Dakota State University Trade Programs

Dakota State University is a public institution located in Madison, South Dakota. The surrounding location of Madison is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

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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Can I Afford Dakota State?

In a recent term, part-time Dakota State students paid $254 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $357 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,616	$10,718
Fees	$2,017	$2,017
Books and Supplies	$1,200	$1,200
On Campus Room and Board	$8,990	$8,990
On Campus Other Expenses	$6,286	$6,286

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. 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.

Online Learning at Dakota State University

There are 45 bachelor’s degree and 18 master’s degree programs available online at Dakota State. In 2022-2023, 2,482 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 3rd most popular in South Dakota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Dakota State majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	67%

Dakota State University Trade School Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	4	5	0	0	9
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	0	0	5	0	5
Health Information Management	0	0	0	1	1
TOTAL	4	5	5	1	15

Dakota State University Trades

In a recent academic period, Dakota State University awarded 30 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Health & Medical Administrative Services	4	5	5	1
Total	8	10	10	2

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.