University of South Dakota Regular Decision Acceptance Rate

The University of South Dakota's Regular Decision (RD) acceptance rate for the application year 2024 stands at an impressive 98.8%, with 5,965 applicants and 5,892 acceptances. This is a slight decrease from the 99% rate in 2023, where 5,349 applied and 5,293 were accepted, and down from 99.5% in 2022 with 4,480 applicants. Historically, the acceptance rate has shown significant fluctuations, dipping notably to 87% in 2021 amidst 4,272 applicants, and even lower to 73.5% in 2015. Overall, the RD acceptance rates have generally trended upwards in recent years, reflecting a growing willingness to admit a larger proportion of applicants.