This report provides a comprehensive examination of student costs at four-year public colleges and universities in South Dakota and nearby states including Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, and Idaho. Mail and telephone surveys were used to collect data in the eight states on undergraduate and graduate tuition, fees, room, and board. The bulk of the report consists of 23 pages of tables and graphs. The survey found that undergraduate residents in South Dakota, on average, paid 5.1 percent higher tuition and fee costs than the 8 state average of $2,131, and 6.4 percent lower tuition, fees, room, and board costs than the average of $4,925. Undergraduate nonresidents in South Dakota, on average, paid 26.5 percent less than the 8 state average of $5,139 for tuition and fees, and 22.5 percent less than the average for tuition, fees, room, and board. Similar data for graduate student costs are presented. (MDM)