Medical & dental schools in South Dakota
South Dakota has one MD program (USD Sanford School of Medicine), no DO programs and no dental schools in NextGen MedPrep's US school directory.
Studying medicine and dentistry in South Dakota
About South Dakota: Pop. ~910K; Sioux Falls and Rapid City are the largest metros. University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine serves the state through a distributed campus model.
In-state preference: USD Sanford School of Medicine strongly favors South Dakota residents and nearby WWAMI-region state applicants. Rural and primary care commitments are heavily weighted.
Major health systems in South Dakota
- Sanford Health
- Avera Health
- Monument Health
Medical and dental schools in South Dakota
1 program in NextGen MedPrep's directory for 2027 entry, grouped by degree. Click any program for its how-to-get-in guide; each group links to the full South Dakota list and its residency table.
MD programs1
Residency and admissions detailsDO programs
Options for South Dakota residentsNextGen MedPrep's US school directory lists no DO programs based in South Dakota.
DO programs elsewhere in the Midwest
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Options for South Dakota residentsNextGen MedPrep's US school directory lists no dental schools based in South Dakota.
Dental schools elsewhere in the Midwest
All US dental schoolsMCAT and GPA figures are labeled median or mean when the school's own published class profile confirms them, and “unconfirmed” when it has not yet been checked — the school's page cites the source. In-state preference tags are NextGen MedPrep's rating, not school policy, unless marked “published policy”.
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