Vermillion, South Dakota · Public
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions at University of South Dakota
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 94 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.7% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.7%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~94
- Schools with reported signal
- 301
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 98.8%
- Graduation rate
- 59.9%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $19,858/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $79,432
- Median debt
- $23,592
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $51,926/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 301 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($7,867 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($7,382 above). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 86% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 0.8% reported share · $536 net A+ St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL · 0.9% reported share · $1,471 net A+ Trident Technical College Charleston, SC · 0.7% reported share · $1,406 net A+ Durham Technical Community College Durham, NC · 2.8% reported share · $1,664 net A+ 
Middlesex College Edison, NJ · 1.8% reported share · $2,288 net A+ Middlesex Community College Bedford, MA · 4.5% reported share · $2,624 net A+ Taft College Taft, CA · 2.6% reported share · $2,823 net A+ 
Shasta College Redding, CA · 0.7% reported share · $2,878 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions accounts for 1.7% of reported programs at University of South Dakota, which is bigger than 50% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 94 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
University of South Dakota's average net price is $19,858 per year, about $79,432 over four years. That is $7,867 above the $11,991 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $51,926 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $7,382 above the $44,544 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks University of South Dakota #259 of 301 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.