Four-Year Program Guides

To help our students plan for completing and paying for a degree in four years, we provide these plan of study guides as well as a total estimated cost for the total four-year, 120 credit hour program.

A variety of common factors may affect completion in four years. For example, some students may need to enroll in Math and English courses to prepare for the required courses listed in the four-year plans; some students may pursue two majors; and many students change their major before they graduate. Students should always consult their academic advisors before completing their schedules.

The estimated costs are calculated for the full four years to complete the program based on the current year tuition and fee rates. Room and board, books and other living and incidental expenses are in addition to the costs listed. Estimates for those costs are available through the undergraduate Admissions Office. Other factors may impact estimated costs such as additional required courses, change of majors, and tuition and fee increases in future years approved by the Board of Regents. Prospective students should consult the Office of Undergraduate Admissions for assistance. Current students should direct their questions to the Business Office at: 605-658-3650 or businessoffice@usd.edu.

Cost difference between programs is due to the use of laboratory or discipline fees collected to benefit the student. SDBOR policy 5.5.4 notes that program fees shall be used to purchase instructional equipment and supplies and pay other operating costs for high cost disciplines. The funds are also available to supplement salaries for faculty within the discipline. The dollars should be used such that they benefit the students enrolled in the discipline.

FY25 Approved Fee Schedule

*Total Program Tuition and Fees estimates for 2024-25 (FY25), click here.

To see previous tuition and fee estimates for 2023-24 (FY24), click here.

Current Approved Tuition and Fees

Program Guides - Vermillion Campus

College of Arts & Sciences
Beacom School of Business
School of Education
College of Fine Arts
School of Health Sciences
Accelerated Program Guides

Program Guides - Sioux Falls Campus

Arts & Sciences at USD-SF
Beacom School of Business at USD-SF
Education at USD-SF
Health Sciences at USD-SF
Accelerated Program Guides

Note: The 2025-2026 4-year plan guide costs are expected to be linked the week of July 31st, 2025.

Field of Study Program Guide 2024-2025 (updated 5/3/2024)	In-State Average Annual Tuition/Fees 2024-2025* Finish in Four: Students completing their degrees in four years will complete 15 credit hours per semester for a total of 30 credit hours per academic year.	Out-of-State Average Annual Tuition/Fees 2024-2025* Finish in Four: Students completing their degrees in four years will complete 15 credit hours per semester for a total of 30 credit hours per academic year.
College of Arts & Sciences
Anthropology (B.A.)	$ 9,568.23	$13,078.23
Anthropology (B.S.)	$ 9,705.86	$13,215.86
Biochemistry (B.S.)	$10,310.93	$13,820.93
Biology (B.S., Human Dynamics)	$10,221.98	$13,731.98
Biomedical Engineering (B.S.)	$11,485.90	$15,317.65
Chemistry - (B.S.-American Chemical Society [ACS])	$10,361.04	$13,871.04
Chemistry - (B.S.)	$10,194.51	$13,704.51
Communication Sciences and Disorders (B.A.)	$10,546.78	$13,969.03
Communication Sciences and Disorders (B.S.)	$10,648.93	$14,158.93
Communication Studies (B.A.)	$ 9,568.23	$13,078.23
Communication Studies (B.S.)	$ 9,689.86	$13,199.86
Computer Science (B.A.)	$10,368.99	$13,878.99
Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence (B.A.)	$10,503.06	$14,013.06
Computer Science (B.S.)	$10,559.56	$14,069.56
Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence (B.S.)	$10,577.20	$14,087.20
Conservation Biology (B.S.)	$10,078.86	$13,588.86
Criminal Justice (B.A.)	$ 9,568.23	$13,078.23
Criminal Justice (B.S.)	$ 9,705.86	$13,215.86
Economics (B.A.)	$ 9,869.96	$13,379.96
Economics (B.S.)	$ 9,965.25	$13,475.25
English (B.A.)	$ 9,568.23	$13,078.23
English (B.A., Creative Writing)	$ 9,568.23	$13,078.23
English (B.A., Professional Writing)	$ 9,568.23	$13,078.23
English (B.A., Secondary Teaching)	$ 9,568.23	$13,078.23
English (B.S.)	$ 9,727.04	$13,237.04
English (B.S., Creative Writing)	$ 9,727.04	$13,237.04
English (B.S., Professional Writing)	$ 9,727.04	$13,237.04
English (B.S., Secondary Teaching)	$ 9,705.71	$13,215.71
German (B.A.)	$ 9,568.23	$13,078.23
History (B.A.)	$ 9,568.23	$13,078.23
History (B.S.)	$ 9,674.10	$13,184.10
International Studies (B.A.)	$ 9,568.23	$13,078.23
Legal Studies (B.A.)	$ 9,568.23	$13,078.23
Legal Studies (B.S.)	$ 9,705.86	$13,215.86
Mathematics (B.S.)	$10,161.23	$13,671.23
Media & Journalism (B.A., Journalism)	$ 9,557.64	$13,067.64
Media & Journalism (B.S., Journalism)	$ 9,705.86	$13,215.86
Media & Journalism (B.A., Strategic Communication)	$ 9,557.64	$13,067.64
Media & Journalism (B.S., Strategic Communication)	$ 9,705.86	$13,215.86
Medical Biology (B.S.)	$10,275.76	$13,785.76
Native American Studies (B.A.)	$ 9,568.23	$13,078.23
Native American Studies (B.A., Lakota Studies)	$ 9,568.23	$13,078.23
Neuroscience (B.S., Cognitive Neuroscience)	$ 9,893.66	$13,403.66
Neuroscience (B.S., Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience)	$ 9,988.95	$13,498.95
Philosophy (B.A.)	$ 9,568.23	$13,078.23
Philosophy (B.A., Ethics, Law, and Society)	$ 9,568.23	$13,078.23
Philosophy (B.S.)	$ 9,705.86	$13,215.86
Philosophy (B.S., Ethics, Law, and Society)	$ 9,705.86	$13,215.86
Physics (B.S.)	$10,579.09	$14,089.09
Physics (B.S., Applied Physics)	$10,579.09	$14,089.09
Physiology, Cell, and Molecular Biology (B.S.)	$10,254.59	$13,764.59
Political Science (B.A.)	$ 9,568.23	$13,078.23
Political Science (B.S.)	$ 9,705.86	$13,215.86
Psychology (B.A.)	$ 9,568.23	$13,078.23
Psychology (B.S.)	$ 9,652.93	$13,162.93
Sociology (B.A.)	$ 9,568.23	$13,078.23
Sociology (B.S.)	$ 9,642.34	$13,152.34
Spanish (B.A.)	$ 9,568.23	$13,078.23
Sport Marketing & Media (B.A.)	$ 9,589.59	$13,099.59
Sport Marketing & Media (B.S.)	$ 9,737.81	$13,247.81
Sustainability (B.A., Human and Natural Systems)	$ 9,845.09	$13,355.09
Sustainability (B.S., Human and Natural Systems)	$ 9,919.20	$13,429.20
Sustainability (B.S., Environmental Science)	$ 9,991.90	$13,501.90
Beacom School of Business
Accounting (B.B.A.)	$10,134.11	$13,644.11
Agribusiness Leadership (B.B.A.) — New Fall 2024	$10,156.88	$13,666.88
Business Administration (B.B.A.)	$10,103.76	$13,613.76
Business Analytics (B.B.A)	$10,134.11	$13,644.11
Economics (B.B.A.)	$10,111.35	$13,621.35
Finance (B.B.A.)	$10,103.76	$13,613.76
Health Services Administration (B.B.A.)	$10,111.35	$13,621.35
Human Resources Management (B.B.A.)	$10,112.76	$13,622.76
Innovation and Entrepreneurship (B.B.A.)	$10,111.35	$13,621.35
Management (B.B.A.)	$10,103.76	$13,613.76
Marketing (B.B.A.)	$10,149.29	$13,659.29
Supply Chain Management (B.B.A)	$10,111.35	$13,621.35
School of Education
Elementary Education (B.S.Ed.)	$ 9,936.81	$13,300.56
Elementary Education & Early Childhood Emphasis (B.S.Ed.)	$10,375.36	$13,943.86
Elementary Education & Kindergarten Education Emphasis (B.S.Ed.)	$ 9,936.81	$13,446.81
Elementary & Special Education (B.S.Ed.)	$10,452.41	$14,137.91
Kinesiology (Exercise Science) (B.S.)	$ 9,982.45	$13,404.70
Kinesiology (Sport Management) (B.S.)	$ 9,879.88	$13,214.38
Secondary Education (B.S.Ed.-Communication Studies Education)	$ 9,832.23	$13,137.48
Secondary Education - (B.S.Ed.-English Education)	$ 9,832.23	$13,078.98
Secondary Education - (B.S.Ed.-History Education)	$ 9,832.23	$13,342.23
Secondary Education - (B.S.Ed.-Mathematics Education)	$10,241.58	$13,546.83
Secondary Education - (B.S.Ed.-Physical Education)	$ 9,892.20	$13,255.95
Secondary Education (B.S.Ed.-Science Education)	$10,274.33	$13,784.33
Secondary Education - (B.S.Ed.- Spanish Education)	$ 9,832.23	$13,137.48
Special Education (B.S.Ed.)	$ 9,811.05	$13,204.05
College of Fine Arts
Art (B.F.A.-Ceramics)	$10,082.05	$13,592.05
Art (B.F.A.-Graphic Design)	$10,082.05	$13,592.05
Art (B.F.A.-Painting)	$10,082.05	$13,592.05
Art (B.F.A.-Photography)	$10,082.05	$13,592.05
Art (B.F.A.-Printmaking)	$10,082.05	$13,592.05
Art (B.F.A.-Scultpure)	$10,082.05	$13,592.05
Art Education (B.F.A.-Ceramics)	$10,839.33	$14,583.33
Art Education (B.F.A.-Graphic Design)	$10,839.33	$14,583.33
Art Education (B.F.A.-Painting)	$10,839.33	$14,583.33
Art Education (B.F.A.-Photography)	$10,839.33	$14,583.33
Art Education (B.F.A.-Printmaking)	$10,839.33	$14,583.33
Art Education (B.F.A.-Sculpture)	$10,839.33	$14,583.33
Music-Industry and Technology (B.S.)	$ 9,883.01	$13,305.26
Music-Music Education (B.M.)	$10,993.94	$14,796.44
Music-Music Performance (B.M.)	$10,097.81	$13,607.81
Music-Musical Arts (B.M.A.)	$10,021.35	$13,531.35
Theatre (B.F.A., Acting)	$10,101.81	$13,611.81
Theatre (B.F.A., Design/Technology)	$10,060.88	$13,570.88
Theatre (B.F.A., Musical Theatre)	$10,100.40	$13,551.90
Theatre (B.F.A., Theatre Studies)	$10,060.88	$13,570.88
School of Health Sciences
Addiction Counseling and Prevention (B.S.)	$ 9,568.23	$13,078.23
Dental Hygiene (B.S.)	$11,453.09	$14,963.09
Health Sciences (B.S.)	$ 9,619.73	$13,129.73
Health Sciences (B.S., Clinical Studies)	$ 9,704.43	$13,214.43
Medical Laboratory Science (B.S.)	$12,362.45	$15,872.45
Nursing (B.S.N.)	$11,204.68	$14,714.68
Public Health (B.S.)	$ 9,667.46	$13,177.46
Public Health (B.S., Health Education)	$ 9,667.46	$13,177.46
Social Work (B.S.)	$ 9,568.23	$13,078.23

Additional Accelerated Program Guides
Biology, B.S. with Human Dynamics specialization, to Doctor of Physical Therapy, DPT (3+3 Program)	N/A	N/A
Health Sciences, B.S., to Doctor of Occupational Therapy, OTD (3+3 Program)	N/A	N/A
Kinesiology and Sport Managment, B.S. with Exercise Science specialization, to Doctor of Occupational Therapy, OTD (3+3 Program)	N/A	N/A
Sociology, B.A., to Master’s in Social Work, MSW	N/A	N/A
Sociology, B.S., to Master’s in Social Work, MSW	N/A	N/A

USD-Sioux Falls. Located at 4801 N Career Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57107
Beacom School of Business (B.B.A) at Sioux Falls
Accounting (B.B.A.)	$ 9,876.38	$13,386.38
Business Administration (B.B.A.)	$ 9,846.03	$13,356.03
Economics (B.B.A.)	$ 9,833.85	$13,343.85
Finance (B.B.A.)	$ 9,826.26	$13,336.26
Marketing (B.B.A.)	$ 9,849.03	$13,359.03
College of Arts & Sciences (B.A. and B.S.) at Sioux Falls
Biomedical Engineering (B.S) USD-Sioux Falls/Gear Center	$11,485.90	$15,317.65
Criminal Justice Studies (B.A.)	$ 9,290.73	$12,800.73
Criminal Justice Studies (B.S.)	$ 9,354.25	$12,864.25
Economics (B.A.)	$ 9,592.46	$13,102.46
Economics (B.S.)	$ 9,655.99	$13,165.99
Psychology (B.A.)	$ 9,290.73	$12,800.73
Psychology (B.S.)	$ 9,375.43	$12,885.43
Sociology (B.A.)	$ 9,290.73	$12,800.73
Sociology (B.S.)	$ 9,396.60	$12,906.60
School of Health Sciences (B.S. and B.S.N.) at Sioux Falls
Health Sciences (B.S.)	$ 9,342.23	$12,852.23
Health Sciences (B.S., Radiological Technology)	$ 9,568.23	$13,078.23
Nursing (B.S.N)	$10,927.18	$14,437.18
School of Education (B.S.Ed.) at Sioux Falls
Elementary Education (B.S.Ed.)	$ 9,615.31	$13,125.31

Additional Accelerated Program Guides for Sioux Falls
Sociology, B.A., to Master’s in Social Work, MSW, at USD-Sioux Falls (5-Year Guide)	N/A	N/A
Sociology, B.S., to Master’s in Social Work, MSW, at USD-Sioux Falls (5-Year Guide)	N/A	N/A