South Dakota's four-year colleges range greatly in size, mission, and selectivity. The table below can help you figure out if your ACT scores are on target for admission to your top choice South Dakota colleges. The table shows ACT scores for the middle 50% of enrolled students.

ACT Scores for South Dakota Colleges (mid 50%) (Learn what these numbers mean)
	Composite		English		Math
	25%	75%	25%	75%	25%	75%
Augustana College	23	28	23	29	23	27
Black Hills State University	18	23	17	23	17	24
Dakota State University	19	24	18	23	18	25
Dakota Wesleyan University	18	26	17	26	17	27
Mount Marty College	19	24	18	24	17	25
Northern State University	19	24	18	24	18	24
Oglala Lakota College	open-admissions
Presentation College	17	23	15	23	17	24
Sinte Gleska University	open-admissions
South Dakota School of Mines	24	29	21	27	24	29
South Dakota State University	20	25	19	25	19	26
University of Sioux Falls	20	25	19	26	20	26
University of South Dakota	21	26	20	26	20	26
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If your scores fall within or above the ranges above, you're in a good position for admission. If your scores are a little below the bottom number, don't give up hope -- a quarter of enrolled students have scores below those listed.

Be sure to keep the ACT in perspective. A strong academic record with challenging courses will carry more weight than standardized test scores. Also, some of the schools will look at qualitative measures and want to see a winning essay, meaningful extracurricular activities and good letters of recommendation.

Note that the ACT is far more popular than the SAT in South Dakota, but all the schools will accept either exam.

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data from the National Center for Educational Statistics