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Considering a degree in Human Development and Family Studies?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Human Development and Family Studies majors who live in South Dakota.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Human Development and Family Studies 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 | 28600 | 0.7211 | 32,221 | 1374 | 0.6919 | |
| 2 | Utah State University | 8200 | 25200 | 0.6743 | 25,920 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 3 | University of California-Davis | 10200 | 38500 | 0.7358 | 32,273 | 1290 | 0.4183 | |
| 4 | Kentucky State University | 10400 | 29700 | 0.6508 | 1,546 | 925 | 0.9251 | |
| 5 | Eastern Kentucky University | 10600 | 22900 | 0.5381 | 12,726 | 1055 | 0.9695 | |
| 6 | Cornell University | 11700 | 93100 | 0.8745 | 16,128 | 1521 | 0.0841 | |
| 7 | University of Houston | 11900 | 28400 | 0.5817 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 8 | University of California-San Diego | 12100 | 42500 | 0.7151 | 34,955 | 1375 | 0.2677 | |
| 9 | Texas Woman's University | 12300 | 44600 | 0.7245 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.9613 | |
| 10 | Southern Utah University | 12400 | 44000 | 0.7177 | 13,126 | 1140 | 0.8179 | |
| 11 | Bacone College | 12800 | 36800 | 0.6524 | 106 | 875 | 0.545 | |
| 12 | Indiana State University | 13300 | 31200 | 0.5743 | 6,224 | 1140 | 0.8077 | |
| 12 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 13300 | 54500 | 0.7559 | 12,498 | 1010 | 0.8896 | |
| 14 | Louisiana Tech University | 13500 | 36900 | 0.634 | 11,071 | 1164 | 0.9073 | |
| 15 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 13700 | 31700 | 0.5674 | 39,083 | 1412 | 0.4517 | |
| 16 | University of Idaho | 13800 | 25800 | 0.4651 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 17 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 14200 | 46000 | 0.6909 | 4,218 | 1020 | 0.9307 | |
| 18 | Northern Illinois University | 14700 | 30700 | 0.5197 | 11,349 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 19 | California State University-San Bernardino | 14900 | 52500 | 0.7168 | 14,993 | 920 | 0.9318 | |
| 20 | California State University-San Marcos | 15200 | 28500 | 0.4664 | 14,977 | 970 | 0.951 | |
| 21 | University of North Texas | 15600 | 25700 | 0.3935 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 22 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 15700 | 42500 | 0.6307 | 37,140 | 1442 | 0.4237 | |
| 23 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 15900 | 23200 | 0.3146 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 24 | Alcorn State University | 16000 | 23700 | 0.3249 | 2,532 | 925 | 0.4533 | |
| 25 | California State University-Long Beach | 16200 | 25800 | 0.3722 | 35,843 | 1135 | 0.4628 | |
| 26 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 16700 | 42600 | 0.6082 | 7,595 | 1075 | 0.9226 | |
| 27 | Texas State University | 16800 | 26800 | 0.3727 | 36,268 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 28 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 16900 | 31600 | 0.4657 | 6,910 | 1053 | 0.9734 | |
| 29 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 17200 | 27200 | 0.3671 | 44,170 | 1327 | 0.4979 | |
| 29 | Sonoma State University | 17200 | 26700 | 0.3558 | 5,412 | 1095 | 0.9473 | |
| 31 | Houston Christian University | 17300 | 56800 | 0.6954 | 2,899 | 1090 | 0.8458 | |
| 32 | Lamar University | 17600 | 41900 | 0.5799 | 8,206 | 1045 | 0.857 | |
| 33 | University of Arkansas | 18200 | 27700 | 0.343 | 28,859 | 1179 | 0.7431 | |
| 34 | University of Vermont | 18300 | 37800 | 0.5164 | 12,276 | 1379 | 0.653 | |
| 35 | Georgia Southern University | 18500 | 23800 | 0.2231 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 36 | State University of New York at Oswego | 18600 | 27700 | 0.3284 | 5,517 | 1174 | 0.8057 | |
| 37 | Benedict College | 18700 | 41100 | 0.5456 | 1,694 | 935 | 0.673 | |
| 37 | University of Rhode Island | 18700 | 46400 | 0.5965 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 39 | University of Arizona | 19100 | 30900 | 0.3825 | 45,025 | 1212 | 0.8614 | |
| 40 | California State University-East Bay | 19200 | 30100 | 0.3626 | 10,562 | 940 | 0.9681 | |
| 40 | Connecticut College | 19200 | 115500 | 0.8335 | 1,990 | 1287 | 0.3704 | |
| 42 | Gallaudet University | 19300 | 44900 | 0.5703 | 919 | 875 | 0.6094 | |
| 42 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto | 19300 | 42800 | 0.5485 | 581 | 1129 | 0.9821 | |
| 42 | University of Nevada-Reno | 19300 | 31800 | 0.3933 | 18,895 | 1134 | 0.7371 | |
| 45 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 19400 | 36900 | 0.4748 | 24,457 | 1256 | 0.7847 | |
| 46 | Davis & Elkins College | 19900 | 48300 | 0.5883 | 683 | 1025 | 0.5823 | |
| 47 | Iowa State University | 20000 | 24200 | 0.1755 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 48 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 20200 | 45200 | 0.5537 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 49 | The University of Texas at Austin | 20300 | 26900 | 0.2452 | 43,165 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
| 50 | South Dakota State University | 20500 | 25200 | 0.1866 | 10,728 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 51 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | 20900 | 31000 | 0.3262 | 13,179 | 1110 | 0.8883 | |
| 52 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 21000 | 34400 | 0.3895 | 14,783 | 1124 | 0.8096 | |
| 53 | Kansas State University | 21100 | 28800 | 0.2663 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 53 | SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 21100 | 50000 | 0.5777 | 3,856 | 1169 | 0.7518 | |
| 55 | University of Central Oklahoma | 21500 | 22700 | 0.0529 | 10,454 | 1095 | 0.8176 | |
| 56 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 21600 | 42500 | 0.4923 | 14,019 | 1159 | 0.7781 | |
| 57 | Rockford University | 22100 | 68200 | 0.6763 | 968 | 1045 | 0.5704 | |
| 58 | Bradley University | 22200 | 50800 | 0.5629 | 3,596 | 1174 | 0.7675 | |
| 59 | Florida State University | 22500 | 32500 | 0.3077 | 32,711 | 1360 | 0.2422 | |
| 60 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine | 22800 | 45300 | 0.4962 | 1,236 | 1203 | 0.9811 | |
| 60 | University of South Dakota | 22800 | 26000 | 0.1232 | 7,619 | 1120 | 0.9878 | |
| 62 | Columbia College | 22900 | 39700 | 0.4237 | 1,268 | 950 | 0.9614 | |
| 62 | Washington State University | 22900 | 36800 | 0.3783 | 14,346 | 1139 | 0.8797 | |
| 64 | SUNY Oneonta | 23600 | 49300 | 0.5218 | 4,681 | 1190 | 0.6959 | |
| 64 | The University of Alabama | 23600 | 31000 | 0.2385 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 66 | Southern Virginia University | 24200 | 46000 | 0.4739 | 967 | 1070 | 0.9973 | |
| 67 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 24500 | 48900 | 0.4986 | 5,692 | 1090 | 0.9508 | |
| 68 | North Dakota State University | 25000 | 27600 | 0.0945 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 69 | Syracuse University | 25300 | 83100 | 0.6955 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 70 | Stephens College | 25400 | 60900 | 0.5825 | 354 | 1185 | 0.9185 | |
| 71 | Temple University | 25500 | 36400 | 0.2997 | 21,428 | 1245 | 0.8045 | |
| 72 | Binghamton University | 25700 | 32700 | 0.2159 | 14,669 | 1417 | 0.3861 | |
| 73 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona | 26100 | 47400 | 0.4496 | 2,371 | 1189 | 0.9808 | |
| 74 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 26400 | 59900 | 0.5592 | 34,242 | 1273 | 0.7333 | |
| 74 | University of Mount Union | 26400 | 50900 | 0.4805 | 1,927 | 1105 | 0.8013 | |
| 76 | Seattle Pacific University | 26800 | 77000 | 0.6523 | 1,776 | 1188 | 0.8339 | |
| 77 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 27300 | 29500 | 0.0748 | 6,124 | 1159 | 0.8747 | |
| 78 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 27600 | 35400 | 0.2206 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 79 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg | 27800 | 47900 | 0.4193 | 4,047 | 1219 | 0.976 | |
| 80 | Oregon State University | 28900 | 36700 | 0.2147 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 81 | Mitchell College | 29100 | 75200 | 0.6134 | 500 | 817 | 0.7336 | |
| 82 | Westminster College | 29200 | 57600 | 0.4931 | 1,136 | 1190 | 0.9256 | |
| 83 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 29400 | 42400 | 0.3065 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 84 | Illinois State University | 29500 | 35200 | 0.1619 | 19,107 | 1115 | 0.8815 | |
| 84 | University of Connecticut | 29500 | 33700 | 0.1248 | 19,388 | 1324 | 0.5395 | |
| 86 | Kent State University at Kent | 30000 | 37500 | 0.2 | 20,841 | 1105 | 0.8634 | |
| 87 | Montclair State University | 30200 | 36300 | 0.1681 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 88 | Concordia University-Saint Paul | 30300 | 46000 | 0.3415 | 3,361 | 1160 | 0.7887 | |
| 89 | Southern Wesleyan University | 30500 | 46200 | 0.34 | 887 | 1090 | 1 | |
| 90 | Oklahoma Christian University | 31000 | 45000 | 0.3105 | 2,012 | 1159 | 0.9707 | |
| 91 | Samford University | 31200 | 78000 | 0.5997 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 92 | George Mason University | 31300 | 35700 | 0.1231 | 28,331 | 1268 | 0.8748 | |
| 93 | Liberty University | 31900 | 60900 | 0.4764 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 94 | Southern Nazarene University | 32100 | 48400 | 0.3367 | 1,465 | 1055 | 0.7703 | |
| 95 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 32400 | 35100 | 0.077 | 30,564 | 1298 | 0.416 | |
| 96 | Franciscan University of Steubenville | 32500 | 44700 | 0.2729 | 2,978 | 1222 | 0.7223 | |
| 97 | Anderson University | 33000 | 52500 | 0.3716 | 3,405 | 1209 | 0.5471 | |
| 97 | Nova Southeastern University | 33000 | 56300 | 0.4136 | 7,307 | 1165 | 0.7324 | |
| 99 | Tarleton State University | 33300 | 33300 | 0 | 15,130 | 0 | 0.5256 | |
| 100 | Hope International University | 34300 | 69600 | 0.5071 | 564 | 1070 | 0.3298 | |
| 101 | Baylor University | 34500 | 70300 | 0.5092 | 14,915 | 1277 | 0.5128 | |
| 102 | Abilene Christian University | 36000 | 60700 | 0.4066 | 3,233 | 1129 | 0.6604 | |
| 103 | Mississippi State University | 36300 | 50500 | 0.2815 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 104 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 36400 | 42800 | 0.1489 | 22,351 | 1159 | 0.7504 | |
| 104 | Warner Pacific University | 36400 | 41600 | 0.1252 | 350 | 945 | 0.5855 | |
| 106 | Lesley University | 38100 | 54700 | 0.3036 | 1,342 | 1140 | 0.9442 | |
| 107 | Texas Tech University | 38400 | 41000 | 0.0635 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 108 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 38600 | 38600 | 0 | 14,416 | 1205 | 0.8851 | |
| 109 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 40500 | 40500 | 0 | 11,365 | 1216 | 0.8816 | |
| 110 | Merrimack College | 43500 | 78800 | 0.4481 | 4,199 | 1115 | 0.7361 | |
| 111 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 44600 | 53700 | 0.1694 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 112 | University of Maine | 45200 | 45200 | 0 | 591 | 1199 | 0.9684 | |
| 113 | University of Georgia | 45900 | 51600 | 0.1108 | 31,514 | 1336 | 0.3719 | |
| 114 | Howard University | 58300 | 76900 | 0.2418 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 115 | Berea College | 68400 | 69000 | 0.0087 | 1,527 | 1235 | 0.1934 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.