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South Dakota State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Brookings, SD
Population 50,000
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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%
Humanities & Social Sciences 19%
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