South Dakota State University
Basic Information
Type
Public
Geographical Reach
Regional
Location
Brookings, SD
Population
50,000
Website
http://www.sdstate.edu/
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
8,798
Men / Women
46% / 54%
White
81%
Hispanic
4%
International
4%
Asian
2%
Black
2%
Mixed
2%
Native American
1%
From State
51%
From Region
40%
Academics
Undergraduate Degrees
Health Sciences
24%
Business & Economics
17%
Life & Natural Sciences
16%
Engineering
8%
Arts
4%
Education
4%
Professional
4%
Computer Science
2%
Physical Sciences & Math
2%
Financial
In-State Tuition & Fees
$9,299
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
$12,809
Est. In-State Cost
$12,029
Est. Out-of-State Cost
$16,570
10-Year ROI
$169,000
ROI Percentile
66th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
84%
4-Year Graduation Rate
46%
6-Year Graduation Rate
62%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Weather
Comfortable Days
95 (20%) very dry
Sunshine Hours
2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation
270 (84%)
Admissions
Uses Common App
No
Acceptance Rate
85%
Yield (Unbound)
33%
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Research
Research Level
R2
Expenditure
| Life & Natural Sciences | $69M | #132 |
| Engineering, Computing & Math | $10M | #203 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | $2M | #219 |
Graduate Degrees
| Engineering, Computing & Math | 12 | #191 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | 104 | #195 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | 3 | #542 |
Honors College
Standardized Tests
Test Scores
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
77%
SAT Range
1090
–
1210
SAT Math Range
530
–
630
SAT RW Range
530
–
610
ACT Range
19
–
25
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Schools & Majors
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences | 322 | 50% / 50% | 1% | $56,868 | 98% | ||
| Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering | 15 — | 73% / 27% | 7% | $77,736 | 90 | 100% | |
| Agriculture | 41 +7 | 63% / 37% | 0% | $47,334 | 43 | 90% | |
| Agronomy | 5 +2 | 80% / 20% | 0% | $53,665 | 60 | — | |
| Agronomy and Crop Science | 17 — | 82% / 18% | 0% | $67,485 | 82 | 95% | |
| Animal Science | 76 — | 18% / 82% | 0% | $56,528 | 66 | 99% | |
| Dairy Science | 10 +4 | 50% / 50% | 0% | $56,528 | 66 | 99% | |
| Environmental Management | 14 — | 36% / 64% | 0% | $49,412 | 49 | 100% | |
| Food Science | 3 — | 33% / 67% | 0% | $54,434 | 62 | — | |
| Horticulture | 5 +2 | 20% / 80% | 0% | $49,698 | 50 | 97% | |
| Natural Resources Management | 4 — | 75% / 25% | 0% | $49,412 | 49 | 100% | |
| Range Science and Management | — — | — | — | $52,384 | 57 | — | |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences | 16 +4 | 62% / 38% | 0% | $47,857 | 45 | 100% | |
| Agricultural Business | 28 +1 | 64% / 36% | 0% | $62,893 | 77 | 97% | |
| Agricultural Economics | — — | — | — | $60,341 | 73 | — | |
| Agricultural Education | 36 +1 | 17% / 83% | 0% | $51,722 | 56 | 100% | |
| Agricultural Systems Technology | 27 — | 89% / 11% | 4% | $71,449 | 86 | 100% | |
| Conservation Law Enforcement | 19 — | 79% / 21% | 0% | $50,614 | 53 | — | |
| City and Regional Planning | — — | — | — | $57,930 | 69 | — | |
| Landscape Architecture | 6 — | 67% / 33% | 0% | $57,897 | 69 | — |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences | 276 | 30% / 70% | 3% | $48,587 | 95% | ||
| Advertising | 14 +2 | 36% / 64% | 7% | $50,823 | 53 | 100% | |
| American Indian and Indigenous Studies | 1 +2 | 100% / 0% | 0% | $48,084 | 46 | — | |
| Communication Studies | 14 +1 | 36% / 64% | 0% | $45,065 | 37 | 95% | |
| Criminology | 18 +8 | 11% / 89% | 0% | $50,482 | 52 | — | |
| English | 12 +1 | 8% / 92% | 0% | $46,053 | 40 | 90% | |
| French | 2 +1 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $48,531 | 47 | 96% | |
| German | — +2 | — | — | $48,836 | 48 | — | |
| Global Studies | 5 +7 | 20% / 80% | 0% | $51,021 | 54 | — | |
| History | 26 +2 | 77% / 23% | 0% | $51,355 | 55 | 94% | |
| Journalism | 5 — | 60% / 40% | 20% | $45,114 | 37 | 96% | |
| Political Science | 20 +4 | 40% / 60% | 5% | $50,433 | 52 | 95% | |
| Psychology | 76 +1 | 17% / 83% | 1% | $48,296 | 46 | 91% | |
| Public Relations | 8 +1 | 25% / 75% | 0% | $50,823 | 53 | 100% | |
| Sociology | 13 +1 | 46% / 54% | 0% | $45,610 | 38 | 95% | |
| Spanish | 12 +5 | 25% / 75% | 17% | $48,531 | 47 | 96% | |
| Graphic Design | 19 +1 | 26% / 74% | 5% | $50,581 | 53 | 100% | |
| Interior Design | 18 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $50,581 | 53 | 100% | |
| Music | 4 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $43,174 | 31 | — | |
| Studio Art | 3 — | 67% / 33% | 0% | $40,840 | 25 | — | |
| Theatre | 6 — | 83% / 17% | 0% | $36,270 | 14 | — |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Education and Human Sciences | 234 | 27% / 73% | 0% | $49,254 | 97% | ||
| Human Nutrition | — — | — | — | $51,390 | 55 | — | |
| Exercise Science | 55 — | 45% / 55% | 2% | $53,427 | 60 | 97% | |
| Consumer Affairs | 17 — | 29% / 71% | 0% | $51,775 | 56 | 100% | |
| Park Management and Tourism | 15 — | 87% / 13% | 0% | $49,651 | 50 | 100% | |
| Human Development and Family Studies | 59 — | 7% / 93% | 0% | $48,955 | 48 | 95% | |
| Chemistry Education | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $51,722 | 56 | 100% | |
| Early Childhood Education | 58 — | 3% / 97% | 0% | $43,496 | 32 | 97% | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences Education | 5 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $51,722 | 56 | 100% | |
| Physical Education | 15 — | 67% / 33% | 0% | $51,722 | 56 | 100% | |
| Apparel Merchandising | 2 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $51,443 | 55 | — | |
| Music Education | 7 — | 57% / 43% | 0% | $51,722 | 56 | 100% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Natural Sciences | 250 | 46% / 54% | 2% | $56,910 | 97% | ||
| Data Science | 22 — | 59% / 41% | 5% | $74,132 | 88 | — | |
| Chemistry | 3 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $61,057 | 74 | — | |
| Mathematics | 27 — | 67% / 33% | 0% | $57,178 | 67 | 100% | |
| Physics | 2 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $66,629 | 81 | — | |
| Statistics | — — | — | — | $82,810 | 93 | — | |
| Biochemistry | 3 +1 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $57,199 | 67 | — | |
| Biology | 25 +2 | 36% / 64% | 0% | $58,408 | 70 | 98% | |
| Biology - Pre-Health | 76 — | 28% / 72% | 1% | $58,408 | 70 | 98% | |
| Biotechnology | 6 +4 | 50% / 50% | 17% | $57,533 | 68 | — | |
| Microbiology | 7 +4 | 43% / 57% | 0% | $57,608 | 68 | 94% | |
| General Studies | 42 — | 60% / 40% | 0% | $48,310 | 46 | 92% | |
| Geography and Geospatial Science | 8 +5 | 75% / 25% | 12% | $54,087 | 61 | — | |
| Geospatial Sciences | 5 — | 60% / 40% | 20% | $54,749 | 62 | — | |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 24 — | 38% / 62% | 0% | $49,240 | 49 | — |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Nursing | 315 | 13% / 87% | 2% | $72,893 | 98% | ||
| Nursing | 315 — | 13% / 87% | 2% | $72,893 | 87 | 98% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions | 95 | 18% / 82% | 2% | $89,024 | 100% | ||
| Nutrition and Dietetics | 8 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $51,559 | 55 | 100% | |
| Medical Laboratory Science | 27 — | 11% / 89% | 7% | $81,806 | 93 | 100% | |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | 39 — | 36% / 64% | 0% | $119,726 | 99 | 100% | |
| Public Health | 19 +1 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $55,751 | 64 | — | |
| Respiratory Care | 2 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $53,736 | 60 | 100% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering | 256 | 86% / 14% | 8% | $81,398 | 99% | ||
| Civil Engineering | 52 — | 79% / 21% | 13% | $77,672 | 90 | 98% | |
| Electrical Engineering | 18 — | 89% / 11% | 0% | $100,958 | 98 | 100% | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 71 — | 86% / 14% | 10% | $85,669 | 94 | 100% | |
| Computer Science | 11 — | 91% / 9% | 0% | $101,471 | 98 | 100% | |
| Engineering Management | 17 — | 76% / 24% | 0% | $67,085 | 82 | — | |
| Architecture | 15 — | 73% / 27% | 13% | $58,370 | 69 | — | |
| Aviation | 30 — | 90% / 10% | 10% | $74,035 | 88 | — | |
| Construction Management | 32 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $86,440 | 95 | — | |
| Electronics Engineering Technology | 10 — | 100% / 0% | 10% | $77,996 | 90 | — | |
| Flight Instruction | — — | — | — | $74,305 | 88 | — |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ness School of Management and Economics | 177 | 61% / 39% | 4% | $64,586 | 100% | ||
| Economics | 8 — | 75% / 25% | 12% | $64,860 | 79 | 95% | |
| Entrepreneurial Studies | 8 +5 | 25% / 75% | 12% | $52,826 | 58 | 100% | |
| Hospitality Management | 3 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $52,337 | 57 | 100% | |
| Management | 153 +2 | 65% / 35% | 3% | $65,428 | 80 | 100% | |
| Nonprofit Leadership | 5 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $64,560 | 79 | 95% | |
| Organizational Leadership | — — | — | — | $60,954 | 74 | — |
Rankings
My Tribe
Wonder Bread
Most White Students
Mostly White
Engineering
Farming with Numbers
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
Growing Strong
Life & Natural Sciences
Farmers, Cowboys, and Tree Huggers
Plant & Agricultural Systems
Back 40
Puppies Over People
Zoology & Veterinary Sciences
Look, But Don't Touch (Zoology)