Best colleges for exercise science and kinesiology in South Dakota
Colleges that offer a bachelor’s in kinesiology and exercise science, ranked by Compass Score.
Best colleges for exercise science and kinesiology in South Dakota9 schools
9 schools qualify, ranked by the Compass Score.
How this list is made
- Schools in South Dakota.
- Accredited four-year undergraduate colleges.
- Offers a bachelor’s program in kinesiology and exercise science, from the College Scorecard field-of-study data (credential level 3).
- Each school needs a complete Compass Score, so every row shows a rating.
- Ordered by Compass Score, highest first. Schools with the same score share a rank.
Updated Oct. 20, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.
- 1
Augustana University
Sioux Falls, SD · Private nonprofit#1 in South Dakota
- Bachelor’s program in kinesiology and exercise science
- Value grade B-
- 2
South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD · Public#3 in South Dakota
- Bachelor’s program in kinesiology and exercise science
- Value grade B · Top 46%
- 3
University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD · Public#4 in South Dakota
- Bachelor’s program in kinesiology and exercise science
- Value grade B
- 4
Mount Marty University
Yankton, SD · Private nonprofit#5 in South Dakota
- Bachelor’s program in kinesiology and exercise science
- Value grade C+
- 5
University of Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls, SD · Private nonprofit#6 in South Dakota
- Bachelor’s program in kinesiology and exercise science
- Value grade B
- 6
Dakota State University
Madison, SD · PublicGood: Compass grade B
- Bachelor’s program in kinesiology and exercise science
- Value grade B-
- 7
Northern State University
Aberdeen, SD · Public#8 in South Dakota
- Bachelor’s program in kinesiology and exercise science
- Value grade B · Top 44%
- 8
Dakota Wesleyan University
Mitchell, SD · Private nonprofitGood: Compass grade B-
- Bachelor’s program in kinesiology and exercise science
- Value grade B-
- 9
Black Hills State University
Spearfish, SD · PublicSolid: Compass grade C+
- Bachelor’s program in kinesiology and exercise science
- Value grade B-
Compare cost and outcomes
| School | Net price a year | Median debt | Earnings 10 years out | Graduation rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augustana University | About $24,000 | $25,000 | $59,217 | 73% |
| South Dakota State University | About $20,000 | $23,250 | $55,070 | 62% |
| University of South Dakota | About $20,000 | $23,592 | $51,926 | 60% |
| Mount Marty University | About $22,000 | $26,396 | $48,179 | 52% |
| University of Sioux Falls | About $21,000 | $23,249 | $54,521 | 63% |
| Dakota State University | About $21,000 | $23,500 | $50,970 | 51% |
| Northern State University | About $16,000 | $22,320 | $47,618 | 49% |
| Dakota Wesleyan University | About $20,000 | $27,000 | $53,728 | 48% |
| Black Hills State University | About $16,000 | $26,000 | $46,674 | 43% |
Net price is the average yearly cost after grants. Federal data (College Scorecard). “—” means the school reports no figure.
This list in other states
- Alabama 14
- Arizona 4
- Arkansas 16
- California 49
- Colorado 12
- Connecticut 16
- Delaware 4
- Florida 29
- Georgia 31
- Hawaii 3
- Idaho 5
- Illinois 34
- Indiana 27
- Iowa 24
- Kansas 21
- Kentucky 19
- Louisiana 11
- Maine 7
- Maryland 11
- Massachusetts 23
- Michigan 28
- Minnesota 24
- Mississippi 11
- Missouri 26
- Montana 8
- Nebraska 13
- New Hampshire 8
- New Jersey 17
- New Mexico 3
- New York 41
- North Carolina 42
- North Dakota 8
- Ohio 51
- Oklahoma 20
- Oregon 12
- Pennsylvania 56
- Puerto Rico 8
- Rhode Island 4
- South Carolina 22
- Tennessee 30
- Texas 63
- Utah 8
- Vermont 3
- Virginia 24
- Washington 12
- West Virginia 11
- Wisconsin 21