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Considering a degree in Information Science/Studies?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Information Science/Studies majors who live in South Dakota.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Information Science/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 | Savannah State University | 6900 | 29000 | 0.7616 | 2,966 | 925 | 0.4614 | |
| 2 | California Institute of Technology | 7500 | 91800 | 0.9183 | 987 | 1557 | 0.0257 | |
| 3 | College of Staten Island CUNY | 8000 | 36100 | 0.7793 | 10,051 | 1064 | 0.9234 | |
| 4 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 8500 | 97100 | 0.9129 | 9,164 | 1535 | 0.0399 | |
| 5 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 10300 | 10300 | 0 | 6,139 | 1070 | 0.9052 | |
| 6 | Southeastern Oklahoma State University | 10400 | 20400 | 0.4907 | 3,224 | 1085 | 0.7643 | |
| 7 | Valdosta State University | 10500 | 24800 | 0.5775 | 7,166 | 1015 | 0.7229 | |
| 8 | Fort Hays State University | 13100 | 22600 | 0.4218 | 10,172 | 1075 | 0.9026 | |
| 9 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 13300 | 13300 | 0 | 18,288 | 1090 | 0.9068 | |
| 10 | SUNY Polytechnic Institute | 13500 | 13500 | 0 | 1,973 | 1189 | 0.8135 | |
| 11 | University of Michigan-Flint | 13700 | 46300 | 0.7039 | 5,011 | 1109 | 0.7046 | |
| 11 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 13700 | 50700 | 0.7294 | 38,040 | 1418 | 0.452 | |
| 13 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 13800 | 19400 | 0.2887 | 14,416 | 1210 | 0.8851 | |
| 14 | Alabama State University | 14200 | 31300 | 0.5476 | 3,521 | 945 | 0.9755 | |
| 15 | Dickinson State University | 14600 | 25000 | 0.4179 | 1,339 | 990 | 0.3702 | |
| 15 | Grand Valley State University | 14600 | 25300 | 0.4234 | 19,002 | 1084 | 0.8302 | |
| 17 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 15000 | 37400 | 0.5984 | 7,622 | 1075 | 0.9254 | |
| 18 | Salisbury University | 15100 | 28700 | 0.4741 | 6,288 | 1250 | 0.8747 | |
| 19 | Northern Kentucky University | 15300 | 25900 | 0.4098 | 10,163 | 1090 | 0.6765 | |
| 20 | Wayne State College | 15400 | 20300 | 0.2414 | 3,902 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | Radford University | 15500 | 32000 | 0.5152 | 6,161 | 1070 | 0.8953 | |
| 22 | James Madison University | 15700 | 28900 | 0.4573 | 20,973 | 1260 | 0.7152 | |
| 23 | The University of Texas at Arlington | 16000 | 27700 | 0.4218 | 32,545 | 1129 | 0.799 | |
| 24 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver | 16100 | 38700 | 0.5837 | 482 | 1195 | 0.9565 | |
| 25 | Jacksonville State University | 16300 | 27000 | 0.397 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 25 | University of California-Riverside | 16300 | 36500 | 0.553 | 22,600 | 1199 | 0.7639 | |
| 27 | Goshen College | 16500 | 55900 | 0.7045 | 780 | 995 | 0.8407 | |
| 28 | Frostburg State University | 16700 | 26600 | 0.3719 | 3,422 | 1095 | 0.8918 | |
| 28 | Northwestern University | 16700 | 89500 | 0.8138 | 9,399 | 1527 | 0.0769 | |
| 28 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 16700 | 64800 | 0.7418 | 20,885 | 1420 | 0.1534 | |
| 31 | Grove City College | 16800 | 39700 | 0.5776 | 2,341 | 1266 | 0.7232 | |
| 31 | Wayne State University | 16800 | 32900 | 0.4891 | 16,012 | 1174 | 0.8116 | |
| 33 | Southern University at New Orleans | 17100 | 31000 | 0.4478 | 2,179 | 950 | 0.789 | |
| 34 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto | 17200 | 40600 | 0.5758 | 581 | 1132 | 0.9821 | |
| 35 | Westfield State University | 17300 | 33100 | 0.4779 | 3,868 | 1085 | 0.8141 | |
| 36 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny | 17600 | 44500 | 0.6041 | 352 | 1180 | 0.9647 | |
| 37 | Morgan State University | 18000 | 28500 | 0.3682 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 38 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 18100 | 26600 | 0.3199 | 7,505 | 1073 | 0.9633 | |
| 39 | Boston College | 18200 | 97600 | 0.8133 | 10,314 | 1490 | 0.1643 | |
| 39 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 18200 | 28600 | 0.3634 | 4,218 | 1030 | 0.9489 | |
| 41 | State University of New York at Oswego | 18400 | 27700 | 0.3356 | 5,517 | 1180 | 0.8055 | |
| 41 | University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown | 18400 | 35300 | 0.4784 | 1,813 | 1109 | 0.9484 | |
| 43 | Angelo State University | 18500 | 23100 | 0.2011 | 9,702 | 1055 | 0.8301 | |
| 44 | Dakota State University | 18700 | 22500 | 0.169 | 3,066 | 1192 | 0.8805 | |
| 45 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 18900 | 28300 | 0.3311 | 3,375 | 1090 | 0.5876 | |
| 45 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 18900 | 39000 | 0.5166 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 47 | University of Houston-Victoria | 19700 | 35800 | 0.45 | 2,627 | 1095 | 0.959 | |
| 48 | Central Connecticut State University | 20200 | 29500 | 0.3151 | 8,170 | 1075 | 0.7333 | |
| 48 | Norwich University | 20200 | 73800 | 0.726 | 2,626 | 1186 | 0.7444 | |
| 48 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton | 20200 | 41400 | 0.5117 | 502 | 1189 | 0.9641 | |
| 51 | South Dakota State University | 20600 | 25200 | 0.1844 | 10,719 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 52 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 20700 | 39900 | 0.4815 | 5,255 | 1109 | 0.7295 | |
| 52 | University of Wisconsin-Green Bay | 20700 | 25700 | 0.1947 | 10,632 | 1075 | 0.8859 | |
| 54 | Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | 20800 | 57800 | 0.6408 | 1,932 | 1193 | 0.9278 | |
| 54 | University of Colorado Boulder | 20800 | 31900 | 0.3479 | 32,244 | 1351 | 0.7808 | |
| 56 | University of Maryland-College Park | 20900 | 27300 | 0.2346 | 31,133 | 1463 | 0.4479 | |
| 57 | Albright College | 21100 | 49300 | 0.5719 | 1,230 | 1050 | 0.7633 | |
| 58 | University of Nebraska at Omaha | 21200 | 27800 | 0.237 | 11,756 | 1124 | 0.8698 | |
| 59 | Luther College | 21400 | 71900 | 0.7019 | 1,384 | 1226 | 0.7154 | |
| 60 | Brigham Young University-Hawaii | 22500 | 25400 | 0.1143 | 2,906 | 1125 | 0.4696 | |
| 61 | New Mexico Highlands University | 22700 | 27200 | 0.1653 | 1,603 | 0 | 0 | |
| 62 | Lenoir-Rhyne University | 22800 | 53000 | 0.5693 | 1,472 | 1075 | 0.8459 | |
| 63 | Houghton University | 23100 | 44300 | 0.4786 | 1,162 | 1277 | 0.8866 | |
| 64 | Florida Memorial University | 23200 | 42000 | 0.4471 | 1,206 | 0 | 0.8526 | |
| 65 | Robert Morris University | 23300 | 58000 | 0.5988 | 4,325 | 1145 | 0.8989 | |
| 66 | San Jose State University | 23400 | 41100 | 0.4308 | 28,008 | 1124 | 0.8461 | |
| 67 | Dominican University | 24100 | 56000 | 0.5705 | 2,690 | 1005 | 0.9032 | |
| 67 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 24100 | 24900 | 0.0321 | 30,187 | 1292 | 0.6015 | |
| 69 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 24200 | 34400 | 0.2965 | 14,783 | 1124 | 0.8096 | |
| 70 | Bradley University | 24700 | 50800 | 0.5137 | 3,596 | 1223 | 0.7676 | |
| 71 | Ramapo College of New Jersey | 24800 | 36300 | 0.3172 | 5,444 | 1220 | 0.7064 | |
| 72 | Stockton University | 24900 | 32100 | 0.2242 | 7,565 | 1135 | 0.8894 | |
| 73 | Pennsylvania Western University | 25300 | 34400 | 0.2643 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 74 | Emporia State University | 25400 | 32000 | 0.2062 | 2,396 | 1075 | 0.9771 | |
| 75 | Doane University | 25500 | 71000 | 0.6412 | 1,315 | 1125 | 0.9801 | |
| 76 | Bethune-Cookman University | 25800 | 32700 | 0.2111 | 2,738 | 910 | 0.8824 | |
| 77 | Columbia College | 26400 | 46900 | 0.4371 | 5,207 | 1145 | 0.4714 | |
| 78 | Northwood University | 26800 | 54500 | 0.5087 | 2,045 | 1055 | 0.6451 | |
| 79 | Kennesaw State University | 27400 | 27400 | 0 | 42,760 | 1120 | 0.6919 | |
| 80 | Rowan University | 27500 | 41300 | 0.3345 | 16,100 | 1219 | 0.7766 | |
| 80 | University of South Dakota | 27500 | 29600 | 0.0726 | 7,619 | 1120 | 0.9878 | |
| 82 | University of Maryland-Baltimore County | 27600 | 27600 | 0 | 10,767 | 1326 | 0.7243 | |
| 82 | University of North Georgia | 27600 | 38600 | 0.2853 | 18,322 | 1100 | 0.6794 | |
| 84 | Syracuse University | 27700 | 83100 | 0.6665 | 15,957 | 1363 | 0.4592 | |
| 85 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28500 | 32300 | 0.1176 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 86 | Saint Xavier University | 28700 | 53700 | 0.4652 | 3,098 | 1050 | 0.843 | |
| 87 | Western Oregon University | 28800 | 28800 | 0 | 3,167 | 1040 | 0.981 | |
| 88 | Elmhurst University | 28900 | 67000 | 0.5689 | 3,213 | 1148 | 0.7364 | |
| 88 | University of Utah | 28900 | 32000 | 0.0984 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 90 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 29000 | 36700 | 0.2096 | 28,674 | 980 | 0.9419 | |
| 91 | George Fox University | 29200 | 69400 | 0.5796 | 3,354 | 1193 | 0.9351 | |
| 92 | East Texas A&M University | 29400 | 36500 | 0.1945 | 9,992 | 1045 | 0.9224 | |
| 93 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 29500 | 42400 | 0.3046 | 6,761 | 1105 | 0.8475 | |
| 93 | University of North Texas | 29500 | 37400 | 0.2111 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 93 | University of Toledo | 29500 | 32600 | 0.0966 | 11,013 | 1229 | 0.9202 | |
| 96 | Fairmont State University | 29600 | 32200 | 0.0808 | 3,088 | 970 | 0.9862 | |
| 96 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 29600 | 31600 | 0.0633 | 6,835 | 1090 | 0.7147 | |
| 98 | University of South Carolina-Upstate | 30200 | 39700 | 0.2394 | 4,487 | 1115 | 0.6726 | |
| 99 | Grambling State University | 30300 | 35300 | 0.1417 | 4,313 | 950 | 0.4486 | |
| 100 | Central College | 30400 | 36800 | 0.174 | 1,084 | 1145 | 0.8617 | |
| 100 | Mercy University | 30400 | 44500 | 0.317 | 6,774 | 1135 | 0.8584 | |
| 102 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30500 | 54700 | 0.4419 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 103 | Lincoln University | 30600 | 34500 | 0.1129 | 1,926 | 0 | 0 | |
| 103 | University of Northwestern-St Paul | 30600 | 54600 | 0.4387 | 3,163 | 1165 | 0.9347 | |
| 105 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 1,972 | 1161 | 0.9523 | |
| 106 | Hampton University | 31300 | 54800 | 0.4288 | 3,728 | 947 | 0.6225 | |
| 107 | Saint Michael's College | 31700 | 68500 | 0.5375 | 1,120 | 1240 | 0.8451 | |
| 108 | University of North Florida | 31800 | 33000 | 0.0364 | 13,735 | 1150 | 0.5324 | |
| 109 | Washington Adventist University | 32200 | 37800 | 0.1483 | 513 | 995 | 0.4618 | |
| 110 | SUNY Brockport | 32400 | 35800 | 0.095 | 5,816 | 1195 | 0.7068 | |
| 111 | University of Scranton | 32500 | 78700 | 0.5874 | 3,613 | 1250 | 0.8123 | |
| 112 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg | 32600 | 40900 | 0.2029 | 4,047 | 1219 | 0.976 | |
| 113 | Suffolk University | 33200 | 70300 | 0.5277 | 4,326 | 1209 | 0.8233 | |
| 114 | Tarleton State University | 33300 | 33300 | 0 | 15,254 | 1080 | 0.8955 | |
| 115 | Cleveland State University | 33400 | 37300 | 0.1046 | 9,482 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 116 | Immaculata University | 33700 | 47500 | 0.2903 | 1,652 | 1245 | 0.8576 | |
| 117 | George Washington University | 33900 | 81800 | 0.5857 | 11,677 | 1430 | 0.4709 | |
| 117 | LeTourneau University | 33900 | 54800 | 0.3817 | 3,187 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 117 | SUNY at Fredonia | 33900 | 39600 | 0.1441 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 117 | Thomas Jefferson University | 33900 | 68100 | 0.5024 | 3,772 | 1255 | 0.8097 | |
| 121 | Charleston Southern University | 34300 | 48400 | 0.2921 | 3,126 | 1060 | 0.9646 | |
| 122 | University of South Florida | 35000 | 35000 | 0 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 123 | Coastal Carolina University | 35100 | 45100 | 0.2215 | 10,811 | 1145 | 0.7527 | |
| 124 | Adelphi University | 35200 | 63300 | 0.4445 | 5,325 | 1237 | 0.6591 | |
| 124 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell | 35200 | 56700 | 0.3792 | 12,122 | 1283 | 0.8304 | |
| 126 | Averett University | 35300 | 57200 | 0.3831 | 1,244 | 1054 | 0.5659 | |
| 127 | Christopher Newport University | 35400 | 36200 | 0.0221 | 4,369 | 1189 | 0.8604 | |
| 128 | California Lutheran University | 35600 | 70000 | 0.4916 | 2,297 | 1254 | 0.7567 | |
| 129 | Loyola University Maryland | 36100 | 78800 | 0.542 | 3,881 | 1303 | 0.7549 | |
| 130 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | 36200 | 56300 | 0.3578 | 5,552 | 1305 | 0.7255 | |
| 131 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 36500 | 41600 | 0.1237 | 5,386 | 1050 | 0.9092 | |
| 132 | Colorado State University Pueblo | 36700 | 39900 | 0.079 | 5,086 | 1124 | 0.949 | |
| 132 | Furman University | 36700 | 82900 | 0.5571 | 2,383 | 1359 | 0.4295 | |
| 134 | University of Arkansas at Little Rock | 36800 | 37100 | 0.0081 | 5,939 | 1065 | 0.5878 | |
| 134 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 36800 | 38900 | 0.0552 | 23,329 | 1239 | 0.766 | |
| 136 | East Carolina University | 37000 | 42700 | 0.1324 | 21,445 | 1160 | 0.8921 | |
| 137 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington | 37700 | 38100 | 0.0105 | 2,884 | 1175 | 0.9677 | |
| 138 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 38400 | 53100 | 0.2767 | 30,564 | 1302 | 0.416 | |
| 139 | University of South Alabama | 39700 | 39700 | 0 | 9,241 | 1140 | 0.7096 | |
| 140 | Stony Brook University | 39900 | 53000 | 0.2481 | 18,263 | 1410 | 0.4904 | |
| 141 | McKendree University | 40100 | 52200 | 0.2327 | 1,757 | 1098 | 0.7172 | |
| 141 | Rutgers University-Newark | 40100 | 57900 | 0.3073 | 7,989 | 1159 | 0.7136 | |
| 143 | Pace University | 40900 | 74800 | 0.4531 | 8,038 | 1260 | 0.7592 | |
| 144 | University of Mount Olive | 42300 | 50400 | 0.1617 | 1,944 | 1075 | 0.7575 | |
| 145 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 42500 | 55200 | 0.23 | 25,900 | 1375 | 0.5808 | |
| 146 | Merrimack College | 43500 | 78800 | 0.4474 | 4,102 | 1115 | 0.7002 | |
| 147 | Mercer University | 45200 | 65400 | 0.3085 | 4,690 | 1273 | 0.6889 | |
| 148 | University of Illinois Chicago | 45700 | 50600 | 0.0969 | 22,495 | 1252 | 0.7735 | |
| 149 | Towson University | 46200 | 46400 | 0.0043 | 16,264 | 1098 | 0.8197 | |
| 150 | Wentworth Institute of Technology | 47600 | 67900 | 0.2989 | 3,965 | 1229 | 0.9121 | |
| 151 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 48700 | 61200 | 0.2034 | 26,221 | 1204 | 0.8854 | |
| 151 | Drexel University | 48700 | 83900 | 0.4196 | 13,309 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 153 | University of Kentucky | 49100 | 58000 | 0.1544 | 25,534 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 154 | DePaul University | 49200 | 66000 | 0.2547 | 14,188 | 1254 | 0.7589 | |
| 155 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 49800 | 62200 | 0.1995 | 37,140 | 1406 | 0.4237 | |
| 156 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 50700 | 52900 | 0.0406 | 14,504 | 1149 | 0.7637 | |
| 157 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 50900 | 84700 | 0.3991 | 34,454 | 1435 | 0.1564 | |
| 158 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 52000 | 52800 | 0.0151 | 21,210 | 1148 | 0.9262 | |
| 159 | Dallas Baptist University | 56400 | 63400 | 0.1104 | 2,785 | 1109 | 0.8884 | |
| 160 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58100 | 64100 | 0.0936 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 161 | Molloy University | 59700 | 62300 | 0.0418 | 3,240 | 1199 | 0.8174 | |
| 162 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine | 60200 | 64100 | 0.0608 | 1,236 | 1193 | 0.9811 | |
| 163 | Thiel College | 60500 | 69100 | 0.1244 | 833 | 1065 | 0.7155 | |
| 164 | College of Charleston | 61200 | 61200 | 0 | 10,880 | 1255 | 0.6003 | |
| 165 | Clemson University | 61500 | 63700 | 0.0338 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 166 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks | 61800 | 64200 | 0.0374 | 1,880 | 1185 | 0.9867 | |
| 167 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | 63700 | 63700 | 0 | 10,200 | 1325 | 0.6507 | |
| 168 | Fordham University | 69900 | 95100 | 0.2649 | 10,582 | 1406 | 0.5931 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.