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

Can I Afford Dakota State?

For the <nil> academic year, 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.

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 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

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.