:List of colleges and universities in South Dakota
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There are twenty-two colleges and universities in the U.S. state of South Dakota that are listed under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Brookings-based South Dakota State University (SDSU) is the state's largest public university, with a spring 2012 enrollment of 12,725 students. SDSU is governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents, a governing board that also controls the University of South Dakota (USD), which has the second largest enrollment. In addition, the Board controls four other public universities in the state.{{#tag:ref|Apart from South Dakota State University and the University of South Dakota, the Board governs Black Hills State University, Dakota State University, Northern State University, and South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. |group="note"}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.sduniversitycenter.org/Board_of_Regents_163.htm |title=Board of Regents |publisher=South Dakota Public Universities and Research Center |access-date=June 11, 2012}}
USD is the oldest public university in South Dakota, as it has a founding date of 1862. Augustana University, situated in Sioux Falls, is the largest not-for-profit private university with a spring 2012 enrollment of 1,871 students in attendance. Sioux Falls Seminary, a Baptist seminary located in the city of the same name, is the state's smallest post-secondary institution, as it had a spring 2012 enrollment of 141 students. Globe University–Sioux Falls, a for-profit private university, consists of 262 students and is the state's second smallest institution.
The state's only law school, the University of South Dakota School of Law, is accredited by the American Bar Association.{{Cite web|url=http://www.americanbar.org/groups/legal_education/resources/aba_approved_law_schools/by_year_approved.html |title=ABA-Approved Law Schools by Year |publisher=American Bar Association |access-date=June 11, 2012}}{{Cite press release|url=http://www.usd.edu/press/news/news.cfm?nid=2391 |title=Law School alum to deliver 2012 Charles H. Dillon Lecture at USD |publisher=University of South Dakota School of Law |date=April 6, 2012 |access-date=May 21, 2012}} USD also contains the state's only medical school, the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine.{{Cite press release|url=http://www.usd.edu/press/news/news.cfm?nid=2199 |title=USD Med School honors students, faculty with awards |publisher=University of South Dakota |date=May 8, 2011 |access-date=June 11, 2012}} The majority of South Dakota's post-secondary institutions are accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC).{{cite web|url=http://www.ncahlc.org/component/com_directory/Itemid,/form_submitted,TRUE/institution,/showquery,/state,SD/submit,Search/ |title=The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association |publisher=North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |access-date=June 11, 2012}} Most are accredited by multiple agencies, such as the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), and the National League for Nursing (NLNAC).
Extant institutions
Defunct institutions
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| scope="col" | Abbreviation
! scope="col" | Accrediting agency |
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| scope="row"|AANA |
| scope="row"|ABA |
| scope="row"|ACICS |
| scope="row"|ACPE |
| scope="row"|ADA |
| scope="row"|AND |
| scope="row"|AOTA |
| scope="row"|APA |
| scope="row"|APTA |
| scope="row"|ASHA |
| scope="row"|CCNE |
| scope="row"|JRCERT
|Joint Review Committee on Education Programs in Radiologic Technology |
| scope="row"|LCME |
| scope="row"|NASAD |
| scope="row"|NASM |
| scope="row"|NAST |
| scope="row"|HLC |
| scope="row"|NCATE |
| scope="row"|NLNAC |
| scope="row"|TRACS |
See also
Notes
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External links
- [http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?s=SD Department of Education listing of accredited institutions in South Dakota]
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