South Dakota State University Academic Life

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The student-faculty ratio at South Dakota State University is 19:1, and the school has 30.2 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at South Dakota State University include: Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse; Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations; Economics, General; Consumer Economics; and Civil Engineering, General. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 76.2 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts English (including composition)
Humanities Sciences (biological or physical)
Computer literacy Social science
Mathematics Other
Class sizes
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio 19:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

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Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 22%
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations 13%
Economics, General 10%
Consumer Economics 7%
Civil Engineering, General 6%

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Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered Certificate, Associate, Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate - professional practice, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs N/A
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences N/A
Service learning N/A
Senior capstone or culminating academic experience N/A
Undergraduate research/creative projects N/A
Learning communities N/A

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Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate 76%
4-year graduation rate 31

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* Academic Life details based on 2011 data

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