Sanford Medical Center
Sioux Falls, SD 57117-5039
About Sanford Medical Center
Sanford Medical Center is a private trade and vocational school in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, enrolling about 28 students. Programs focus on certificates and workforce credentials that prepare students for skilled trades and technical careers. Student demographics in federal data include White (92.9%) and American Indian or Alaska Native (3.6%) among the largest enrollment groups.
Sanford Medical Center: research record
Canonical EDsmart Data findings for Sanford Medical Center—costs, outcomes, admissions, and programs—with evidence and methodology notes.
What Sanford Medical Center is known for
Top program completions
See earnings & programs for more.
More from the data
Location, control, enrollment, and aid context for Sanford Medical Center.
Campus
Location
Sioux Falls, SD
City / state
- ZIP
- 57117-5039
- NCES locale
- Suburb
See Suburban college profile for median costs and outcomes at similar campuses.
Control
Institution type
Private Non-profit
Control
- Region
- Plains
Size
Enrollment
28
Total enrollment
- Undergraduate
- 28
- Full-time share
- 100%
Student aid
Debt & aid
- Pell grant share
- 0.00%
Total Cost, Aid & Default
Total Cost of Attendance
Costs include tuition and fees. Room & board, books, and other expenses are additional where not shown.
Tuition vs average net price after aid for Sanford Medical Center.
Financial Aid by Income Level
Financial aid distribution by income level.
Student Loan Default Rate
The published 3-year cohort default rate for borrowers at Sanford Medical Center was not reported in the College Scorecard extract for this institution.
Cohort default rates account for borrowers who default in the first three years.
Tuition tracker
Published tuition and average net price by reporting year come from the College Scorecard institution file. Values are not adjusted for inflation; missing cells mean the field was not reported or was suppressed for Sanford Medical Center in that year.
Multi-year history is not in this profile yet. It is added when the institution cost history CSV has been collected and merged into school JSON.
Sticker tuition and net price over time
Where the institution reported separate in-state and out-of-state tuition, both appear. Gaps mean the value was not reported for that year.
College Scorecard reporting-year fields (not inflation-adjusted).
Net price by family income
Brackets follow Scorecard definitions for the series shown (public vs private institution).
Latest income-band net prices available in the processed extract.
How difficult is it to get in?
Acceptance Rate
Acceptance rate data is not available for this institution.
Admissions funnel data is not available for this institution.
Test Scores
Test score data is not available for this institution.
Score distribution is not available for this institution.
Academic Requirements
GPA requirements are not published by this institution. Contact the admissions office for specific academic requirements.
Estimated GPA range is not available for this institution.
Enrollment & Student Demographics
Sanford Medical Center reported total enrollment of about 28 students in the latest College Scorecard extract. The student body is about 21% male and 79% female. Enrollment by race and ethnicity includes White (92.9%), American Indian or Alaska Native (3.6%), and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (3.6%).
Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment
100.0% Full-Time Enrollment
The total enrollment at Sanford Medical Center in 2024 is 28 students.
Undergraduate enrollment is about 28 students.
Full-time vs part-time enrollment comparison.
Retention Rate over Time
N/A%
2024 Retention Rate
Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall.
Retention rate over time compared to similar institutions.
Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity
Largest share of total enrollment in our College Scorecard extract.
College Scorecard student demographics (total enrollment shares).
Do students complete their programs?
Time to Complete
0.00% 100% Completion Time
0.00% 150% Completion Time
In 2024, 0.00% of students graduating from Sanford Medical Center completed their program within 100% "normal time".
Completion rates over time compared to similar institutions.
Completions by Sex (Top Programs)
- Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer: 15% male / 85% female
IPEDS completions by sex for the five largest programs (aggregate CIPs excluded).
Completions by Race & Ethnicity
Largest group by summed IPEDS award counts across reported programs.
Summed across program completion records in our extract.
What do Sanford Medical Center graduates earn—and in which programs?
Financial value and program completions for Sanford Medical Center from College Scorecard and IPEDS extracts.
Return on Investment
ROI data is not available for this institution.
Debt and 4-year net cost vs. cumulative 10-year median earnings for Sanford Medical Center.
Top Programs by Completions
Largest 1 programs by IPEDS completions (2 reported codes; aggregate/unknown CIP buckets excluded).
IPEDS award counts for the largest programs at Sanford Medical Center.
Employment Outcomes
Employment outcome data is not available for this institution.
Median earnings 6, 8, and 10 years after entry for Sanford Medical Center graduates.
Institutional resources
Finding: federal finance and Scorecard instructional fields for Sanford Medical Center—instructional staffing and expenditure. Compared with state, regional, and U.S. medians from EDsmart Data institutional financials.
Instructional Resources
- Instructional expenditure per FTE: $4,871
- South Dakota median 0.65× the median ($7,480)
- Plains median 0.60× the median ($8,150)
- U.S. median 0.67× the median ($7,288)
Instructional metrics from College Scorecard. Peer medians are campus-level; see the institutional financials deep dive. Detailed non-instructional staff counts are not included here.
Scorecard instructional metrics where reported.
Sanford Medical Center at a glance
Sanford Medical Center
Sanford Medical Center is a private non-profit institution in Sioux Falls, SD.
- Largest programs (IPEDS awards)
- Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer
- Largest enrollment groups
- White or Caucasian92.9%American Indian or Alaska Native3.6%Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander3.6%
Schools near Sanford Medical Center
Other campuses in Sioux Falls, SD when available, plus nearby institutions in South Dakota.
Similar schools
Peers with the closest outcomes profile within South Dakota (completion, retention, and earnings).
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Sanford Medical Center located?
Sanford Medical Center is located in Sioux Falls, SD.
How much does Sanford Medical Center cost?
Reported tuition is N/A and average net price is N/A in the latest College Scorecard data.
What is the student body demographics at Sanford Medical Center?
Sanford Medical Center reports undergraduate enrollment of about 28 students, White (92.9%), American Indian or Alaska Native (3.6%) in federal College Scorecard data.
Is Sanford Medical Center public or private?
Sanford Medical Center is a private nonprofit institution located in Sioux Falls, SD.
Is Sanford Medical Center an HBCU?
No. Sanford Medical Center is not flagged as an HBCU in the IPEDS institutional directory.
Is Sanford Medical Center a tribal college?
No. Sanford Medical Center is not flagged as a tribal college in IPEDS.
Is Sanford Medical Center a Hispanic-serving institution (HSI)?
Using a 25% Hispanic enrollment threshold on College Scorecard demographics, Sanford Medical Center does not meet that proxy (reported share 0.0%).
Is Sanford Medical Center religiously affiliated?
No religious affiliation is reported for Sanford Medical Center in IPEDS institutional characteristics.
Data Sources
This page uses data from the following sources:
- College Scorecard - U.S. Department of Education
- Institutional characteristics, costs, completion rates, and earnings data
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: collegescorecard.ed.gov
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)
- Employment and wage data by occupation
- Latest data: May 2024
- Source: bls.gov/oes
- O*NET Online - U.S. Department of Labor
- Occupational skills, knowledge, abilities, and work activities
- Database version: 28.0 (August 2023)
- Source: onetcenter.org
- IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) - National Center for Education Statistics
- Institutional data, completions, enrollment, and financial aid
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: nces.ed.gov/ipeds
- Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS)
- Demographic and workforce data
- Latest data: 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates
- Source: census.gov/acs
- Related geography & profiles
- South Dakota college profile
- South Dakota college costs
- South Dakota colleges by ROI
- South Dakota trade schools profile
- Sioux Falls, South Dakota city profile
- Plains regional profile
- Suburban college profile
- Campus-setting profiles
- All state profiles
- Regional profiles
- National benchmarks
- School directory
- All schools in South Dakota
Data Processing: All data has been processed, cleaned, and aggregated for presentation. Where specific data points are unavailable, estimates are based on available data and clearly marked.
Last Updated: Data reflects the most recent available information as of January 2025.
Methodology & Data Scope
This profile uses institution-level fields from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, merged with IPEDS directory attributes where needed for locale, ownership, and program completions.
Benchmark rows compare this campus to NCES locale-type medians (for example Suburban) from our processed location extract. Implied U.S. medians are derived from locale-vs-national percentage fields in that extract—not a separate national Scorecard table.