Vermillion, SD
University of South Dakota
https://WWW.USD.EDURepayment outcome
85.5%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$26,000–$54,000
middle 50% · median $39,500
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$15,442
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$15,463
Sticker price
before any aid
$18,843
Default rate
6.4%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Education$62,260
- Computer Science$62,012
- Public Admin$57,318
- Legal Studies$52,941
- Criminal Justice$39,249
- Business$38,289
- Health Professions$34,660
- Communication and Media Studies.$33,423
- Parks & Fitness$30,650
- Psychology$30,616
- History$28,055
- English & Literature$27,494
- Foreign Languages$27,476
- Liberal Arts$27,439
- Biology$25,967
- Visual & Performing Arts$24,730
- Interdisciplinary$24,035
- Social Sciences$19,227
Academics
Acceptance
87.9%
Avg SAT
1,090
Enrollment
6,449
What students study
14 fields offered
Health Professions
39% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Business12.3%
- 03Liberal Arts7.9%
- 04Education7.4%
- 05Psychology6.2%
- 06Social Sciences4.5%
- 07Criminal Justice3.9%
- 08Biology3.7%
- 09Visual & Performing Arts3.2%
- 10Communications2.9%
- 11English & Literature2.2%
- 12Parks & Fitness1.8%
- 13History1.8%
- 14Physical Sciences1.1%