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Private for-profit · Community college

Stewart School

Sioux Falls, South Dakota · Midsize city

#1 graduation rate in South Dakota#5 for grad earnings in South Dakota
0%
Transfer rate
$14,221
Avg net price
88%
Grad / completion
$31,843
Median earnings

Stewart School is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Sioux Falls, South Dakota (midsize city setting), enrolling 133 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 133 undergradsMidsize cityCold wintersSnowy

About Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Sioux Falls is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Sioux Falls's history revolves around the cascades of the Big Sioux River. The falls were created about 14,000 years ago during the last ice age. The lure of the falls has been a powerful influence. Downtown Sioux Falls hosts a SculptureWalk every summer and "First Fridays" on the first Friday of each summer month. The annual Downtown Riverfest embraces the beauty of the Big Sioux with live music, art, and kids' activities. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize city
Highest degree offered
Certificate
To Great Lakes shore
316 miles
Nearest airport
2 miles to Sioux Falls (FSD)

How Stewart School compares

Graduation rate88%

Higher than 87% · #1 of 10 in South Dakota

First-year retention88%

Higher than 77%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$31,843

Higher than 38% · #5 of 10 in South Dakota

Average net price$14,221

Cheaper than 54% · #6 cheapest of 10 in South Dakota

Median debt at graduation$6,864

Lower than 84%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 67%

Undergraduate enrollment133

Larger than 35%

Percentiles compare Stewart School with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in South Dakota.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White86%
  • Black5.3%
  • Hispanic2.3%
  • Asian0.8%
  • Other or multiracial6.0%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
133
Student–faculty ratio
13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
32%
First-generation students
28%
Students over 25
16%
Median family income
$51,635

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
—
Room & board
—
Total cost of attendance
—
Average net price
$14,221

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
88%
First-year retention
88%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$28,339
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$31,843
Median debt at graduation
$6,864
Students with federal loans
44%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
68%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$50

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$11,333
$30–48k
$11,369
$48–75k
$15,287
$75–110k
$18,323
$110k+
$18,387

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

16%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$419
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 16% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $419. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 64 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$31,843
Typical debt at graduation
$6,864
Debt vs. one year's pay
22%
Out-earn a HS grad
31%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.2 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

Campus climate

Summer high
85°F
Winter low
7°F
Annual rain
28.3″
Annual snow
45.3″

Average temperature

HighLow
0°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.34.6JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Sioux Falls Wfo AP, SD US station (2.4 mi from campus).

What Stewart School graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
92 grads$23k 1 yr$28k 5 yr$9k debt
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services
9 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.