South Dakota State University

● Brookings, SD

Public Bachelor's Main campus
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iSource: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Data current as of March 23, 2026
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Average net price Average annual price after grant and scholarship aid for the reporting cohort.

$19,841 Annual average after aid Available
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Graduation rate Cohort-based completion measure; it may not describe every student pathway.

62.4% 150% time Available
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Admission rate Share of applicants admitted; not an individual admissions probability.

98.3% Where reported Available
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Student size Undergraduate certificate/degree-seeking enrollment.

9,198 Undergraduate enrollment Available

Basics

School type
Public
Predominant degree
Bachelor's
Highest degree
Graduate
Campus status
Main campus
Branch count
1

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Location
Brookings, SD 57007-1898
Coordinates
44.317485, -96.782139

Cost and aid (2023-24)

Average net price
$19,841
Median debt of completers
$16,246
Pell Grant share
16.8%

Admissions (2023-24)

Admission rate
98.3%
SAT average
1,120
ACT midpoint
22

Outcomes (2021 cohort)

Graduation rate (150% time)
62.4%
Retention rate (full-time)
83.8%

Student body (2023-24)

Total students
9,198
Undergraduate students
9,198
Pell Grant share
16.8%
Federal loan share
42.6%

Top programs

ProgramCommon credentialCIPAwards countProgram earningsProgram debtData
Business Administration, Management and Operations. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5202 397,375 $70,695 $23,426 Available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 2401 537,156 $46,008 $16,807 Available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5138 316,831 $93,478 $25,113 Available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1312 108,584 $47,556 $23,490 Available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. Master's Degree Master's Degree 5109 82,712 $70,065 $19,969 Available
Biology, General. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 2601 105,024 $54,714 $23,478 Available
Psychology, General. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4201 143,410 $50,266 $24,451 Available
Computer and Information Sciences, General. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1101 90,797 $81,614 $23,629 Available
English Language and Literature, General. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 2301 37,440 $45,329 $23,279 Available
Mathematics. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 2701 29,013 $65,873 $21,236 Available
History. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5401 31,475 $46,980 $23,168 Available
Fine and Studio Arts. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5007 37,241 $38,223 $23,613 Available
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 3105 66,657 $52,136 $24,244 Available
Communication and Media Studies. Master's Degree Master's Degree 0901 62,780 $52,134 $24,035 Available
Music. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5009 25,734 $41,501 $24,007 Available
Chemistry. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4005 20,997 $64,217 $22,619 Available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1313 42,126 $53,153 $24,990 Available
Political Science and Government. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4510 47,642 $59,747 $22,787 Available
Design and Applied Arts. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5004 35,743 $46,057 $23,357 Available
Sociology. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4511 35,824 $48,167 $24,111 Available
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5005 16,725 $36,529 $23,359 Available
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. Associate's Degree Associate's Degree 1907 41,344 $38,709 $22,402 Available
Natural Resources Conservation and Research. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 0301 22,923 $54,504 $22,332 Available
Special Education and Teaching. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1310 36,028 $55,787 $25,079 Available
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma 1609 13,699 $48,720 $21,836 Available
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. Master's Degree Master's Degree 5110 19,023 $53,231 $20,063 Available
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma 5115 29,825 $51,627 $22,975 Available
Finance and Financial Management Services. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5208 58,746 $83,198 $23,264 Available
Physics. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4008 13,468 $77,438 $22,818 Available
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5207 12,495 $59,060 $22,617 Available
Economics. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4506 47,798 $77,707 $21,740 Available
Educational Administration and Supervision. Master's Degree Master's Degree 1304 45,539 $78,783 $26,611 Available
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5100 36,733 $58,113 $23,215 Available
Public Health. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5122 41,276 $67,307 $26,325 Available
Engineering, General. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1401 11,656 $89,619 $21,022 Available
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. Master's Degree Master's Degree 4228 34,456 $67,098 $27,602 Available
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. Doctoral Degree Doctoral Degree 2602 14,334 $57,887 $21,949 Available
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 0502 9,340 $48,294 $22,461 Available
Hospitality Administration/Management. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5209 16,005 $49,736 $22,464 Available
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. Graduate/Professional Certificate Graduate/Professional Certificate 0909 21,438 $59,442 $23,709 Available
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma 1513 8,868 $51,245 $16,515 Available
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma 1506 11,321 $67,844 $19,528 Available
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma 1503 8,347 $64,664 $22,504 Available
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. Post-baccalaureate Certificate Post-baccalaureate Certificate 5213 48,731 $99,663 $23,026 Available
Visual and Performing Arts, General. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma 5001 6,812 $39,685 $24,420 Available
Journalism. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 0904 12,956 $51,961 $23,207 Available
Geography and Cartography. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4507 8,391 $56,576 $21,896 Available
Curriculum and Instruction. Master's Degree Master's Degree 1303 19,293 $62,118 $28,000 Available
Security Science and Technology. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4304 8,005 $66,359 $23,152 Available
Student Counseling and Personnel Services. Master's Degree Master's Degree 1311 14,495 $58,634 Not available Available
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1410 26,474 $103,406 $23,781 Available
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General. Doctoral Degree Doctoral Degree 3000 9,295 $50,684 $26,102 Available
Mechanical Engineering. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1419 44,778 $96,021 $23,569 Available
International/Globalization Studies. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 3020 6,728 $57,656 $21,709 Available
Applied Mathematics. Doctoral Degree Doctoral Degree 2703 11,046 $90,015 $21,123 Available
Agricultural Business and Management. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 0101 8,148 $59,586 $18,977 Available
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. Master's Degree Master's Degree 1605 1,128 $52,860 $22,195 Available
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma 5218 5,582 $60,689 $23,242 Available
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities. Graduate/Professional Certificate Graduate/Professional Certificate 5132 5,047 $93,536 $24,049 Available
Civil Engineering. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1408 20,673 $85,856 $23,820 Available
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services. Associate's Degree Associate's Degree 0106 3,607 $46,264 $18,667 Available
Agricultural Production Operations. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 0103 3,207 $45,814 $17,512 Available
Statistics. Graduate/Professional Certificate Graduate/Professional Certificate 2705 9,526 $98,075 $19,963 Available
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1905 4,378 $55,526 $23,936 Available
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. Master's Degree Master's Degree 5131 5,989 $54,837 $23,724 Available
Business/Managerial Economics. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5206 5,135 $73,991 $21,735 Available
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1500 3,891 $70,763 $23,639 Available
Biotechnology. Master's Degree Master's Degree 2612 4,265 $77,073 $21,113 Available
Air Transportation. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma 4901 10,135 $78,609 $22,651 Available
Criminology. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4504 10,938 $53,796 $24,014 Available
Real Estate. Graduate/Professional Certificate Graduate/Professional Certificate 5215 7,428 $88,282 $20,822 Available
Engineering-Related Fields. Master's Degree Master's Degree 1515 6,628 $103,234 $24,379 Available
Agriculture, General. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 0100 3,216 $51,951 $20,588 Available
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 0302 3,044 $54,812 $25,053 Available
Architectural Sciences and Technology. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 0409 8,298 $71,598 $26,150 Available
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 2605 4,796 $59,117 $20,290 Available
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. Master's Degree Master's Degree 5120 18,308 $127,633 $22,618 Available
Construction Management. Associate's Degree Associate's Degree 5220 4,221 $94,112 $24,094 Available
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. Master's Degree Master's Degree 2202 12,072 $99,556 $23,261 Available
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 3103 2,841 $47,868 $23,729 Available
Community Organization and Advocacy. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma 4402 2,885 $51,001 $25,095 Available
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1510 4,404 $86,927 $22,220 Available
Architecture. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 0402 4,822 $64,581 $26,489 Available
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. Master's Degree Master's Degree 1306 3,750 $69,134 $29,111 Available
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 3101 2,816 $47,396 $23,071 Available
Animal Sciences. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 0109 8,304 $48,089 $20,866 Available
Food Science and Technology. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 0110 2,423 $65,786 $21,569 Available
Plant Sciences. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 0111 3,165 $54,622 $19,268 Available
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 0403 2,213 $68,032 $22,851 Available
Apparel and Textiles. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1909 3,097 $53,707 $23,855 Available
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1901 2,790 $45,831 $26,760 Available
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies. Doctoral Degree Doctoral Degree 3023 563 $47,471 $20,530 Available
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 0306 2,470 $42,202 $23,126 Available
Agricultural Mechanization. Associate's Degree Associate's Degree 0102 1,452 $60,281 $16,248 Available
Landscape Architecture. Master's Degree Master's Degree 0406 965 $59,828 $25,595 Available
Botany/Plant Biology. Master's Degree Master's Degree 2603 681 $33,027 $25,000 Available
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 0181 1,029 $73,967 $19,320 Available
Agricultural Engineering. Master's Degree Master's Degree 1403 1,382 $81,146 $22,673 Available
Agricultural Public Services. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 0108 886 $49,757 $19,291 Available
Geography and Environmental Studies. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 3044 778 $52,946 Not available Available
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1904 1,343 $58,602 $23,786 Available
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 0303 506 $42,770 $26,522 Available
Biological/Biosystems Engineering. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1445 477 $85,243 $20,633 Available
American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma 1610 51 Not available Not available Not available
Science Technologies/Technicians, General. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma 4100 87 $100,209 $10,229 Available
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South Dakota State University

Brookings, SD

PublicBachelor'sMain campus
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iSource: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Data current as of March 23, 2026

Snapshot

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Average net price Average annual price after grant and scholarship aid for the reporting cohort.

$19,841 Annual average after aid Available
i

Graduation rate Cohort-based completion measure; it may not describe every student pathway.

62.4% 150% time Available
i

Admission rate Share of applicants admitted; not an individual admissions probability.

98.3% Where reported Available
i

Student size Undergraduate certificate/degree-seeking enrollment.

9,198 Undergraduate enrollment Available
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Median debt Median debt for a defined borrower/completer cohort.

$16,246 Completers / borrowers Available
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Retention rate Share of first-time students who returned the following year.

83.8% First-year return Available
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Programs

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▱Business Administration, Management and Operations. Bachelor's DegreeAwards count
397,375
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▱Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. Bachelor's DegreeAwards count
537,156
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▱Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. Bachelor's DegreeAwards count
316,831
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iSource: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Data current as of March 23, 2026 Methodology notes: definitions, cohorts, and calculations vary.