Established in 1862, University of South Dakota serves as the flagship and the only public liberal arts university in the state. The school offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs within the South Dakota System of Higher Education. Top undergraduate fields of study at USD include Nursing, Business, Health Sciences, Elementary Education, Kinesiology & Sport Management, Biology/Medical Biology, Criminal Justice, Psychology, Accounting, and Media & Journalism.
University of South Dakota is regionally acclaimed and nationally recognized as a high-quality public liberal arts university with South Dakota’s only schools of law, medicine and business. The school is recognized for the quality of their faculty, demonstrated by their excellent teaching, effective service and innovative research. USD’s faculty are dedicated, experts in their fields and accessible to their students. USD educates leaders of communities, states and nations.
University of South Dakota is the most affordable Flagship University of non-residents according to College Board.