PlainsUrbanPrivate4-yearBusiness & Marketing

University of Sioux Falls

Accessible admissions with broad enrollment.

Sioux Falls, SD1,218 students
Acceptance Rate
83%
less selective
Median SAT
1,330
Middle 50%: 1330–1330
Net Price After Aid
$21.0k
Sticker $22.2k
Graduation Rate
61%
6-year, full-time

University of Sioux Falls is a private institution in Sioux Falls, SD with an acceptance rate of 83% and 1,218 students. The middle 50% of admitted students score 1330–1330 on the SAT and present an average GPA near 3.44. The average net price after financial aid is $21,049 per year.

About University of Sioux Falls

A private 4-year urban university in Sioux Falls, SD.

University of Sioux Falls campus
Campus · Sioux Falls

University of Sioux Falls is a college in Sioux Falls, SD. It enrolls roughly 1,218 students. The most recent acceptance rate is 83%. Admitted students typically score between 1330 and 1330 on the SAT.

PlainsUrbanPrivate4-yearBusiness & Marketing
Acceptance Rate
83%
Less Selective
Total Enrollment
1,218
Small
Retention
75%
First-years returning
Graduation Rate
61%
6-year, full-time

Your chances at this school

What admitted students look like here. Sign in to see how your own profile compares.

Acceptance Rate
83%
83 of every 100 applicants admitted
Your Chances
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Admitted Student GPA
3.44
Average across admitted students

Accessible admissions with broad enrollment.

What strengthens an application here

  1. SAT scores of 1330 to 1330
    The middle half of admitted students scored in this range. A score in the upper part of it strengthens an application.
  2. A GPA near 3.44 or higher
    This is the average across admitted students.
  3. Depth in one or two activities
    Sustained commitment, a leadership role, or a result in a few activities says more than a long list of memberships.

Your chances estimate is based on your academic profile and activities — it is a guide, not a guarantee of admission. Decisions weigh essays, recommendations, and fit factors that aren't in the data.

Admissions

What it actually takes to get into University of Sioux Falls. Test scores, GPA, application requirements, and deadlines.

Admitted student profile

Range shown is the middle 50%.

SAT
composite, 1600 scale
1,3301,330
1,330
average
ACT
composite, 36 scale
1823
21
average
GPA
weighted, 4.5 max
3.123.86
3.44
average

This school doesn't require test scores, so these ranges reflect only students who chose to submit — applicants who submit tend to have higher scores. The real admitted range likely runs lower. Don't rule yourself out on scores alone.

Application requirements

  • Test-optional
  • No application fee
  • Accepts fee waiver

Deadlines (2026-27)

Regular Decision
Rolling

Source: Common App 2026-27 requirements grid (verified Aug 2026). Always confirm on the college's own site.

Cost & financial aid

Published costs can be misleading. Here's what families actually pay at University of Sioux Falls after grants and scholarships.

Sticker price
—
Tuition $22,200
Average net price after aid
$21,049
62% of students receive financial aid

Net price by family income

Average amount paid out of pocket — tuition, fees, and room & board minus all grant aid.

$0 – $30,000
$17,733
$30,001 – $48,000
$16,406
$48,001 – $75,000
$18,201
$75,001 – $110,000
N/A
$110,001 +
$23,609

Net price represents the average cost after grants and scholarships for students receiving federal financial aid.

Pell Grant Recipients
29%
Need-based federal grant
Take Federal Loans
67%
Avg loan $16,141 / year
Avg Grant Aid
—
Per receiving student / year

Academics & majors

Where students at University of Sioux Falls concentrate, and how the classroom experience scales.

Student : Faculty
18:1
Class-size proxy
Primary Focus
Business & Marketing
23% of degrees awarded
Retention
75%
First-years returning
A breakdown of the top majors by share of degrees awarded ships once we finish backfilling per-school program data.

Student body

Who attends University of Sioux Falls. Enrollment, diversity, and where students come from.

Race & ethnicity

  • White78%
  • Asian2%
  • Hispanic7%
  • Black5%
  • Two or more races6%
  • International1%

Gender

  • Female61%
  • Male39%
International
1%
Of total enrollment
Live on Campus
—
Undergraduate residential rate
Total Enrollment
1,218

Outcomes after graduation

What University of Sioux Falls graduates do next — and what they earn.

Median Earnings
$54.5k
10 years after enrollment
Employed at 2 yrs
—
Working or in grad school
Pursue Grad School
—
Within 5 years
Graduation Rate
61%
6-year, full-time

Is it worth it?

Earnings, debt, and price side by side — context for the cost-vs-payoff question, not a ranking.

Median earnings
$54.5k
10 yrs after entry
Typical debt
$16.1k
median, borrowers only
Avg. net price
$21.0k/yr
after aid
  • These numbers reflect who enrolls, not the value the school adds. A college's earnings can look high simply because it admits wealthier, higher-scoring students — not because of what happens there.
  • Earnings vary far more by major and career path than by school. A school-wide median blends engineers and artists into one number that may match no real student.
  • Federal earnings and debt figures cover only students who received federal aid, so they leave out full-pay students and can skew the picture.
  • Net price is an average across aided students and debt is the median for borrowers only — many students borrow nothing. Your actual cost depends on your own aid package.

What this means

$55k is near the national bachelor's-graduate median at the 10-year mark, and a 61% graduation rate is below the national average.

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