South Dakota State University

Also known as

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

1,773

61.6% Female

38.4% Male

Institution Overview

System

South Dakota Board of Regents

School Type

Public

Academic Calendar

Semester

Setting

Town: Remote

Academics

Graduate Assistantships

Yes

Full Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Part Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Total # of Programs

223

Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

Doctoral Research

Doctoral Professional

Degrees Offered

Master's

Doctor's (Research)

Doctor's (Professional)

Certificate Offered

Post-master's

Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics

1.52%

American Indian or Alaska Native

1.75%

Asian

1.24%

Black or African American

1.80%

Hispanic or Latino

0.11%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

64.97%

White

1.24%

Two or more races

1.47%

Unknown

25.89%

Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Admissions Office Web Address

https://www.sdstate.edu/admissions

Tuition & Aid

Average In-State Tuition

$8,164

Average Out-Of-State Tuition

$15,697

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic

Yes

Occupational

Continuing Professional

Recreational or avocational

Highest Degree offered

Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses

Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

Doctor's Degree Research

Doctor's Degree Professional

Postbaccalaureate Certificate

Post Master's Certificate

Program Area	Program Type	Program Format
Program Area	Program Type	Campus	Distance
Agricultural Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Agricultural Production Operations, General	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Agricultural Teacher Education	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Agronomy and Crop Science	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Animal Sciences, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Athletic Training/Trainer	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Biochemistry	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Biomedical Sciences, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Biotechnology	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Chemistry, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Civil Engineering, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Clinical Nurse Leader	Post Master's Certificate	Yes	No
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Communication and Media Studies, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Community Organization and Advocacy	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Computational Mathematics	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Computer and Information Sciences, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Consumer Services and Advocacy	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Dairy Science	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Dietetics/Dietitian	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Economics, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Educational Leadership and Administration, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Engineering, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Engineering/Industrial Management	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
English Language and Literature, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Environmental Science	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Environmental Studies	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Family and Community Services	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	Post Master's Certificate	Yes	No
Family Resource Management Studies, General	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Food Science	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Food Technology and Processing	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Human Nutrition	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Journalism, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Management Science	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Mass Communication/Media Studies	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Mathematics, General	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Microbiology, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Molecular Biology	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Natural Resources/Conservation, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Pharmacy	Doctoral – Professional	Yes	No
Physics, General	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Plant Molecular Biology	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	Post Master's Certificate	Yes	No
Public Health, General	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Range Science and Management	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Real Estate	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Doctoral – Professional	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Science Technologies/Technicians, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Sociology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Statistics, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No

Faculty

	Total	Instructional Staff	Research	Public Service
Total	666	518	59	89
With faculty status	552	518	3	31
Tenured	209	191	1	17
On tenure track	135	123	1	11
Not on tenure track	208	204	1	3
Annual contract	208	204	1	3
Less-than annual contract	0	0	0	0
Without faculty status	114	0	56	58

Graduate Assistantships

Yes

Graduate Assistantship

Teaching

Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?

Yes

Medical Degree Offered?

Institution Has a Hospital?

Overview

Average In-State Tuition

$8,164

Average Out-Of-State Tuition

$15,697

Financial aid office web address

https://www.sdstate.edu/admissions/office-financial-aid

Tuition & Fees

	In-state	Out-of-State
Full time Average Tuition	$8,164	$15,697
Full time Fees	$1,220	$1,220
Part time, per credit hour	$340	$654

Tuition & Fees By Program

Program	In-state Tuition	In-state Fees	Out-of-State Tuition	Out-of-State Fees
Pharmacy	$10,192	$10,423	$21,806	$10,423

Tuition Plan Options

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

1,773

61.6% Female

38.4% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics

1.52%

American Indian or Alaska Native

1.75%

Asian

1.24%

Black or African American

1.80%

Hispanic or Latino

0.11%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

64.97%

White

1.24%

Two or more races

1.47%

Unknown

25.89%

Non-resident Alien

Gender

Race / Ethnicity	Men	Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native	8	19
Asian	12	19
Black Or African American	12	10
Hispanic Or Latino	13	19
Non-resident Alien	262	197
White	355	797
Two Or More Races	10	12
Unknown	9	17

Services offered

Service	Offered
Academic Career Counseling Service	Yes
Employment Services For Students	Yes
Placement Services For Completers	Yes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree

Total

348

42.5% Male

57.5% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship

Total

58.7% Male

41.3% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice

Total

24.7% Male

75.3% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate

Total

54.2% Male

45.8% Female

Award: Post-master's certificate

Total

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution

Services offered

Service	Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's children	No
None of the above services are offered	Yes

Admissions Office Contact

Address

1004 Campanile Ave
Brookings, SD 57007-1898

Phone

800-952-3541

Fax

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of January 2025. Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2023), Data File: [HD2023], [IC2023], [IC2023_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2023), Data File: [C2023_A],[C2023DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2023), Data File: [EFFY2023]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2023), Data File: [EAP2023]