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South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

https://www.sdstate.edu

#503 National Colleges

90.04% Admission Rate
Least Selective

9,034 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Public
  • Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
  • Four-year, full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
  • Four-year, large, primarily residential
Location

City
Brookings, South Dakota

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Locale
Town: Remote (in urban cluster more than 35 miles from an urbanized area)

Region
Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Health Professions And Related Programs 21.1%
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences 17.2%
Social Sciences 7.1%
Engineering 6.6%
Education 5.7%
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities 5.4%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 5.0%
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 4.9%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 3.5%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies 3.1%
Visual And Performing Arts 2.9%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 2.7%
Psychology 2.4%
Natural Resources And Conservation 2.4%
Engineering Technologies And Engineering-Related Fields 1.9%
Mathematics And Statistics 1.5%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 1.4%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 1.2%
Architecture And Related Services 1.2%
History 0.9%
Transportation And Materials Moving 0.6%
English Language And Literature/Letters 0.6%
Legal Professions And Studies 0.4%
Physical Sciences 0.2%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0.2%
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies 0.1%

Cost

In State Tuition
$9,114.00

Out of State Tuition
$12,589.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
52.19%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$19,252.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1136 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 630 580 530
Verbal 630 575 520

ACT Scores

23 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 26 23 19
English 25 22 18