Dakota State University Overview

Located in Madison, South Dakota, Dakota State University is a public institution. Madison is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

What Is Dakota State University Known For?

• The student loan default rate at Dakota State is 0%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Dakota State.
• In a recent academic period72% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Dakota State bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $50,970 a year. That's about 25% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is Dakota State University?

Contact details for Dakota State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	820 N Washington Ave, Madison, SD 57042-1799
Phone:	605-256-5111
Website:	dsu.edu
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/DakotaState

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How Do I Get Into Dakota State?

You can apply to Dakota State online at: https://dsu.edu/apply.html

Admission Requirements for Dakota State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	1
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Dakota State?

The acceptance rate at Dakota State University is 79%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 70% of accepted students are men and 29% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 81%, and the acceptance rate for women is 76%.

Average Test Scores

About 12% of students accepted to Dakota State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 640. Math scores were between 460 and 600.

Dakota State received ACT scores from 80% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 26. Math scores were between 18 and 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 27.

Can I Afford Dakota State University?

The overall average net price of Dakota State is $23,263. 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 Dakota State, approximately 65% of students took out student loans averaging $6,391 a year. That adds up to $25,564 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Dakota State is 0.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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Dakota State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,740 undergraduate students at Dakota State, with 1,495 being full-time and 1,245 being part-time.

There are also 446 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,495 full-time undergraduates at Dakota State, 71% are male and 29% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	23
Black or African American	39
Hispanic or Latino	68
White	1,222
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	115

Geographic Diversity

South Dakota students aren't the only ones who study at Dakota State University. At this time, 22 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 25 countries are represented at Dakota State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Nepal, and Nigeria.

Dakota State University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Information Technology	18	22	0	119	0	30	6	195
Computer Information Systems	20	0	0	62	0	64	0	146
Information Science	12	6	0	19	2	40	5	84
Computer Software & Applications	9	6	0	30	0	0	0	45
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	15	0	19	0	0	0	34
Health & Medical Administrative Services	1	8	6	4	0	0	0	19
Business Administration & Management	0	6	0	10	0	2	0	18
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	17
Health & Physical Education	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	17
Mathematics	2	0	0	10	0	0	0	12
Accounting	2	0	0	9	0	0	0	11
Special Education	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	11
Instructional Media Design	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	8
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	8
Marketing	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	7
Computer Systems Networking	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Medical Illustration & Informatics	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	6
Intelligence & Command Control Operations	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	6
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	5
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	5
Statistics	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
General Physical Sciences	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Design & Applied Arts	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
English Literature (Other)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Writing Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	71	63	6	360	3	149	11	663

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 Jlgrabinger under License

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