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South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD · Public · 9,198 students · mostly bachelor degrees
14th-cheapest of 21 South Dakota colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$19,841
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$24,636
Graduation rate
62%
Admission rate
98%
Median graduate earnings
$55,070
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$23,250
Average SAT
1120
Median ACT
22
Pell grant recipients
17%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
206 programsPharmaceutical Marketing and Management · First Professional Degree66 grads/yr$132,655Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management · Bachelor's Degree60 grads/yr$122,169Clinical Nurse Leader · First Professional Degree12 grads/yr$117,505Clinical Nurse Leader · Master's Degree23 grads/yr$109,395Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Bachelor's Degree12 grads/yr$103,018Construction Engineering Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree$93,195Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree72 grads/yr$87,704Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree12 grads/yr$83,815Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · Bachelor's Degree47 grads/yr$82,486Agricultural Engineering · Bachelor's Degree10 grads/yr$79,322Range Science and Management · Bachelor's Degree36 grads/yr$78,494Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree290 grads/yr$77,932Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Master's Degree15 grads/yr$74,289Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other · Bachelor's Degree27 grads/yr$73,360Political Economy · Bachelor's Degree22 grads/yr$70,727Agricultural Power Machinery Operation · Bachelor's Degree17 grads/yr$67,746Public Relations/Image Management · Bachelor's Degree22 grads/yr$67,607Farm/Farm and Ranch Management · Bachelor's Degree34 grads/yr$67,425Mathematics, General · Bachelor's Degree16 grads/yr$67,059Econometrics and Quantitative Economics · Bachelor's Degree4 grads/yr$64,432Architectural Design · Bachelor's Degree$63,978Agriculture, General · Associate's Degree31 grads/yr$63,218Agriculture, General · Bachelor's Degree60 grads/yr$61,132General Studies · Bachelor's Degree33 grads/yr$60,081French Language and Literature · Bachelor's Degree18 grads/yr$57,986
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.