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Established by the Dakota Territory legislature in 1862, 27 years before the establishment of the state of South Dakota, USD is the flagship university for the state of South Dakota and the state's oldest public university.
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.
InstitutionLocation (s) [note 2]Control [note 3]Type [note 4]Private not-for-profitPublicPublicPrivate not-for-profitEstablished by the Dakota Territory legislature in 1862, 27 years before the establishment of the state of South Dakota, USD is the flagship university for the state of South Dakota and the state's oldest public university.
The University of South Dakota offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs within the South Dakota System of Higher Education. As the oldest university in the state, the University of South Dakota serves as the flagship and the only public liberal arts university in the state. View USD’s Enrollment History.
Old Main is the oldest building on the Vermillion campus of the University of South Dakota, the state’s oldest public university, founded by the Dakota Territory legislature in 1862. The 286-acre
This strong presence in our state has emerged from Vermillion, South Dakota – USD's first and main campus location. Vermillion is a small community nestled along the bluffs above the Missouri River in the southeast corner of South Dakota. Our Vermillion campus is home to state-of-the-art facilities, hundreds of academic programs, a vibrant ...
Get to Know USD. Founded in 1862 in Vermillion, South Dakota. Campus locations in Vermillion and Sioux Falls. Led by President Sheila Gestring since 2018. Total enrollment of 9,464 students, as of fall 2021. 15:1 student-faculty ratio.
