South Dakota offers a wide range of Colleges choices for international students thinking of studying there. International students may not know what each state is like and how many Colleges may be located there. Therefore, in order to make your South Dakota research easier, we’ve sorted some key city data below.
On this page below the city data, you’ll also find a list of the Universities and Colleges in Pierre. Clicking on the Colleges's name will take you to a profile containing contact information, program facts, tuition and fees, affiliation and accreditation, admission requirements, information on student enrollment, and much more. Being able to see all the college options in a city can help you decide whether college or university study in Pierre is right for you.
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PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA QUICK STATSCounty: Hughes
Elevation: 1484 feet
Land Area: 13.0 square miles
Population Density: 1068 people per square mile
Population: 13,899
Population change since 2000: 0.20%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (88.3%), American Indian (9.8%), Two or more races (1.6%), Hispanic (1.2%)
Ancestries (City): German (40.8%), Norwegian (14.3%), Irish (12.3%), English (8.2%), French (4.0%), United States (3.6%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rapid City, SD (144.8 miles , pop. 59,607)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (307.0 miles , pop. 390,007)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (661.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016)
Nearest cities: Fort Pierre, SD (1.4 miles ), Blunt, SD (4.5 miles ), Onida, SD (5.2 miles ), Vivian, SD (5.5 miles) , Harrold, SD (5.6 miles ), Draper, SD (5.7 miles) , Presho, SD (5.9 miles ), Agar, SD (5.9 miles) .
Pierre Compared to State Average: Black race population percentage significantly below state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. Institutionalized population percentage above state average. Number of college students significantly below state average.
PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 89.60%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 35.00%
Graduate or professional degree: 8.50%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Pierre:
NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY about 118 miles, ABERDEEN, SD, Full-time enrollment: 2,356 SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY about 144 miles, RAPID CITY, SD, FT enrollment: 2,002 UNIVERSITY OF MARY about 168 miles, BISMARCK, ND, FT enrollment: 2,203 BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE about 173 miles, BISMARCK, ND, FT enrollment: 2,205 BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY about 175 miles, SPEARFISH, SD, FT enrollment: 3,190 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY about 176 miles, BROOKINGS, SD, FT enrollment: 7,353 CHADRON STATE COLLEGE about 179 miles, CHADRON, NE, FT enrollment: 2,144
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