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2023 Top South Dakota Men's D1 Basketball Schools

When it comes to choosing a college, student athletes have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Colleges for Division I Men's Basketball in South Dakota ranking - to help you make that decision.

After analyzing 2 schools in South Dakota, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for D1 Men's Basketball athletes 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 athletic competitiveness of the school. Thus, in order to rank well, the school must offer a quality education in addition to having a great sports team.

Learn more about our ranking methodology.

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Top Colleges in South Dakota for D1 Men's Basketball athletes in South Dakota

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

University of South Dakota
Vermillion, South Dakota

#4 in Quality in South Dakota

$1,607,660 Team Revenue

961 Academic Progress Rate

Our analysis found University of South Dakota to be the best school for D1 Men’s Basketball athletes in South Dakota in this year’s ranking. University of South Dakota is a medium-sized public school located in Vermillion, South Dakota that handed out 1,293 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D1 Men’s Basketball team at USD took home $1,607,660 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 961. In addition to its Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Basketball in South Dakota ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, USD is ranked #4 for overall quality in South Dakota. Read full sports report on University of South Dakota

2

South Dakota State University
Brookings, South Dakota

#3 in Quality in South Dakota

$2,127,262 Team Revenue

975 Academic Progress Rate

You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school situated in Brookings, South Dakota. It awarded 2,023 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D1 Men’s Basketball team at South Dakota State took home $2,127,262 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 975. South Dakota State not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #3 on our overall quality list. Read full sports report on South Dakota State University

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 2 schools only.

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Revenue and expense information comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics Data Analysis (EADA) website.
• The academic progress rate (APR) of each team was made available by the NCAA.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.