University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

University of Sioux Falls admitted 2,034 of 2,478 applicants for the fall 2023 entering class (82.1%).

Every figure on this page is published by the college or a federal survey, and carries the source it came from. They describe the fall 2023 entering class, a read on the school, not a prediction about any one applicant.

What stands out at University of Sioux Falls

Three things University of Sioux Falls published, ranked by how much each could change what you actually do, not by how impressive it looks. Every one describes a class that has already enrolled.

Test policy1 of 3

University of Sioux Falls reports that test scores are not considered at all.

That is the school’s own answer on the form it fills in every year. A score you send is not read as part of the decision here.

Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

Trend2 of 3

The admit rate fell from 91% to 82% between fall 2018 and fall 2023.

Fall 201891%
Fall 202382%

Both ends are measured rates for classes that have already enrolled: a rate that moved, not a forecast. The fall 2023 figure is the one at the top of this page.

Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2018 to fall 2023

Cost3 of 3

Families paid $21,383 on average after aid.

Averaged across students who received federal aid: the price after grants and scholarships, not the sticker price.

Source: the College Scorecard

Every figure, in full

The same measured fields on every one of these pages. Nothing is filled in where the school published nothing.

Acceptance rate

82.1%

2,034 admitted of 2,478 applicants

Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

Where do you actually stand at University of Sioux Falls?

The figures above describe a class that already enrolled. GoodGoblin reads them against your own transcript, scores and activities, then builds the balanced list, the essay plan and the deadline calendar around what it finds.

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How the rate has moved

Two measured admit rates from the federal survey, the years apart it reports them. A rate that moved, not a forecast.

Fall 201891%
Fall 202382%

Between fall 2018 and fall 2023 the admit rate fell from 91% to 82%.

What University of Sioux Falls says it weighs

The school's own words, from the form it fills in every year. Ranked as it ranks them.

  • GPArequired

    Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

Not considered

  • Essay

    Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

  • Course rigor

    Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

  • Test scores

    Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

  • Recommendations

    Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

  • Class rank

    Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

  • Legacy

    Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

What students actually pay

Net price after grants and scholarships: not the sticker price.

Average net price: $21,383 a year.

Family income under $30k
$18,145
$30k–$48k
$17,804
$48k–$75k
$17,992
$75k–$110k
$21,375
Over $110k
$24,038

Source: the College Scorecard

Published deadlines

Each date is read from the college's own materials and re-checked on a schedule.

  • Rolling AdmissionJuly 29, 2027

    Verified July 11, 2026

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Other colleges in South Dakota

The pages nearest this one on acceptance rate, in the same state.

Colleges with a nearby acceptance rate

Anywhere in the country, ordered by how close the published rate is to this one. A selection rule, not a ranking.

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