Tuition and Fees
Tuition and fees are charged according to the policies of the SD Board of Regents.
| Rate Type |
Tuition (1 cr.) |
GAF Fee (1 cr.) |
Total (1 cr.) |
| Resident |
$273.00 |
$57.55 |
$330.55 |
| Internet |
$373.80 |
$0.00 |
$373.80 |
| National Guard STA 100% (*7) |
$0.00 |
$57.55 |
$57.55 |
| Qualified Veteran |
$100.80 |
$0.00 |
$100.80 |
| State Employee, ROTC, Teacher Certification |
$136.50 |
$57.55 |
$194.05 |
| Teacher Certification and State Employee Internet |
$237.30 |
$0.00 |
$237.30 |
| Over Sixty-Five |
$150.15 |
$57.55 |
$207.70 |
| Remedial (*8) |
$373.80 |
$0.00 |
$373.80 |
| Active Duty Military Personnel Resident (*6) |
$250.00 |
$57.55 |
$307.55 |
| Spouse & Dependent of Active Military at EAFB & Int |
$373.80 |
$57.55 |
$431.35 |
| DOD Civilian Resident (*6) |
$273.00 |
$57.55 |
$330.55 |
| DOD Civilian EAFB/Internet/Remote |
$373.80 |
$0.00 |
$373.80 |
| Technical Institute Resident |
$310.45 |
$0.00 |
$310.45 |
| Technical Institute Guard STA 100% (lower Div) |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
| Technical Institute Qualified Veteran (Lower Div) |
$37.45 |
$0.00 |
$37.45 |
| Technical Institute Nonresident |
$418.65 |
$0.00 |
$418.65 |
| Western Undergraduate Exchange (*3) |
$396.30 |
$57.55 |
$453.85 |
| Non-resident |
$396.30 |
$57.55 |
$453.85 |
| Child of Alumni (*4) |
$273.00 |
$57.55 |
$330.55 |
| South Dakota Advantage (*5) |
$273.00 |
$57.55 |
$330.55 |
| Great Plains IDEA |
$448.00 |
$57.55 |
$505.55 |
| Non-resident Indian University of North America |
$273.00 |
$57.55 |
$330.55 |
| Active Duty Military Personnel Nonresident (*6) |
$250.00 |
$57.55 |
$307.55 |
| DOD Civilian Non-resident (*6) |
$396.30 |
$57.55 |
$453.85 |
| Returning Minnesota Students |
$324.35 |
$57.55 |
$381.90 |
| Dual Credit Courses* |
$160.74 |
$0.00 |
$160.74 |
*Offered to qualified public high school students participating in dual credit courses taken in person or at the University Centers. The Cost is split 50/50 between the student and the SD Department of Ed, with SD DOE covering $80.37. Student owes $80.37.
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 FY27 Fee Schedule
| System Fees |
| Application Fee - Undergraduate |
$25.00 |
| Application Fee - Graduate |
$40.00 |
| Transcript |
$10.00 |
| Exam for Credit - Course |
$150.00 |
| International Student Fee - Per Semester (Fall and Spring Semesters only) |
$200.00 |
| Testing Fees |
| ACCUPLACER, Proficiency, Technology Re-test |
$20.00 |
| Nursing Assessment (BSN) |
$198.00 |
| BSN Clinical Nursing Fee - Annual |
$36.50 |
| Discipline Fees/Course Fees* |
| School of Business - Undergraduate - per credit hour |
$31.45 |
| School of Business - Graduate - per credit hour |
$56.50 |
| Biology/Microbiology/Anatomy/Sustainability - per credit hour |
$46.65 |
| Biochemistry/Biomedical Engineering/Physiology - per credit hour |
$45.25 |
| Chemistry - per credit hour |
$56.80 |
| Computer Science - per credit hour |
$77.80 |
| Earth Science/Meteorology - per credit hour |
$22.70 |
| Mathematics/Statistics - per credit hour |
$46.65 |
| Physics - per credit hour |
$93.50 |
| Fine Arts - per credit hour |
$28.15 |
| Counselor Education/Counselor HR Development - per credit hour |
$27.25 |
| Health and Wellness - per credit hour |
$22.10 |
| Mass Communication - per credit hour |
$20.35 |
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*Course fees shall be used to purchase instructional equipment and pay other operating costs.
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| Allied Health Fees |
| Nursing Fee – Undergraduate and Graduate – per credit hour |
$110.60 |
| Communication Disorder – Undergraduate and Graduate – per credit hour |
$110.60 |
| School of Health Sciences Fee (OT, PT, PA, Dental Hygiene) – per credit hour |
$110.60 |
| Campus Specific Fees |
| Law School - Semester |
$1,703.45 |
| Medical Laboratory Science - Semester |
$1,676.80 |
| Professional Education Majors |
| Soph/Junior Field Experience - Semester |
$182.00 |
| Senior Field Experience - Semester |
$364.00 |
| Master's Level Internship - One-Time |
$182.00 |
| Specialist Level Intern - One-Time |
$369.00 |
| Doctoral Level Intern - One-Time |
$555.00 |
| Vehicle Registration |
| Automobile - Annual |
$185.00 |
| Delivery Fee |
| Nursing Undergraduate and Graduate Programs - Off-Campus - per credit hour |
$47.75 |
| Masters and Certificate of Public Health – per credit hour |
$150.60 |
| Allied Health Student Off Campus – per credit hour |
$47.75 |
| Masters of Social Work - per credit hour |
$47.75 |
| Center Delivery Fee - per credit hour |
$47.75 |
| pMBA (Sioux Falls) - per credit hour |
$399.90 |
