Southeast Technical College is 10.5 miles from Sverdrup Township
No college sits inside Sverdrup Township’s boundary, but Southeast Technical College’s campus in Sioux Falls, with 1,963 students on campus, is 10.5 miles from the center of town. About 0% of Sverdrup Township’s residents are enrolled in college, below South Dakota (5%).
From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Sverdrup Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Sverdrup Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Sverdrup Township
Two private colleges within 13 miles, and Southeast Technical College 10.5 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, South Dakota State University, is 42.1 miles away.
Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.
What would your family pay?
The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Over $110k, where Sverdrup Township’s median household income ($118,438) falls.
The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid.
Questions about college near Sverdrup Township
Is Sverdrup Township a college town?
No. About 0 of every 100 Sverdrup Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below South Dakota (5). The nearest campus, Southeast Technical College, is 10.5 miles away in Sioux Falls.
What colleges are near Sverdrup Township?
Within 15 miles: Southeast Technical College (10.5 miles, 1,963 students on campus), the University of Sioux Falls (12.5 miles, 1,390) and Augustana University (13 miles, 2,056).
What is the closest community college to Sverdrup Township, and what does it cost?
Southeast Technical College in Sioux Falls, 10.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $7,650 a year for South Dakota residents; the federal net price, $17,400, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does South Dakota State University cost if we live in South Dakota?
Tuition and fees are $9,299 a year in-state and $12,809 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $14,266 (under $30,000 income) to $21,886 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Sverdrup Township. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →