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Colleges near Spring Lake Colony · College Scorecard

No college in Spring Lake Colony, but 2 within 30 miles

The closest is Dakota State University in Madison, 15.6 miles from the center of town. Here’s what each costs, who gets in, and how students do.

Nearest college
15.6 mi
Dakota State University
Within 30 miles
2
degree-granting colleges
Students nearby
10,861
on campus within 30 miles
Residents in college
0%
SD 5%

College from Spring Lake Colony

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Colleges near Spring Lake Colony

Every degree-granting college within 30 miles of the center of Spring Lake Colony.

Straight-line distance. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Dashed rows are too small, or report too little to the Department of Education, for a page of their own.

What it costs

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Family income

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Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college near Spring Lake Colony: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k 0%25%50%75%100% Graduate → Dakota State UniversitySouth Dakota State University
Dakota State University51% graduate$51k earnings$24k typical debt
South Dakota State University62% graduate$55k earnings$23k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, students on federal aid. A college that’s part of a larger system reports earnings for the whole system.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023). “On campus” counts fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. Distances are straight-line from the center of Spring Lake Colony. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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