South Dakota State University Trade Programs

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

Where Is South Dakota State University?

Contact details for South Dakota State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1004 Campanile Ave, Brookings, SD 57007-1898
Phone:	800-952-3541
Website:	www.sdstate.edu

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Can I Afford South Dakota State?

In a recent term, part-time South Dakota State students paid $259 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $376 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,773	$11,283
Fees	$1,526	$1,526
Books and Supplies	$1,200	$1,200
On Campus Room and Board	$9,562	$9,562
On Campus Other Expenses	$4,683	$4,683

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At South Dakota State, approximately 59% of students took out student loans averaging $7,998 a year. That adds up to $31,992 over four years for those students.

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South Dakota State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 9,976 undergraduate students at South Dakota State, with 7,788 being full-time and 2,188 being part-time.

There are also 1,429 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,788 full-time undergraduates at South Dakota State, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	86
Black or African American	140
Hispanic or Latino	175
White	6,899
International Students	234
Other Races/Ethnicities	254

Geographic Diversity

South Dakota students aren't the only ones who study at South Dakota State University. At this time, 30 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 91 countries are represented at South Dakota State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Saudi Arabia, and Nepal.

Online Learning at South Dakota State University

In 2022-2023, 5,678 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

South Dakota State University Trade School Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	0	0	27	27
Flight Instructor	0	0	25	25
Industrial & Management Engineering	0	0	12	12
Respiratory Care Therapy	0	6	6	12
Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology	0	0	11	11
Construction Engineering Technology	0	4	0	4
Engineering Technology	0	1	0	1
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology	0	0	1	1
Remote Aircraft Pilot	1	0	0	1
Manufacturing Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1	11	82	94

South Dakota State University Trades

In a recent academic period, South Dakota State University awarded 243 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
Air Transportation	1	0	0	26
Allied Health Professions	0	0	6	6
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0	27
Construction Engineering Technology	0	0	4	0
Electronics Engineering Technology	0	0	0	11
Engineering-Related Fields	0	0	0	12
General Engineering Technology	0	0	1	0
Total	3	0	27	213

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.