South Dakota Board of Regents


The South Dakota Board of Regents is a governing board that controls six public universities in the U.S. state of South Dakota. These include Black Hills State University, Dakota State University, Northern State University, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, South Dakota State University, and the University of South Dakota. The Board also governs the South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and the South Dakota School for the Deaf as well as South Dakota Public Universities and Research Center, Capitol University Center, and the Higher Education Center-West River.
In control of all institutional decisions for the six public universities, the Board has an operating budget of approximately $306 million. As of July 2017, the members of the Board of Regents are as follows:
SchoolLocationEnrollmentEst.Endowment
Black Hills State UniversitySpearfish4,3951883$9,320,757
Dakota State UniversityMadison3,1451881$9,794,185
Northern State UniversityAberdeen3,4961901$26,551,237
South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyRapid City2,8431885$54,892,075
South Dakota State UniversityBrookings12,5891881$102,875,539
University of South DakotaVermillion9,9711862$210,205,498