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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

Can I Afford South Dakota State?

For the <nil> academic year, 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	$8,087	$8,087
On Campus Other Expenses	$4,348	$4,348

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 61% of students took out student loans averaging $7,767 a year. That adds up to $31,068 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at South Dakota State is 0.7%. 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.

South Dakota State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 9,847 undergraduate students at South Dakota State, with 7,558 being full-time and 2,289 being part-time.

There are also 1,618 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,558 full-time undergraduates at South Dakota State, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	82
Black or African American	130
Hispanic or Latino	185
White	6,621
International Students	215
Other Races/Ethnicities	325

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 2020-2021, 5,669 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.

Online Growth Rankings of South Dakota State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at South Dakota State University was 9.1%. This is the #1,251 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at South Dakota State regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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

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