Showing South Dakota college and university sites. All education sites
Public colleges and universities in South Dakota are ranked and averaged together; private nonprofit institutions are listed below with their own average.
B 84
Average overall score of 11 fully scanned South Dakota public college sites
6th
of 48 states and territories, ranked by average overall score
11 of 13
South dakota public college sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 2, so they're listed without grades
B 85
Average overall score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites
How South Dakota overall scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 11 fully scanned South Dakota public college sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.
Distribution of 11 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- South Dakota average
- All education average
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| Score range | Sites |
|---|---|
| 0 to 9 | 0 |
| 10 to 19 | 0 |
| 20 to 29 | 0 |
| 30 to 39 | 0 |
| 40 to 49 | 0 |
| 50 to 59 | 0 |
| 60 to 69 | 0 |
| 70 to 79 | 3 |
| 80 to 89 | 7 |
| 90 to 100 | 1 |
South Dakota by overall grade, compared with all education sites
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. South Dakota: 11 sites. All education: 2687 sites.
- A (90 to 100)
- B to C (70 to 89)
- D to F (below 70)
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| Group | A (90 to 100) | B to C (70 to 89) | D to F (below 70) |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | 9% (1) | 91% (10) | 0% (0) |
| All education sites | 25% (659) | 73% (1,965) | 2% (63) |
South Dakota average score by indicator, compared with all education sites
Average of the 11 fully scanned South Dakota public college sites, score 0 to 100. The comparison covers 2687 fully scanned education sites.
- South Dakota
- All education
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| Indicator | South Dakota average | All education average |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 92 | 91 |
| Botability | 90 | 89 |
| Security | 85 | 85 |
| Usability | 64 | 68 |
| Readability | 36 | 56 |
Top 3 South Dakota public college sites by overall score
#1 in South Dakota · U.S. education rank 7
Black Hills State University
A 94 overall
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability B
- Readability F
#2 in South Dakota · U.S. education rank 13
Dakota State University
B 88 overall
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security A
- Usability F
- Readability A
#2 in South Dakota · U.S. education rank 13
South Dakota State University
B 88 overall
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability D
- Readability F
Most common failures by indicator
The check South Dakota public college sites fail most often in each indicator. Each indicator page lists the top five.
- 45% (5 of 11 sites) fail this accessibility check: Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio. Text and background colors meet minimum contrast ratios. More accessibility failures.
- 36% (4 of 11 sites) fail this botability check: Link text. Links use descriptive text that tells users and search engines where they go. More botability failures.
- 55% (6 of 11 sites) fail this security check: Errors in the console. The page loads without JavaScript or network errors. More security failures.
- 82% (9 of 11 sites) fail this usability check: Open Graph image alt. The social media preview image has alt text for screen readers. More usability failures.
- 64% (7 of 11 sites) fail this readability check: Reading level. Page text reads at or below a 7th grade level so most users can understand it. More readability failures.
South Dakota public 4-year institutions by overall score
9 sites, 7 fully scanned, average overall score 87 (B). Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Indicator grades | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
bhsu.edu
Black Hills State University U.S. rank 7 |
|
A |
| 2 |
dsu.edu
Dakota State University U.S. rank 13 |
|
B |
| 2 |
sdstate.edu
South Dakota State University U.S. rank 13 |
|
B |
| 3 |
sintegleska.edu
Sinte Gleska University U.S. rank 14 |
|
B |
| 4 |
northern.edu
Northern State University U.S. rank 16 |
|
B |
| 5 |
sdsmt.edu
U.S. rank 18 |
|
B |
| 5 |
usd.edu
University of South Dakota U.S. rank 18 |
|
B |
|
olc.edu
Oglala Lakota College |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't scan your site because it showed our bot a captcha or browser check instead of the page. Status 996 | - | |
|
swcollege.edu
Sisseton Wahpeton College |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995 | - |
South Dakota public 2-year institutions by overall score
4 sites, 4 fully scanned. Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Indicator grades | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
lakeareatech.edu
Lake Area Technical College U.S. rank 16 |
|
B |
| 2 |
mitchelltech.edu
Mitchell Technical College U.S. rank 22 |
|
C |
| 3 |
wdt.edu
Western Dakota Technical College U.S. rank 27 |
|
C |
| 4 |
southeasttech.edu
Southeast Technical College U.S. rank 28 |
|
C |
South Dakota private nonprofit institutions by overall score
4 sites, 4 fully scanned. Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.
| Rank | Site | Indicator grades | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
augie.edu
Augustana University U.S. rank 13 |
|
B |
| 2 |
kairos.edu
Kairos University U.S. rank 14 |
|
B |
| 3 |
ilt.edu
Institute of Lutheran Theology U.S. rank 16 |
|
B |
| 4 |
mountmarty.edu
Mount Marty University U.S. rank 30 |
|
C |
About this data
ScanGov scans the homepage of each college and university site on our higher education list. Scores come from the checks in the ScanGov standards. Sites were scanned between 10/25/2026 and 11/8/2026. Each site's report shows its own scan date. A site counts as fully scanned when its homepage loaded and sent us its page content. Averages, grade shares, failure rates, and ranks use fully scanned sites only. We could not fully scan 2 sites. They did not respond, blocked the scanner, or sent no page content. They appear in the table without grades, with their scan status, and are left out of every figure. Grades follow the ScanGov grade scale. Rank follows the ScanGov ranking method. The full dataset, with every county's raw results, is in the ScanGov data repository.