Sioux Falls, SD (population: 160,938) has three nursing schools within its city limits. Augustana College, the highest ranked school in the city with a nursing program, has a total student population of 1,793. It is the 218th highest ranked school in the USA and the highest in the state of South Dakota. To learn more about nursing programs in Sioux Falls, ratemyprofessors.com has reviews of nursing professors at Augustana College such as Karen Dorn, and Margot Nelson.
Nursing students from Sioux Falls 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 Sioux Falls area alone, there are 680 employed licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses earning an average salary of $34,120. Registered nurses in this area earn $55,410/yr and there are 4,720 employed.
Sioux Falls lies in Minnehaha county, which is one of the 37 counties in South Dakota. Overall, the Sioux Falls area has 134,240 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.8% unemployment rate, $17.23/hr average worker wage, and a $35,840 average annual salary. Thus, about 35.141 out of every 1000 jobs in Sioux Falls are held by registered nurses, and 5.063/1000 are held by licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses.
Of the 3 nursing schools in Sioux Falls, none have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Augustana College comes out as the most expensive ($16,923/yr) for nursing students, with Southeast Technical Institute as the lowest, reported at only $9,672/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Sioux Falls |
| Orange City | IA | - | 1 | 27.8622 | 68 | 50.0 miles |
| Brookings | SD | - | 1 | 31.8924 | 109 | 53.5 miles |
| Vermillion | SD | - | 1 | 64.495 | 98 | 53.6 miles |
| Mitchell | SD | - | 2 | 42.657 | 88 | 66.1 miles |
| Sioux City | IA | 83,250 | 6 | 24.3659 | 219 | 74.0 miles |
| Storm Lake | IA | - | 2 | 49.0567 | 85 | 99.0 miles |