South Dakota State University Teaching Programs

South Dakota State University is a public institution located in Brookings, South Dakota. Brookings is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

Where Is South Dakota State University?

Contact details for South Dakota State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1004 Campanile Ave, Brookings, SD 57007-1898
Phone:	800-952-3541
Website:	www.sdstate.edu

How Do I Get Into South Dakota State?

You can apply to South Dakota State online at: https://www.sdstate.edu/admissions/apply-now

Admission Requirements for South Dakota State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	1
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into South Dakota State?

With an acceptance rate of 86%, South Dakota State is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 82%, and the acceptance rate for women is 90%.

Average Test Scores

About 3% of students accepted to South Dakota State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 615. Math scores were between 520 and 630.

South Dakota State received ACT scores from 83% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 24. Math scores were between 18 and 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 25.

Can I Afford South Dakota State University?

The overall average net price of South Dakota State is $22,586. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At South Dakota State, approximately 61% of students took out student loans averaging $7,767 a year. That adds up to $31,068 over four years for those students.

South Dakota State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 9,847 undergraduate students at South Dakota State, with 7,558 being full-time and 2,289 being part-time.

There are also 1,618 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,558 full-time undergraduates at South Dakota State, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of South Dakota State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	82
Black or African American	130
Hispanic or Latino	185
White	6,621
International Students	215
Other Races/Ethnicities	325

Geographic Diversity

South Dakota students aren't the only ones who study at South Dakota State University. At this time, 30 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 91 countries are represented at South Dakota State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Saudi Arabia, and Nepal.

Online Learning at South Dakota State University

In 2022-2023, 5,678 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at South Dakota State has changed over the last few years.

South Dakota State University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Early Childhood Education	59	0	0	59
Agricultural Teacher Education	21	0	7	28
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services	0	13	13	26
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	16	0	0	16
Music Education	15	0	0	15
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	14	14
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education	4	0	2	6
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	5	5
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	4	4
Chemistry Education	1	0	0	1
Institutional Research	0	0	0	0
Teacher Development & Methodology	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	116	13	45	174

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By AlexiusHoratius under License

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