Dakota State University
Dakota State University admitted 88% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1190–1440 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $20,554 a year. Within six years, 49% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 88%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1190–1440
- ACT middle 50%
- 20–27
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $26,671 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $20,554 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $16,949 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $9,938 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $13,130 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 49%
- Students who return for a second year
- 76%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $53,378 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,730
Students
- Undergraduates
- 2,071
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 20%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 18 to 1
- Campus setting
- Town
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Computer and information sciences
- 58%
- Education
- 16%
- Business, management and marketing
- 9%
- Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
- 6%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 3%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- University of Alabama at Birmingham AL · 88% admitted
- University of Arizona AZ · 86% admitted
- Houghton University NY · 89% admitted
- University of Utah UT · 86% admitted
- University of St Thomas MN · 85% admitted
- Thomas Aquinas College CA · 83% admitted
More colleges in South Dakota
- South Dakota State University SD · 98% admitted
- University of South Dakota SD · 99% admitted
- South Dakota School of Mines and Technology SD · 80% admitted
- Augustana University SD · 68% admitted
- Black Hills State University SD · 96% admitted
- Northern State University SD · 93% admitted
- University of Sioux Falls SD · 83% admitted
- Mount Marty University SD · 43% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.