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There are twenty-two
colleges and
universities in the
U.S. state of
South Dakota that are listed under the
Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education .
Brookings -based
South Dakota State University (SDSU) is the state's largest
public university , with a spring 2012 enrollment of 12,725 students. SDSU is governed by the
South Dakota Board of Regents , a
governing board that also controls the
University of South Dakota (USD), which has the second largest enrollment. In addition, the Board controls four other public universities in the state.
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USD is the oldest public university in South Dakota, as it has a founding date of 1862.
Augustana University , situated in
Sioux Falls , is the largest
not-for-profit
private university with a spring 2012 enrollment of 1,871 students in attendance.
Sioux Falls Seminary , a
Baptist
seminary located in the city of the same name, is the state's smallest post-secondary institution, as it had a spring 2012 enrollment of 141 students.
Globe University–Sioux Falls , a
for-profit private university, consists of 262 students and is the state's second smallest institution.
The state's only
law school , the
University of South Dakota School of Law , is
accredited by the
American Bar Association .
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[3] USD also contains the state's only
medical school , the
University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine .
[4] The majority of South Dakota's post-secondary institutions are accredited by the
Higher Learning Commission (HLC).
[5] Most are accredited by
multiple agencies , such as the
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), the
National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), the
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), and the
National League for Nursing (NLNAC).
Extant institutions
Defunct institutions
Key
See also
Notes
References
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"Board of Regents" . South Dakota Public Universities and Research Center. Retrieved June 11, 2012 .
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"ABA-Approved Law Schools by Year" .
American Bar Association . Retrieved June 11, 2012 .
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"Law School alum to deliver 2012 Charles H. Dillon Lecture at USD" (Press release).
University of South Dakota School of Law . April 6, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2012 .
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"USD Med School honors students, faculty with awards" (Press release).
University of South Dakota . May 8, 2011. Retrieved June 11, 2012 .
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"The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association" .
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools . Retrieved June 11, 2012 .
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"College Navigator" .
United States Department of Education
Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved August 10, 2012 .
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"The History of Augustana College" . Augustana College. Retrieved June 8, 2012 .
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"Short History of Black Hills State University" .
Black Hills State University . Archived from
the original on May 11, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2012 .
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"DSU History" .
Dakota State University . Archived from
the original on December 8, 2011. Retrieved June 8, 2012 .
^ Jones, Ben.
"Dakota State University" . Dakota State University . Retrieved March 19, 2017 .
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"About" .
Dakota Wesleyan University . Archived from
the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved June 15, 2012 .
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"Our Story" . Retrieved October 21, 2022 .
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"About" .
Lake Area Technical Institute . Archived from
the original on May 27, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2012 .
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"About Us Home" . Mitchell Technical Institute. Retrieved June 8, 2012 .
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"About" . Mount Marty College. Archived from
the original on June 2, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2012 .
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"History of NAU" .
National American University . Archived from
the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2012 .
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"The NSU Campus" .
Northern State University . Retrieved June 8, 2012 .
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"College History" . Oglala Lakota College. Archived from
the original on 2012-05-04. Retrieved June 8, 2012 .
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"President Message" (PDF) (PDF).
Sinte Gleska University . Archived from
the original (PDF) on June 17, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2012 .
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"A Baptist Seminary Serving the Region" .
Sioux Falls Seminary . Retrieved June 8, 2012 .
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"Sisseton Wahpeton College History" .
Sisseton Wahpeton College . Archived from
the original on August 8, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2012 .
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"President" .
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology . Retrieved June 8, 2012 .
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"Mission, Vision, and History" .
South Dakota State University . Archived from
the original on August 1, 2011. Retrieved June 8, 2012 .
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"Living Blue" . Southeast Technical Institute. Retrieved June 11, 2012 .
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"History of USF" .
University of Sioux Falls . Archived from
the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2012 .
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"About USD" .
University of South Dakota . Retrieved June 8, 2012 .
^ Swenson, Rob (29 March 2016).
"Higher education undergoing shift" . USA Today Network. Argus Leader. Retrieved 14 November 2017 .
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"CTU Closing Its Sioux Falls Campus" . KELOLAND News . Archived from
the original on 2017-08-07. Retrieved 7 August 2017 .
^ Robinson, Doane (1912).
"South Dakota" . The Catholic Encyclopedia . Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved June 15, 2012 .
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"Columbus College/Royal C. Johnson's Veterans Administration" . GreetingsFromSiouxFalls.com. Archived from
the original on 2012-08-14. Retrieved June 15, 2012 .
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d
e
"South Dakota Colleges that have Closed, Merged, Changed Names" . Brown, Ray C. 2 December 2014. Retrieved December 24, 2014 .
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"History of Glove University/Minnesota School of Business" .
Globe University/Minnesota School of Business . Retrieved June 8, 2012 .
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"Your Community. Your College" . Kilian Community College. Archived from
the original on July 31, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2012 .
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"How many colleges and universities have closed since 2016?" . Education Dive . Retrieved 2020-05-14 .
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"Area Historical Sites" . Redfield-sd.com. Archived from
the original on May 3, 2007. Retrieved June 9, 2012 .
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"Presentation College History" .
Presentation College . Archived from
the original on July 9, 2011. Retrieved June 8, 2012 .
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