The University of South Dakota in Vermillion is the state’s accredited PA sponsor. Determine your tuition category first when comparing it with nearby programs, then compare complete degrees rather than individual semesters.
Program and cost sources checked November 12, 2026.
Program locations and accreditation are checked against official sources. Prices retain their published scope and year; estimates and incomplete totals are identified instead of silently filling gaps.
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Verified totals matching your selected cost basis come first. Other prices and estimates remain below, alphabetically. Rate years can differ; this is not a ranking of total attendance cost.
Published tuition-and-fees estimate. A separate SD Advantage category is $76,285.60; eligibility requires specific residency/alumni and SDBOR undergraduate-degree conditions. Housing and food are excluded.
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USD’s schedule separates resident, nonresident and SD Advantage categories. Eligibility determines which applies; the lower amount is not automatically available to every applicant. Living and other student expenses are separate from tuition and fees.
| Program | Published cost | Rate / cohort |
|---|---|---|
| University of South Dakota | $53,168.80 resident $108,778.70 nonresident | Rates beginning Summer 2026; 104 credits |
Tables are ordered by resident or flat cost where available. Nonresident amounts are shown alongside. Open a program’s source to confirm the rate for your entering class.
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Explore the Dashboard →Ask USD which published category applies to you before using it in a budget. SD Advantage is not the general nonresident rate.
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Add housing, food, supplies, health requirements and clinical travel to tuition and mandatory fees. Individual circumstances can change the result.
The current ARC-PA roster lists the University of South Dakota as the state’s accredited sponsor.
Its schedule separately identifies general nonresident and SD Advantage categories. Confirm your eligibility with the university.
It is the in-state accredited option, but a practical comparison may include nearby programs, residency arrangements and living expenses. Compare personalized full budgets.
Accreditation and state placement use the current ARC-PA roster, with program sites for campus details. Each cost card links to its university source. “Verified” means the displayed amount and scope were located in an official source on the review date; it does not mean the rate applies to every future entering class.
Tuition-only and tuition-plus-fees totals stay separate. Annual and per-term figures are not treated as full-program totals. Calculated estimates are labelled and excluded from full-program sorts. “Not verified” means a reliable comparable amount was not established, not that a program is free.
Continued, Provisional and Probation are accreditation statuses; applicant programs are not yet accredited. “F” identifies a focused visit. Program-specific cost and accreditation details here reflect this state review; the national directory and paid comparison dataset retain their separately dated snapshots.
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