South Dakota

According to some unknown sources from Quora, given below are some factors through which a student can decide what is better for them.

1. South Dakota has a larger Native American population than North Dakota - Unfortunately that means that there higher levels of anti-Native prejudice than in most areas of North Dakota.
2. North Dakota has two of the three military bases that exist in the Dakotas - All three (Grand Forks, Minot, and Ellsworth) are essentially jobs programs for the mostly economically depressed regions surrounding them.
3. South Dakota has more lenient usury laws which is why several major credit card companies opened regional headquarters there.
4. North Dakota’s oil boom (which has been “busted” since the plunge in oil prices over the last five years) allowed for the lightly populated western region to become significantly more important to the region than any area of South Dakota. - South Dakota’s mining industry mainly consists of minor gold, aggregate, and limestone quarrying.
5. While both are exceptionally “White” (84% to 80.25%) North Dakota is surprisingly more “diverse” than South Dakota is - Racism, poverty, and a lack of jobs have largely kept minorities out of both states, although the oil boom did briefly boost the non-military, non-college student minority populations in both states.

Below are the living options in USD:

The residence halls within North Complex (Beede, Mickelson, Richardson and Olson Halls) offer first-year and upper-class students a great opportunity to get involved in academic and social groups, living learning communities and activities.

Coyote Village is a four-story, 175-unit complex located just south of the DakotaDome. All suites and apartments include a living room that offers a great place for roommates to come together, while students also have their own private bedroom and share a bathroom with one other resident.

McFadden Hall offers privacy and affords you the convenience of living on campus. McFadden houses 100 students in four-person apartments and allows students to be as social or as private as you want to be.

Burgess and Norton halls are conveniently located near Dakota, Noteboom and East Halls, as well as the Delzell Education Center and the Arts & Sciences Building.