yankton cemetery.
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