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Considering a degree in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences majors who live in South Dakota.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 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 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 22000 | 0.6362 | 32,952 | 1374 | 0.6778 | |
| 2 | Stephen F Austin State University | 10000 | 27800 | 0.6392 | 9,129 | 1075 | 0.9399 | |
| 3 | California State University-Fresno | 11600 | 19600 | 0.4073 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 4 | California State University-Sacramento | 11700 | 31300 | 0.6265 | 28,820 | 1035 | 0.9399 | |
| 5 | Texas Woman's University | 12400 | 28200 | 0.5604 | 10,039 | 1035 | 0.9612 | |
| 6 | Fort Valley State University | 12900 | 29700 | 0.5655 | 2,699 | 1025 | 0.6587 | |
| 7 | Delta State University | 14000 | 23200 | 0.3971 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 8 | University of Houston | 14500 | 22000 | 0.3403 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 9 | Chadron State College | 15400 | 25000 | 0.3846 | 1,690 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Pittsburg State University | 15400 | 23900 | 0.3551 | 4,472 | 1055 | 0.8942 | |
| 9 | Wayne State College | 15400 | 20300 | 0.2414 | 3,902 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 15800 | 26900 | 0.4123 | 2,476 | 930 | 0.9641 | |
| 13 | Mississippi University for Women | 16000 | 21400 | 0.2527 | 1,962 | 1055 | 0.9031 | |
| 14 | Southeastern Louisiana University | 16500 | 40000 | 0.5879 | 13,192 | 1075 | 0.9931 | |
| 15 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 17000 | 28200 | 0.3967 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 16 | Central Washington University | 19000 | 22700 | 0.1628 | 10,317 | 1045 | 0.9062 | |
| 17 | Southeast Missouri State University | 19700 | 30600 | 0.3562 | 7,926 | 945 | 0.7352 | |
| 17 | University of Northern Iowa | 19700 | 24000 | 0.1782 | 7,711 | 1129 | 0.9274 | |
| 19 | Carson-Newman University | 20000 | 51900 | 0.6149 | 1,596 | 1110 | 0.9045 | |
| 20 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 20300 | 23200 | 0.125 | 20,444 | 1209 | 0.8499 | |
| 21 | Eastern Illinois University | 20400 | 28100 | 0.2731 | 6,785 | 985 | 0.6535 | |
| 21 | South Dakota State University | 20400 | 25200 | 0.1896 | 10,719 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 23 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 20700 | 30600 | 0.326 | 44,819 | 1327 | 0.4987 | |
| 24 | Henderson State University | 21000 | 30600 | 0.3133 | 1,461 | 990 | 0.8192 | |
| 25 | East Central University | 22200 | 36200 | 0.3866 | 2,644 | 1055 | 0.5815 | |
| 26 | Southern University and A & M College | 22700 | 25100 | 0.0955 | 6,713 | 930 | 0.3512 | |
| 26 | University of South Dakota | 22700 | 26000 | 0.1261 | 7,619 | 1120 | 0.9878 | |
| 28 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 23000 | 27500 | 0.1618 | 17,450 | 1044 | 0.9518 | |
| 29 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 23800 | 27100 | 0.1209 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 30 | Miami University-Oxford | 24700 | 27500 | 0.1019 | 16,816 | 1299 | 0.754 | |
| 31 | Tennessee Technological University | 24900 | 33700 | 0.2609 | 9,187 | 1163 | 0.7613 | |
| 32 | The University of Tennessee-Martin | 25200 | 31500 | 0.2001 | 6,809 | 1110 | 0.882 | |
| 33 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 25900 | 34900 | 0.2577 | 1,817 | 905 | 0.4118 | |
| 34 | Seattle Pacific University | 26700 | 70000 | 0.6186 | 1,776 | 1180 | 0.834 | |
| 35 | California State University-Northridge | 27400 | 36500 | 0.2513 | 32,756 | 1005 | 0.9345 | |
| 36 | Kansas State University | 27600 | 30400 | 0.0947 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8169 | |
| 37 | Freed-Hardeman University | 27700 | 35900 | 0.2284 | 1,873 | 1120 | 0.5968 | |
| 38 | Norfolk State University | 27900 | 40100 | 0.304 | 5,410 | 935 | 0.8777 | |
| 39 | Iowa State University | 28000 | 42800 | 0.3444 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 40 | Alabama A & M University | 28300 | 37700 | 0.2492 | 6,370 | 915 | 0.5795 | |
| 41 | University of Utah | 28700 | 32000 | 0.1025 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 42 | Western Illinois University | 28800 | 31000 | 0.0734 | 4,525 | 1015 | 0.7118 | |
| 43 | Jacksonville State University | 29300 | 38200 | 0.2328 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 44 | Morgan State University | 29400 | 41900 | 0.2986 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 45 | Montana State University | 29900 | 31400 | 0.0478 | 15,046 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 46 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30400 | 54700 | 0.4443 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 47 | California State University-Long Beach | 30900 | 38900 | 0.2058 | 36,082 | 1135 | 0.4627 | |
| 47 | South Carolina State University | 30900 | 41600 | 0.2572 | 2,950 | 930 | 0.8262 | |
| 49 | San Francisco State University | 31000 | 47700 | 0.3502 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 50 | Baylor University | 31800 | 70300 | 0.5475 | 14,915 | 1321 | 0.5128 | |
| 51 | Bridgewater College | 31900 | 40200 | 0.206 | 1,407 | 1174 | 0.9172 | |
| 52 | North Carolina A & T State University | 32000 | 36700 | 0.128 | 12,497 | 1075 | 0.499 | |
| 53 | Liberty University | 33100 | 44600 | 0.2578 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 54 | Meredith College | 34300 | 64200 | 0.4659 | 1,206 | 1237 | 0.7418 | |
| 55 | Texas Southern University | 34500 | 42500 | 0.1883 | 6,844 | 915 | 0.9691 | |
| 56 | University of Montevallo | 35600 | 44900 | 0.2073 | 2,642 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 57 | Texas Tech University | 36100 | 38900 | 0.072 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 58 | University of Central Arkansas | 38000 | 40200 | 0.0567 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 59 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 38200 | 66300 | 0.4239 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5478 | |
| 60 | Illinois State University | 45800 | 49100 | 0.0668 | 19,107 | 1120 | 0.8815 | |
| 61 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 48600 | 61200 | 0.2056 | 26,221 | 1204 | 0.8854 | |
| 62 | University of Kentucky | 49000 | 58000 | 0.1565 | 25,534 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 63 | The University of Texas at Austin | 49600 | 59400 | 0.165 | 43,165 | 1356 | 0.2664 | |
| 64 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53200 | 61000 | 0.1291 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 65 | Auburn University | 55300 | 58500 | 0.0547 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4592 | |
| 66 | The University of Alabama | 55800 | 55800 | 0 | 34,389 | 1284 | 0.7665 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.