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Considering a degree in Aerospace?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Aerospace majors who live in South Dakota.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Aerospace degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of South Dakota.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of college paid after factoring in financial aid.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
| Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Air Force Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,124 | 1344 | 0.1393 | |
| 1 | United States Naval Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,465 | 1302 | 0.0936 | |
| 3 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 7200 | 90000 | 0.9204 | 4,580 | 1542 | 0.0455 | |
| 4 | Southeastern Oklahoma State University | 9800 | 36900 | 0.7346 | 3,207 | 1060 | 0.8034 | |
| 5 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 10100 | 30000 | 0.6631 | 40,754 | 1391 | 0.3915 | |
| 6 | University of California-Davis | 10200 | 38500 | 0.7358 | 32,273 | 1290 | 0.4183 | |
| 7 | Eastern Kentucky University | 10600 | 22900 | 0.5381 | 12,726 | 1055 | 0.9695 | |
| 8 | University of Notre Dame | 11200 | 86200 | 0.8705 | 8,880 | 1471 | 0.1127 | |
| 9 | Tennessee State University | 12500 | 48200 | 0.7399 | 5,057 | 980 | 0.7018 | |
| 10 | Southern Utah University | 12800 | 44000 | 0.7086 | 13,126 | 1140 | 0.8179 | |
| 11 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | 13000 | 26100 | 0.5014 | 21,947 | 1335 | 0.3122 | |
| 12 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | 13100 | 38800 | 0.6616 | 17,901 | 1470 | 0.1681 | |
| 13 | West Virginia University | 13200 | 57700 | 0.7711 | 18,614 | 1125 | 0.778 | |
| 14 | Indiana State University | 13300 | 31200 | 0.5743 | 6,224 | 1140 | 0.8077 | |
| 14 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 13300 | 54500 | 0.7559 | 12,498 | 1010 | 0.8896 | |
| 14 | University of Nebraska at Omaha | 13300 | 23400 | 0.4322 | 11,756 | 1124 | 0.8727 | |
| 17 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 13400 | 41800 | 0.6793 | 37,140 | 1442 | 0.4237 | |
| 18 | Utah State University | 13800 | 20800 | 0.3369 | 25,920 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 19 | Middle Tennessee State University | 13900 | 23200 | 0.4008 | 18,042 | 1140 | 0.6909 | |
| 19 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | 13900 | 34100 | 0.5931 | 4,214 | 1090 | 0.8949 | |
| 21 | Delta State University | 14000 | 23200 | 0.3971 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 22 | Stanford University | 14700 | 71200 | 0.7934 | 7,904 | 1535 | 0.0361 | |
| 23 | Southeast Missouri State University | 15000 | 28200 | 0.4674 | 7,926 | 1080 | 0.6897 | |
| 24 | Case Western Reserve University | 15100 | 83100 | 0.8181 | 6,528 | 1485 | 0.3778 | |
| 25 | University of California-Irvine | 15200 | 36300 | 0.5811 | 30,204 | 1333 | 0.2878 | |
| 26 | Bridgewater State University | 15300 | 25800 | 0.4097 | 8,172 | 1135 | 0.8919 | |
| 27 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 15400 | 28000 | 0.4497 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 28 | University of North Texas | 15600 | 25700 | 0.3935 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 29 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 15700 | 45200 | 0.6521 | 2,233 | 930 | 0.9036 | |
| 30 | Delaware State University | 16000 | 46500 | 0.656 | 4,941 | 985 | 0.6167 | |
| 30 | University of Memphis | 16000 | 29900 | 0.4645 | 15,770 | 1075 | 0.7203 | |
| 32 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 16100 | 23200 | 0.306 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 32 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 16100 | 46800 | 0.6565 | 6,550 | 1110 | 0.7456 | |
| 34 | California State University-Long Beach | 16200 | 25800 | 0.3722 | 35,843 | 1135 | 0.4628 | |
| 34 | University of Florida | 16200 | 22500 | 0.2799 | 36,573 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 36 | North Carolina State University | 16500 | 28500 | 0.4199 | 28,422 | 1335 | 0.4167 | |
| 37 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 16700 | 39000 | 0.5705 | 36,588 | 1367 | 0.6535 | |
| 38 | The University of Texas at El Paso | 17400 | 48200 | 0.6394 | 20,609 | 990 | 0.999 | |
| 39 | University of Miami | 17700 | 96300 | 0.8159 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 40 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 17900 | 30400 | 0.4118 | 20,592 | 1435 | 0.1407 | |
| 41 | The University of Texas at Arlington | 18100 | 27700 | 0.3461 | 31,112 | 1114 | 0.8129 | |
| 42 | Angelo State University | 18500 | 23100 | 0.2005 | 9,779 | 1055 | 0.8301 | |
| 43 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 18700 | 41200 | 0.5467 | 25,255 | 1134 | 0.737 | |
| 44 | Florida Memorial University | 18900 | 44900 | 0.5792 | 1,299 | 0 | 0.7431 | |
| 45 | Middle Georgia State University | 19100 | 46300 | 0.587 | 7,485 | 1045 | 0.9977 | |
| 46 | California State University-Los Angeles | 19600 | 59200 | 0.6694 | 19,354 | 965 | 0.9125 | |
| 47 | San Diego State University | 20000 | 28900 | 0.308 | 34,637 | 1208 | 0.3598 | |
| 48 | Western Michigan University | 20100 | 32500 | 0.382 | 13,860 | 1104 | 0.846 | |
| 49 | San Jose State University | 20300 | 33600 | 0.3955 | 28,008 | 0 | 0.8461 | |
| 49 | The University of Texas at Austin | 20300 | 27600 | 0.264 | 43,165 | 1348 | 0.2664 | |
| 51 | Henderson State University | 20400 | 37500 | 0.4564 | 1,493 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 51 | University of Southern California | 20400 | 75800 | 0.7312 | 20,630 | 1492 | 0.0981 | |
| 53 | South Dakota State University | 20600 | 25200 | 0.1838 | 10,728 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 54 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 21000 | 34400 | 0.3895 | 14,783 | 1124 | 0.8096 | |
| 55 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 21500 | 30700 | 0.298 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 56 | Averett University | 22100 | 57200 | 0.614 | 1,180 | 1070 | 0.478 | |
| 57 | The University of Alabama | 23600 | 31000 | 0.2385 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 58 | University of Alabama in Huntsville | 23900 | 30500 | 0.2162 | 6,800 | 1245 | 0.6857 | |
| 59 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 24000 | 27100 | 0.1156 | 12,897 | 1160 | 0.9133 | |
| 59 | University of Alaska Anchorage | 24000 | 26400 | 0.0902 | 9,965 | 1095 | 0.5958 | |
| 61 | University at Buffalo | 24400 | 34000 | 0.2824 | 20,360 | 1303 | 0.7418 | |
| 62 | Elizabeth City State University | 24500 | 28500 | 0.1403 | 2,131 | 940 | 0.6461 | |
| 63 | Lewis University | 25700 | 57700 | 0.5544 | 4,326 | 1099 | 0.7128 | |
| 64 | University of Kansas | 25900 | 44000 | 0.4117 | 22,085 | 1176 | 0.9348 | |
| 65 | Pennsylvania College of Technology | 26500 | 34600 | 0.234 | 4,264 | 1130 | 0.7423 | |
| 65 | Tuskegee University | 26500 | 42100 | 0.371 | 2,400 | 1113 | 0.3143 | |
| 67 | University of Arizona | 27100 | 37700 | 0.2815 | 45,025 | 1212 | 0.8614 | |
| 68 | Fairmont State University | 27200 | 32200 | 0.1553 | 3,060 | 975 | 0.9924 | |
| 69 | University of South Dakota | 27500 | 29600 | 0.0721 | 7,619 | 1120 | 0.9878 | |
| 70 | Clarkson University | 27800 | 78000 | 0.6437 | 2,296 | 1302 | 0.7736 | |
| 70 | Syracuse University | 27800 | 83100 | 0.6654 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 72 | Morehead State University | 28000 | 32600 | 0.141 | 8,258 | 1140 | 0.7721 | |
| 73 | Iowa State University | 28200 | 42800 | 0.341 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 74 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28600 | 33400 | 0.1437 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 74 | University of Hartford | 28600 | 70100 | 0.592 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 76 | Wichita State University | 28900 | 40600 | 0.2888 | 14,280 | 1094 | 0.7211 | |
| 77 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 29100 | 33900 | 0.1417 | 30,187 | 1292 | 0.6015 | |
| 78 | Kansas State University | 29800 | 41600 | 0.2822 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 79 | Kent State University at Kent | 30000 | 37500 | 0.2 | 20,841 | 1105 | 0.8634 | |
| 80 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | 31000 | 36900 | 0.162 | 5,552 | 1305 | 0.7255 | |
| 81 | Siena Heights University | 31100 | 46300 | 0.3272 | 1,669 | 1000 | 0.6656 | |
| 81 | University of North Dakota | 31100 | 33700 | 0.0781 | 11,033 | 1189 | 0.769 | |
| 83 | Liberty University | 31900 | 44300 | 0.2799 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 84 | Hampton University | 32100 | 62400 | 0.4852 | 3,728 | 956 | 0.6225 | |
| 85 | Illinois Institute of Technology | 32500 | 75200 | 0.568 | 3,135 | 1299 | 0.5493 | |
| 85 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 32500 | 35100 | 0.0742 | 30,564 | 1302 | 0.416 | |
| 87 | Southern New Hampshire University | 33000 | 52800 | 0.3751 | 2,615 | 965 | 0.8443 | |
| 88 | LeTourneau University | 34000 | 54800 | 0.3798 | 3,184 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 89 | Andrews University | 35800 | 62100 | 0.4235 | 1,312 | 1196 | 0.874 | |
| 90 | Auburn University | 36300 | 38000 | 0.0447 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 90 | Mississippi State University | 36300 | 50500 | 0.2801 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 92 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 36400 | 42800 | 0.1492 | 22,351 | 1159 | 0.7504 | |
| 93 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 36800 | 38900 | 0.0548 | 23,351 | 1239 | 0.766 | |
| 94 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 38200 | 66500 | 0.4253 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 95 | University of Central Florida | 39600 | 39600 | 0 | 59,649 | 1280 | 0.4471 | |
| 96 | University of California-Los Angeles | 40400 | 81800 | 0.5067 | 33,471 | 1399 | 0.0897 | |
| 97 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 41900 | 42100 | 0.0047 | 65,450 | 1203 | 0.8989 | |
| 98 | Florida Institute of Technology | 43400 | 68600 | 0.3665 | 3,677 | 1224 | 0.577 | |
| 99 | University of Maryland-College Park | 43500 | 53400 | 0.1854 | 31,133 | 1456 | 0.448 | |
| 100 | Saint Louis University | 44400 | 80900 | 0.451 | 10,436 | 1260 | 0.7504 | |
| 101 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 44600 | 53700 | 0.1694 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 102 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 46200 | 86200 | 0.4639 | 5,743 | 1438 | 0.6343 | |
| 103 | William Jessup University | 46300 | 56700 | 0.1833 | 1,056 | 1178 | 0.7682 | |
| 104 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott | 46700 | 63800 | 0.2684 | 3,229 | 1258 | 0.7658 | |
| 105 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach | 47400 | 66500 | 0.2875 | 7,886 | 1271 | 0.6481 | |
| 106 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 48600 | 51200 | 0.0514 | 44,170 | 1327 | 0.4979 | |
| 107 | University of California-San Diego | 50100 | 77100 | 0.35 | 34,955 | 1375 | 0.2677 | |
| 108 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 50300 | 82600 | 0.3912 | 5,558 | 1292 | 0.6016 | |
| 109 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 51000 | 84700 | 0.398 | 34,454 | 1435 | 0.1564 | |
| 110 | Lynn University | 51500 | 66000 | 0.2197 | 2,861 | 1130 | 0.7347 | |
| 111 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53300 | 61000 | 0.1267 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 112 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 53400 | 53400 | 0 | 33,572 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 113 | University of Colorado Boulder | 56200 | 56600 | 0.0071 | 32,100 | 1290 | 0.8115 | |
| 114 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58200 | 64100 | 0.0921 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.