Colleges with the smallest classes in South Dakota

12 colleges ranked by student–faculty ratio

These 12 smallest-class colleges in South Dakota, ranked by student–faculty ratio, run from 8:1 at Kairos University to 19:1 at Dakota State University. 7 are public and 5 are private.

#	College	Type	Student:faculty	Undergrads	Acceptance
1	Kairos University Sioux Falls, SD	Private	8:1	36	74%
2	Augustana University Sioux Falls, SD	Private	11:1	1,818	59%
3	Dakota Wesleyan University Mitchell, SD	Private	12:1	661	73%
4	Mount Marty University Yankton, SD	Private	12:1	702	48%
5	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SD	Public	12:1	2,042	85%
6	University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD	Public	14:1	5,239	99%
7	Sinte Gleska University Mission, SD	Public	16:1	579	—
8	Black Hills State University Spearfish, SD	Public	17:1	1,935	94%
9	Northern State University Aberdeen, SD	Public	17:1	1,239	93%
10	South Dakota State University Brookings, SD	Public	17:1	8,798	99%
11	University of Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, SD	Private	17:1	1,258	82%
12	Dakota State University Madison, SD	Public	19:1	1,969	98%

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