South Dakota State University

Administration Lane
Brookings, SD 57007-1898
(800) 952-3541
www.sdstate.edu/
fax:(605) 688-6891
president:David L. Chicoine
4851 Applications Acceptance Rate 0.92 Graduation Rate 0.56
0.52 0.59

STUDENT RATIO

10969

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

7713 | 9795

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

8646

CLASS SIZE

23

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
530

SAT MATH

515

SAT READING

Not Available

SAT WRITING

23

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

0.52
0.59
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
460
530
600
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
440
515
590
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
0
Not Available
0
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
20
23
25
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$25000

Average Monthly Payment

$278

Median Earnings

$40600

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

73%
URL Applysdstate.edu/admissions/apply-now.cfm
Application Fee20
Percent Admitted (Men)0.91
Percent Admitted (Women)0.93
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment2323
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0.01
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.01
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American0.02
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino0.02
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White0.9
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races0.02
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown0
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid0.92
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates7066
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates7871
Applicants Men2426
Applicants Women2425
Admissions Total4458
Admissions Men2210
Admissions Women2248
ACT English 25th percentile score19
ACT English 75th percentile score25
ACT Math 25th percentile score19
ACT Math 75th percentile score26
ACT Writing 25th percentile score0
ACT Writing 75th percentile score0
Average SAT Score1050
Median ACT English Score22
Median ACT Math Score23
ACT Median Writing ScoreNot Available
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)61%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)90%
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