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 2018 enrollment of 12,107, 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 2018

Total Enrollment - 12,107

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	10,390	86%
Graduate	1,329	11%
Professional	388	3%
Total	12,107	100%

Gender

Female	6,511	54%
Male	5,596	46%
Total	12,107	100%

Race/Ethnicity

Nonresident	810	6.7%
Hispanic/Latino	314	2.6%
American Indian or Alaska Native	132	1.1%
Asian	141	1.1%
Black or African American	253	2.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	9	0.1%
White	10,121	83.6%
Two or More Races	263	2.2%
Race and ethnicity unknown	64	0.5%
Total	12,107	100%

Residency

South Dakota Residents	6,551	54%
Other States	4,746	39%
International	810	7%
Total	12,107	100%

Enrollment Breakdown - Fall 2018

Academic Affairs	1,217	10.1%
Agriculture, Food & Environmental Sciences	1,810	15.0%
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences	2,065	17.0%
Education and Human Sciences	1,635	13.5%
Jerome J Lohr College of Engineering	1,500	12.4%
Natural Sciences	646	5.3%
Nursing	1,330	11.0%
Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions	606	5.0%
Graduate School	1,298	10.7%
Total	12,107	100%

Student General Information

Student : Faculty Ratio FY 2017	18.2 : 1
Graduate Student Assistants (Fall 2017)	549
Retention Rate (Fall 2017 FT FT bachelor's cohort)	75.9%

Graduates -- 2017-2018

Associate degrees	68	2.6%
Bachelor's degrees	1,985	77.2%
Master's degree	361	14.1%
Doctor of Philosophy	53	2.1%
Doctor of Pharmacy/Doctor of Nursing Practice	102	4.0%
Total	2,569	100%

Financial Aid for New Students -- 2017-18

Full-time, First-year Students

Percent receiving financial aid	97.5%
Average award (including loans)	$11,556
Percent receiving institutional scholarships	55%
Average scholarship award	$2,678

South Dakota Opportunity Scholarship

New recipients (Fall 2017)	407
Total number of recipients (Fall 2017)	1,416

Average Award

Graduate and Undergraduate

$11,513

Estimated Costs of Attendance -- 2018-2019

Undergraduate, Resident (30 credits)

Tuition and Fees	$8,763
Room and Board	$7,069

Undergraduate, Nonresident (30 credits)

Tuition and Fees	$12,128
Room and Board	$7,069

Graduate, Resident (24 credits)

Tuition and Fees

$8,875

Graduate, Nonresident (24 credits)

Tuition and Fees

$16,094

Graduate Assistant (24 credits)

Tuition and Fees

$1,050

Faculty & Staff

Full-Time Equivalent Employees -- 2018-2019

Faculty	681
Administration	62
Professional	676
Support Staff	660
Total	2,079

Rank of Faculty (Full Time, Permanent) -- Fall 2017

Professor	144
Associate Professor	99
Assistant Professor	168
Instructor	102
Lecturer	62
Total	575

Alumni

Graduates

Total Graduates (Through September 2018)	90,491
Alumni Living in South Dakota	34,214
Alumni living out of state	35,179
Alumni living out of USA	521

Campus

Physical Plant -- FY2019

Central campus location (maintained)	332.81 acres
Additional acres, including 6 research farms	19,306.96 acres
Buildings	199
Building space maintained	3,998,944 sq. ft.
Replacement value of buildings	$1,064,764,470
Residence hall capacity (Fall 2018)	4,431 students

SDSU Foundation (Calendar Year 2017)

Expenditures to support university programs	$25,811,124
Expenditures per student FTE - Fall 2017	$2,553.53

Operating Budget Authority By Agency - FY 2019

SDSU Extension	$17,852,514
Agriculture Experiment Station	$39,130,816
University Proper	$246,799,925

Operating Budget Authority - FY 2019

Instructional Support	$128,699,631	42.4%
Research (including AES)	$62,302,498	20.5%
Public Service (including SDSU Extension)	$29,597,605	9.7%
Institutional Support	$31,918,328	10.5%
Operations and Maintenance of Plant	$22,533,620	7.4%
Scholarships and Fellowships	$896,212	0.3%
Auxiliary Enterprises (Res. Life, Food Service, Bookstore)	$27,835,361	9.2%
Total	$303,783,255	100%

Operating Budget Authority By Source of Funds - FY 2019

State Funds	$68,436,875	22%
Student Tuition & Fees	$102,754,201	34%
Federal Grants & Contracts/Fed Appropriations	$42,366,375	14%
Room & Board	$17,626,599	6%
Other Funds Including General Sales of Commodities & Services	$72,599,205	24%
Total	$303,783,255	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 — FY2017 ---- $63,412,589

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 2019

State Funds	$8,481,384	47%
Federal Funds	$6,936,413	39%
Other/Local Funds	$2,434,717	14%
Total	$17,852,514	100%

Number of Regional Extension Centers	8
Number of Field Specialists	42

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: