Yankton College

Yankton College
The Yankton College Conservatory in 1912
MottoChrist for the World
Active1881 (1881) 
1984 (1984)
FounderJoseph Ward
Religious affiliation
United Church of Christ
Students240 (final)
MascotGreyhounds
Websitewww.yanktoncollege.org
Yankton College Historic District
LocationYankton, South Dakota
Coordinates42°52′49″N 97°23′25″W / 42.8803°N 97.3903°W / 42.8803; -97.3903
Built1894
ArchitectElmslie, George
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.82003949
Added to NRHPMarch 22, 1982

Yankton College was a private liberal arts college in Yankton, South Dakota, United States, affiliated with the Congregational Christian Churches (later the United Church of Christ). Yankton College produced nine Rhodes Scholars, more than any other South Dakota higher education institution, and a United States Senator. According to the following list published by the Rhodes Trust, Yankton College produced more Rhodes Scholars per capita than most large universities in the U.S.