University Facts

About SDSU

South Dakota State University is the state’s largest, most comprehensive higher-education institution. As South Dakota’s Morrill Act land-grant university, SDSU had a fall 2019 enrollment of 11,518, with students coming from every state and 83 countries. Students can choose from 82 majors, 35 specializations, 94 minors, 36 master’s degree programs, 15 Ph.D. programs and two professional doctorates. The university also offers courses at various off-campus sites as well as undergraduate and graduate programs online through the Office of Continuing and Distance Education.

Colleges: College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
College of Education and Human Sciences
College of Natural Sciences
College of Nursing
College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions
Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering
Graduate School
Van D. and Barbara B. Fishback Honors College
University Authorization: A public, land-grant institution, SDSU was founded in 1881, authorized by the Dakota Territorial Legislature and is governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents. The South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station at SDSU was established and linked to the university in 1887 under the federal Hatch Act to conduct research that “concerns agriculture and the home.” In 1914, SDSU Extension was added by the Smith-Lever Act to “provide information to the people of the State.” Both the Agricultural Experiment Station and SDSU Extension are administered by the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences .
Athletics: The SDSU Jackrabbits compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I level in all sports, including the Football Championship Subdivision. Jackrabbits teams play in The Summit League, with the exception of football, wrestling and equestrian. SDSU is a member of the National Collegiate Equestrian Association, the Missouri Valley Football Conference and the Big XII Conference as an affiliate member for wrestling.
Community at a Glance: Named by Safewise as the safest college town in America in 2016, Brookings (pop. 23,938) is just 55 miles north of Sioux Falls on Interstate-29, 200 miles from Minneapolis and 400 miles east of Rapid City and the Black Hills. Students from communities in Nebraska, North Dakota and Iowa also find SDSU within an easy day’s drive.

Students

Enrollment - Fall 2019

Total Enrollment - 11,518

Fall 2018 enrollment showed the incoming first-time freshmen class recorded an average high school GPA of 3.4. More than 42 percent of the class registered scores of 24 or higher on the ACT.

Enrollment By Level

Undergraduate	9,923	86%
Graduate	1,217	11%
Professional	378	3%
Total	11,518	100%

Gender

Female	6,216	54%
Male	5,302	46%
Total	11,518	100%

Race/Ethnicity

Nonresident Alien	719	6.2%
Hispanic/Latino	283	2.5%
American Indian or Alaska Native	131	1.1%
Asian	137	1.2%
Black or African American	213	1.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	0.0%
White	9,671	84%
Two or More Races	268	2.3%
Race and ethnicity unknown	92	0.8%
Total	11,518	100%

Residency

South Dakota Residents	6,200	54%
Other States	4,605	40%
International	713	6%
Total	11,518	100%

Enrollment Breakdown - Fall 2019

Academic Affairs²	1,024	8.9%
Agriculture, Food & Environmental Sciences	1,711	14.9%
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences³	2,054	17.8%
Education and Human Sciences	1,610	14.0%
Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering	1,428	12.4%
Natural Sciences	675	5.9%
Nursing⁴	1,259	10.9%
Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions⁵	570	4.9%
Graduate School	1,187	10.3%
Total	11,518	100%

¹ Unduplicated headcount with multiple majors being prorated
² Includes nondegree-seeking students
³ Includes Master of Architecture
⁴ Includes Doctor of Nursing Practice
⁵ Includes Doctor of Pharmacy

Student General Information

Student : Faculty Ratio FY 2018	18.5 : 1
Graduate Student Assistants (Fall 2018)	531
Retention Rate (Fall 2018 FT FT bachelor's cohort)	78.3%

Graduates -- 2018-2019

Associate degrees	82	3.2%
Bachelor's degrees	1,916	74.8%
Master's degree	417	16.3%
Doctor of Philosophy	41	1.6%
Doctor of Pharmacy/Doctor of Nursing Practice	106	4.1%
Total	2,562	100%

Financial Aid for New Students -- 2018-19

Full-time, First-year Students

Full-time, First-year Students	2,114
Percent receiving financial aid	92.5%
Average award (including loans)	$11,373
Percent receiving institutional scholarships	53%
Average scholarship award	$2,676

South Dakota Opportunity Scholarship

New recipients (Fall 2018)	394
Total number of recipients (Fall 2018)	1,378

Average Award

Graduate and Undergraduate

$11,903

Estimated Costs of Attendance -- 2019-2020

Undergraduate, Resident (30 credits)

Tuition and Fees	$9,114
Room and Board	$7,270

Undergraduate, Nonresident (30 credits)

Tuition and Fees	$12,590
Room and Board	$7,270

Graduate, Resident (24 credits)

Tuition and Fees

$9,217

Graduate, Nonresident (24 credits)

Tuition and Fees

$16,675

Graduate Assistant (24 credits)

Tuition and Fees

$1,134

Faculty & Staff

Full-Time Equivalent Employees -- 2019-2020

Faculty	649
Administration	66
Professional	716
Support Staff	649
Total	2,079

Rank of Faculty (Full Time, Permanent) -- Fall 2018

Professor	141
Associate Professor	112
Assistant Professor	153
Instructor	96
Lecturer	65
Total	567

Alumni

Graduates

Total Graduates (Through September 2019)	92,793
Alumni Living in South Dakota	34,802
Alumni living out of state	35,687
Alumni living out of USA	498

Campus

Physical Plant -- FY2020

Central campus location (maintained)	386.7 acres
Additional acres, including 6 research farms	11,467.67 acres
Buildings	178
Building space maintained	4,048,398 sq. ft.
Replacement value of buildings	1,165,326,000 $
Residence hall capacity (Fall 2019)	4,577 students

SDSU Foundation (Calendar Year 2018)

Expenditures to support university programs	$39,795,545
Expenditures per student FTE - Fall 2018	$4,059.78

Operating Budget Authority By Agency - FY2020

University Proper	$252,525,281	81%
Agriculture Experiment Station	$40,072,423	13%
SDSU Extension	$18,550,690	6%
Total	$311,148,394	100%

Operating Budget Authority - FY2020

Instructional Support	$131,676,404	42.3%
Research (including AES)	$65,098,510	20.9%
Public Service (including SDSU Extension)	$29,094,750	9.4%
Institutional Support	$26,640,358	8.6%
Operations and Maintenance of Plant	$28,853,946	9.3%
Scholarships and Fellowships	$2,314,253	0.7%
Auxiliary Enterprises (Res. Life, Food Service, Bookstore)	$27,470,173	8.8%
Total	$311,148,394	100%

Operating Budget Authority By Source of Funds - FY2020

State Funds	$71,606,955	23%
Student Tuition & Fees	$106,195,210	34%
Federal Grants & Contracts/Fed Appropriations	$43,076,126	14%
Room & Board	$17,676,599	6%
Other Funds Including General Sales of Commodities & Services	$72,593,504	23%
Total	$311,148,394	100%

Research

Research to help society and drive economic development in the state and region is an essential part of the university’s land grant mission. The Division of Research and Economic Development works closely with university researchers and business leaders to tie faculty expertise into solving industry problems. The university has positioned itself as a leader in agriculture and precision agriculture, remote sensing and life sciences. The research enterprise is also capitalizing on expertise in digital technology related to agriculture and resource management.

Total Research Expenditures — FY2019 ---- $67,590,710

Research Highlights

More than 800 undergraduates are engaged in university research through the Van D. and Barbara B. Fishback Honors College.
1,320 graduate students are engaged in university research through 36 master’s degree program, 15 Ph.D. programs and two professional doctoral programs offered in seven colleges.
Faculty researchers provide leadership through the North Central Regional Sun Grant Center and four research centers, Geospatial Sciences Center of Excellence, Ethel Austin Martin Program in Human Nutrition, Biosystems Networks and Translational Research (BioSNTR) and the South Dakota Center for Biologics Research and Commercialization.
The Office of Technology Transfer and Commercialization, which assists university researchers in protecting and commercializing intellectual properties and fosters collaborations between the university and industry partners, has generated nearly $18.5 million in royalties and license fees since it was established 2007. During the last five years, SDSU has averaged 33 invention disclosures, three new patents issued, seven new license agreements per year with half for start-up companies and more than $1.5 million in royalties and revenue per year.
A new economic development initiative brought together interdisciplinary research groups related to precision agriculture with the support of the Brookings Economic Development Council. This includes experts in computer science, statistics, engineering, remote sensing and agriculture.
Industry partners, such as Raven Industries, General Mills and Novita Nutrition, have established offices in the Research Park near campus to facilitate collaboration with university researchers in technology development and workforce training.

SDSU Extension

SDSU Extension

South Dakota State University is home to SDSU Extension, the outreach arm for South Dakota’s land-grant university. SDSU Extension strives to serve as the indispensable outreach link to the citizens of South Dakota by providing solutions, creating entrepreneurial opportunities and providing educational processes that use scientific knowledge. Core educational programs are offered in the areas of:

Competitive Crop Systems
Competitive Livestock Systems
4-H Youth Development
Community Development
Food and Families
Rural and Urban Initiatives
Native American Outreach

SDSU Extension faculty, field specialists and 4-H youth program advisers are based on the campus of SDSU, at the West River Ag Center in Rapid City, at one of eight SDSU Extension Regional Centers (Aberdeen, Lemmon, Mitchell, Pierre, Rapid City, Sioux Falls, Watertown or Winner), at one of the tribal extension offices on the Rosebud, Pine Ridge or Cheyenne River Indian Reservations or at county extension offices throughout the state. The virtual office of SDSU Extension can be accessed at iGrow.org.

SDSU Extension Operation Budget Authority, FY 2020

State Funds	$8,838,210	48%
Federal Funds	$7,219,073	39%
Other/Local Funds	$2,493,407	13%
Total	$18,550,690	100%

Number of Regional Extension Centers	8
Number of Field Specialists	43

South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station

Agricultural Experiment Station

South Dakota State University is home to the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Faculty scientists carry out research on campus and at seven stations strategically located across the state. New discoveries are made available to the people of South Dakota, commodity groups and industry through the educational programs of SDSU Extension. Agricultural Experiment Station research programs directly support student education in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences and College of Education and Human Sciences.

Eighty-five percent of the S.D. Agricultural Experiment Station resources are directed to five knowledge areas that are critical for South Dakota and the region:

Plant production and protection (33%);
Animal production and protection (30%);
General, forest and range natural resources (10%);
Nonfood products (6%); and
Soil (6%).

Agricultural Experiment Station Operating Budget Authority, FY 2020

State Funds	$12,958,651	32%
Federal Funds	$11,517,344	29%
Other / Local Funds	$15,596,428	39%
Total	$40,072,423	100%

South Dakota Board of Regents

Board of Regents: Paul B. Beran, Executive Director
Kevin V. Schieffer, President
John W. Bastian, Vice President
Jim Morgan, Secretary
David Mickelson
Pam Roberts
Randy Schaefer
Jim Thares
Joan Wink
Lucas Lund, Student Regent

SDSU Executive Officers

Executive Officers: Barry H. Dunn, Ph.D., President
Dennis Hedge, Pharm.D., Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Vacant, Vice President for Finance and Administration
Michaela Willis, Ph.D., Vice President for Student Affairs
Daniel Scholl, Ph.D., Vice President for Research and Economic Development
Michael Adelaine, Ph.D., Vice President for Information Technology and Safety
Tracy Greene, University Legal Counsel
Karyn Weber, Chief of Staff