by our College Data Analytics TeamUSD earned 17 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 3 in the top 5%, 6 in the top 10% and 7 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 141 in Highest Paid Graduates for Medicine, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
University of South Dakota holds 17 ranking badges across 5 fields of study, 4 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Each ranking is recalculated when updated data becomes available. The awards below are from the 2027 edition. This page indicates the top award category achieved for this year. Learn more about our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 1 |
| Top 5% | 3 |
| Top 10% | 6 |
| Top 15% | 7 |
| Total | 17 |
University of South Dakota is best known for Health Professions: 4 of its 16 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Medicine, Human Services and Mental & Social Health Services.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Best | ✓ | |||
| Overall Best (The Plains States) | ✓ | |||
| Location Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Most Popular (The Plains States) | ✓ | |||
| Most Popular (South Dakota) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health/Medical Admin Services | ||||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ | |||
| Medicine | ||||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ | |||
| Mental & Social Health Services | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Health & Physical Education | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Services | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | ||||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ |
University of South Dakota earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #193 of 933 in Basketball (top 21%).
University of South Dakota earned no online-program badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #22 of 117 in Most Popular Online for Mental & Social Health Services (top 19%).
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, University of South Dakota earned 1 badge; its highest placement is #411 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for Veterans | ✓ |
These rankings are calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. University of South Dakota appears in 215 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
More about our data sources and methodologies.