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2021 Best Colleges in South Dakota for Students from Saudi Arabia

4 Colleges
$18,403 Avg Tuition & Fees*
39% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

When pursuing a degree in today's world, international students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Colleges for Saudi Arabian Students in South Dakota ranking - to help you make that decision.

Our analysis looked at 4 schools in South Dakota to determine which ones were the best for Saudi Arabian students in South Dakota. To come up with this ranking, we look at a number of factors that are all objective measurements. These factors include the school's overall quality as determined by our Best Colleges ranking and the percentage of international students on campus.

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Top Colleges in South Dakota for Students from Saudi Arabia

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Our analysis found South Dakota State University to be the best school for Saudi Arabian students in South Dakota in this year’s ranking. South Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 1,977 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 5.3% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at South Dakota State are India, Saudi Arabia, and Nepal.

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Augustana University
Sioux Falls, SD

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Augustana University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Saudi Arabian 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. Students studying at Augustana Sioux Falls come from such countries as Ethiopia, Norway, and China.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of South Dakota helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Saudi Arabian students in South Dakota. This medium-sized public school is located in Vermillion, South Dakota, and it awarded 1,333 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 2.3% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at USD are China, India, and Nepal.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern State University. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. NSU is a public institution located in Aberdeen, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 254 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 2.0% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at NSU are South Korea, China, and Mexico.

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

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