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Fees

Tuition and Fees are charged according to the policies of the SD Board of Regents.

Distance education, self-support, correspondence, and online. Off-campus rates reflect tuition and fees.  These rates are the total per credit hour cost.

The University of South Dakota
FY12 Fee Schedule 
Fees
System Fees  

       Application Fee - Undergraduate

  $20.00
       Application Fee - Graduate  $35.00
       Transcript  $5.00
              Each Additional Transcript, per request  $2.50
Exam for Credit - Course  $90.75
International Student Fee - One-Time  $120.95
Testing Fees  
       COMPASS, Proficiency, Technology Re-test  $17.00
       Nursing Assessment  $112.50
Mandatory Fees - per credit hour  
       University Support Fee  $90.30
       General Activity Fee  $35.70
Program Fees  
       Lab - per course  $53.75

       School of Business - Undergraduate - per credit hour

  $26.60
       School of Business - Graduate - per credit hour    $48.20
       Nursing Fee - Undergraduate - per credit hour

 $89.00
       School of Health Sciences Fee (OT, PT, PA, Dental) - per credit hour  $89.00
       Law School - Semester  $1,065.00
       Communication Disorders - Semester $97.25

       Music Undergraduate/Graduate - per credit hour

  $11.95

Professional Education Majors

  
       Soph/Junior Field Experience - Semester  $155.90
       Senior Field Experience - Semester  $312.00

       Master's Level Internship - One-Time

  $155.90
       Specialist Level Intern - One-Time  $312.00
       Doctoral Level Intern - One-Time  $467.95
Vehicle Registration  
       Automobile - Annual  $120.00
       Motorcycle - Annual  $30.00
Delivery Fee  
       Nursing Program Off-Campus - per credit hour  $126.00
       International Student Delivery Fee - per credit hour  $366.45
       Communications Disorders Fee - Semester  $97.25
       Masters of Social Work - per credit hour  $126.00
       pMBA (Sioux Falls) - per credit hour  $346.95
(1) Tuition is the price paid for direct instruction.  Eighty percent of the tuition collected goes to the Board of Regents System Fund, which is used to support instructional costs.  Twenty percent goes to the Higher Education Facilities Fund, which is used for the purchase and maintenance of facilities.  These revenues are then allocated back to all six state universities.

The General Activity Fee or (GAF) supports co-curricular and extra curricular activities at USD.  Examples: Student Association, Forensics, Volante, Campus Recreation, Athletics, Fine Arts, University Center, Child Care Center, Student Health, Link Lab, DakotaDome Roof Replacement.

The University Support Fee or (USF) funds administrative and service areas of USD.  This includes construction and maintenance of buildings, as well as the areas listed below. 

  • Instructional and Academic Support: Computing Services, Ed Media, Academic Advising and testing, Libraries, General Support.
  • Student Services: Financial Aid, Career Development Center, Student Counseling Center, General Support.
  • Institutional Support: Finance and Administration,  General Support.
  • Maintenance and Repair-Facilities Mgmt.
  • Salary Competitiveness Component.