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2021 Best Affordable Colleges in South Dakota for Students from Ghana

3 Colleges
$20,555 Avg Tuition & Fees*
43% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

International students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Value Colleges for Ghanaian Students in South Dakota ranking is part of that endeavor.

After analyzing 3 schools in South Dakota, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Ghanaian students in South Dakota. Instead of depending on subjective information, we focus on objective factors to determine this ranking. These factors include such things as the total number of international students at the school and the school's overall value.

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Top Value Colleges in South Dakota for Students from Ghana

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Our 2021 rankings named South Dakota State University the best affordable school for Ghanaian students in South Dakota working on their bachelor’s degree. South Dakota State is a public institution located in Brookings, South Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1,977 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 5.3% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as India, Saudi Arabia, and Nepal come to South Dakota State to study. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at South Dakota State runs, on average, about $12,809. Graduate students pay around $16,917 a year in average tuition and fees.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Dakota. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. Vermillion, South Dakota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,333 students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 2.3% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at USD are China, India, and Nepal. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at USD is about $12,942 a year, on average. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $12,768 per year.

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Augustana Sioux Falls crest
Augustana University
Sioux Falls, SD

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Augustana University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Ghanaian students in South Dakota. Located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 567 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 4.1% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at Augustana Sioux Falls are Ethiopia, Norway, and China. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at Augustana Sioux Falls runs, on average, about $35,914. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $36,696 per year.

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*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 3 schools only.

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