Basic Information
Type
Public
Geographical Reach
Regional
Population
15,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
95 (20%) very dry
Sunshine Hours
2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation
270 (85%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
1,717
Men / Women
66% / 34%
From State
71%
From Region
22%
Athletes
30.2%
Racial/Ethnic
White
72%
International
10%
Black
4%
Hispanic
4%
Native American
3%
Mixed
3%
Asian
2%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 58.3% 58.3%
2012 Men: 68.1% 68.1%
2013 Men: 66.0% 66.0%
2014 Men: 67.7% 67.7%
2015 Men: 66.8% 66.8%
2016 Men: 69.0% 69.0%
2017 Men: 71.4% 71.4%
2018 Men: 75.3% 75.3%
2019 Men: 74.1% 74.1%
2020 Men: 70.0% 70.0%
2021 Men: 72.7% 72.7%
2022 Men: 73.7% 73.7%
2023 Men: 70.6% 70.6%
2024 Men: 74.4% 74.4%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2012 Native: 1.7% 1.7%
2013 Native: 1.6% 1.6%
2014 Native: 1.2% 1.2%
2015 Native: 1.4% 1.4%
2016 Native: 1.3% 1.3%
2017 Native: 2.0% 2.0%
2018 Native: 1.7% 1.7%
2019 Native: 1.4% 1.4%
2020 Native: 1.5% 1.5%
2021 Native: 1.9% 1.9%
2022 Native: 2.6% 2.6%
2023 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2024 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2011 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2012 Asian: 1.4% 1.4%
2013 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2014 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2015 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2016 Asian: 0.3% 0.3%
2017 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2018 Asian: 1.4% 1.4%
2019 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2020 Asian: 1.5% 1.5%
2021 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2022 Asian: 2.0% 2.0%
2023 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2024 Asian: 1.8% 1.8%
2011 Black: 0.7% 0.7%
2012 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Black: 0.8% 0.8%
2014 Black: 0.8% 0.8%
2015 Black: 1.4% 1.4%
2016 Black: 1.0% 1.0%
2017 Black: 3.4% 3.4%
2018 Black: 4.9% 4.9%
2019 Black: 1.7% 1.7%
2020 Black: 4.1% 4.1%
2021 Black: 2.5% 2.5%
2022 Black: 2.6% 2.6%
2023 Black: 3.1% 3.1%
2024 Black: 2.6% 2.6%
2011 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6%
2014 Hispanic: 0.8% 0.8%
2015 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1%
2016 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2%
2017 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4%
2018 Hispanic: 4.9% 4.9%
2019 Hispanic: 4.9% 4.9%
2020 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4%
2021 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1%
2022 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6%
2023 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9%
2024 Hispanic: 4.7% 4.7%
2011 White: 94.6% 94.6%
2012 White: 93.6% 93.6%
2013 White: 90.5% 90.5%
2014 White: 93.0% 93.0%
2015 White: 88.7% 88.7%
2016 White: 86.9% 86.9%
2017 White: 86.7% 86.7%
2018 White: 80.9% 80.9%
2019 White: 86.4% 86.4%
2020 White: 82.8% 82.8%
2021 White: 86.1% 86.1%
2022 White: 80.1% 80.1%
2023 White: 85.5% 85.5%
2024 White: 85.2% 85.2%
2011 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 International: 0.8% 0.8%
2015 International: 0.7% 0.7%
2016 International: 1.3% 1.3%
2017 International: 1.0% 1.0%
2018 International: 2.4% 2.4%
2019 International: 0.3% 0.3%
2020 International: 0.7% 0.7%
2021 International: 1.2% 1.2%
2022 International: 1.3% 1.3%
2023 International: 1.4% 1.4%
2024 International: 0.8% 0.8%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 1.6% 1.6%
2021 Native: 1.5% 1.5%
2022 Native: 1.5% 1.5%
2023 Native: 1.9% 1.9%
2024 Native: 2.4% 2.4%
2025 Native: 2.6% 2.6%
2020 Asian: 1.5% 1.5%
2021 Asian: 1.6% 1.6%
2022 Asian: 1.7% 1.7%
2023 Asian: 2.2% 2.2%
2024 Asian: 2.3% 2.3%
2025 Asian: 2.4% 2.4%
2020 Black: 3.2% 3.2%
2021 Black: 2.6% 2.6%
2022 Black: 4.0% 4.0%
2023 Black: 3.7% 3.7%
2024 Black: 4.0% 4.0%
2025 Black: 3.6% 3.6%
2020 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6%
2021 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8%
2022 Hispanic: 4.9% 4.9%
2023 Hispanic: 5.7% 5.7%
2024 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6%
2025 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1%
2020 White: 82.3% 82.3%
2021 White: 81.0% 81.0%
2022 White: 80.7% 80.7%
2023 White: 77.7% 77.7%
2024 White: 76.3% 76.3%
2025 White: 72.3% 72.3%
2020 International: 2.3% 2.3%
2021 International: 1.9% 1.9%
2022 International: 2.9% 2.9%
2023 International: 3.6% 3.6%
2024 International: 4.1% 4.1%
2025 International: 9.6% 9.6%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Dakota State University
403
64% / 36%
4%
$67,310
81
96%
Artificial Intelligence
5 —
100% / 0%
0%
$72,457
85
87%
Computer Game Design
17 +1
76% / 24%
0%
$44,202
31
96%
Computer Graphics
17 +1
59% / 41%
0%
$44,202
31
96%
Computer Science
64 +7
89% / 11%
9%
$72,457
85
87%
Cybersecurity
91 +2
84% / 16%
2%
$88,909
95
100%
Information Science
6 —
67% / 33%
0%
$84,327
93
100%
Network Systems Administration
15 +3
93% / 7%
0%
$88,909
95
100%
Mathematics
6 +2
67% / 33%
0%
$67,643
81
—
Mathematics and Statistics
— —
—
—
$85,881
94
—
Physical Sciences
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$70,349
84
—
Biological Sciences
14 —
50% / 50%
29%
$62,701
75
—
Exercise Science
11 —
73% / 27%
18%
$52,508
55
90%
Accounting
7 —
71% / 29%
0%
$69,127
83
—
Business Administration
31 —
84% / 16%
6%
$60,588
72
100%
Finance
— —
—
—
$83,336
93
—
Health Information Management
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$54,144
59
100%
Marketing
— —
—
—
$65,722
79
—
Medical Informatics
— —
—
—
$63,283
76
—
English
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$47,965
43
—
General Studies
18 —
61% / 39%
0%
$62,577
75
95%
Liberal Arts
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$62,577
75
95%
Business Teacher Education
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Computer Teacher Education
— —
—
—
$59,710
71
95%
Elementary Education
42 —
12% / 88%
0%
$48,605
45
96%
English Education
— —
—
—
$59,710
71
95%
Mathematics Teacher Education
— —
—
—
$59,710
71
—
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
8 —
62% / 38%
0%
$59,710
71
95%
Special Education
34 —
6% / 94%
0%
$47,023
40
100%
Strategic Intelligence
10 —
50% / 50%
0%
$81,280
91
—
Financial
In-State Tuition & Fees
$10,142
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
$13,571
Est. In-State Cost
$13,120
Est. Out-of-State Cost
$17,555
ROI Percentile
81th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
76%
4-Year Graduation Rate
34%
6-Year Graduation Rate
51%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 36.8% 36.8%
2012 Graduated: 43.7% 43.7%
2013 Graduated: 47.3% 47.3%
2014 Graduated: 40.7% 40.7%
2015 Graduated: 38.4% 38.4%
2016 Graduated: 39.2% 39.2%
2017 Graduated: 36.1% 36.1%
2018 Graduated: 46.9% 46.9%
2019 Graduated: 43.0% 43.0%
2020 Graduated: 48.5% 48.5%
2021 Graduated: 46.7% 46.7%
2022 Graduated: 48.7% 48.7%
2023 Graduated: 49.3% 49.3%
2024 Graduated: 51.3% 51.3%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 32.4% 32.4%
2012 Men: 39.9% 39.9%
2013 Men: 46.6% 46.6%
2014 Men: 38.0% 38.0%
2015 Men: 36.3% 36.3%
2016 Men: 41.8% 41.8%
2017 Men: 30.9% 30.9%
2018 Men: 44.3% 44.3%
2019 Men: 42.8% 42.8%
2020 Men: 45.6% 45.6%
2021 Men: 43.8% 43.8%
2022 Men: 48.6% 48.6%
2023 Men: 50.8% 50.8%
2024 Men: 48.4% 48.4%
2011 Women: 41.5% 41.5%
2012 Women: 48.2% 48.2%
2013 Women: 48.2% 48.2%
2014 Women: 43.8% 43.8%
2015 Women: 41.4% 41.4%
2016 Women: 34.5% 34.5%
2017 Women: 43.7% 43.7%
2018 Women: 52.9% 52.9%
2019 Women: 43.5% 43.5%
2020 Women: 54.7% 54.7%
2021 Women: 52.8% 52.8%
2022 Women: 48.9% 48.9%
2023 Women: 45.5% 45.5%
2024 Women: 59.8% 59.8%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2013 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2014 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3%
2016 Hispanic: 10.0% 10.0%
2017 Hispanic: 10.0% 10.0%
2018 Hispanic: 71.4% 71.4%
2019 Hispanic: 21.4% 21.4%
2020 Hispanic: 22.2% 22.2%
2021 Hispanic: 20.0% 20.0%
2022 Hispanic: 57.1% 57.1%
2023 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2024 Hispanic: 27.8% 27.8%
2011 White: 37.7% 37.7%
2012 White: 44.2% 44.2%
2013 White: 48.2% 48.2%
2014 White: 42.1% 42.1%
2015 White: 40.5% 40.5%
2016 White: 40.7% 40.7%
2017 White: 37.6% 37.6%
2018 White: 47.2% 47.2%
2019 White: 45.7% 45.7%
2020 White: 53.2% 53.2%
2021 White: 50.7% 50.7%
2022 White: 52.7% 52.7%
2023 White: 52.1% 52.1%
2024 White: 55.0% 55.0%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Computer Science
53.3%
215
83% / 17%
4%
$76,431
88
95%
Education
21.1%
85
14% / 86%
0%
$49,022
46
98%
Business & Economics
9.7%
39
79% / 21%
5%
$61,955
74
100%
Humanities & Social Sciences
5.5%
22
55% / 45%
0%
$61,249
73
95%
Life & Natural Sciences
3.5%
14
50% / 50%
29%
$62,701
75
—
Health Sciences
2.7%
11
73% / 27%
18%
$52,508
55
90%
Professional
2.5%
10
50% / 50%
0%
$81,280
91
—
Physical Sciences & Math
1.7%
7
71% / 29%
0%
$68,030
82
—
Research
R3
⇅
Computer Science
$5.7M
#122
37%
$1.4M
29
#24
252
—
Agriculture & Food Science
$0
#318
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Business & Economics
$0
#456
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Education
$0
#457
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Engineering
$0
#449
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Health Sciences
$0
#441
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Humanities & Social Sciences
$0
#540
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Life & Natural Sciences
$0
#547
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Physical Sciences & Math
$0
#623
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Total
$5.7M
#369
37%
$1.4M
29
#334
252
—
Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24.
Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024,
which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the
source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.
Admissions
Uses Common App
No
Acceptance Rate
85%
Yield (Unbound)
17%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
85%
85%
85%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 91.6% 91.6%
2012 Acceptance: 88.8% 88.8%
2013 Acceptance: 83.0% 83.0%
2014 Acceptance: 84.2% 84.2%
2015 Acceptance: 81.2% 81.2%
2016 Acceptance: 82.6% 82.6%
2017 Acceptance: 84.4% 84.4%
2018 Acceptance: 83.2% 83.2%
2019 Acceptance: 77.4% 77.4%
2020 Acceptance: 83.6% 83.6%
2021 Acceptance: 85.6% 85.6%
2022 Acceptance: 78.9% 78.9%
2023 Acceptance: 97.9% 97.9%
2024 Acceptance: 88.0% 88.0%
2011 Yield: 49.0% 49.0%
2012 Yield: 47.5% 47.5%
2013 Yield: 49.1% 49.1%
2014 Yield: 44.8% 44.8%
2015 Yield: 46.7% 46.7%
2016 Yield: 43.2% 43.2%
2017 Yield: 46.5% 46.5%
2018 Yield: 46.1% 46.1%
2019 Yield: 56.1% 56.1%
2020 Yield: 64.4% 64.4%
2021 Yield: 62.8% 62.8%
2022 Yield: 53.4% 53.4%
2023 Yield: 40.7% 40.7%
2024 Yield: 18.0% 18.0%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
1,250
2,500
3,750
5,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 711 711
2012 Applicants: 742 742
2013 Applicants: 781 781
2014 Applicants: 772 772
2015 Applicants: 912 912
2016 Applicants: 921 921
2017 Applicants: 972 972
2018 Applicants: 1,056 1,056
2019 Applicants: 978 978
2020 Applicants: 712 712
2021 Applicants: 681 681
2022 Applicants: 882 882
2023 Applicants: 988 988
2024 Applicants: 2,418 2,418
2011 Admitted: 651 651
2012 Admitted: 659 659
2013 Admitted: 648 648
2014 Admitted: 650 650
2015 Admitted: 741 741
2016 Admitted: 761 761
2017 Admitted: 820 820
2018 Admitted: 879 879
2019 Admitted: 757 757
2020 Admitted: 595 595
2021 Admitted: 583 583
2022 Admitted: 696 696
2023 Admitted: 967 967
2024 Admitted: 2,129 2,129
2011 Enrolled: 319 319
2012 Enrolled: 313 313
2013 Enrolled: 318 318
2014 Enrolled: 291 291
2015 Enrolled: 346 346
2016 Enrolled: 329 329
2017 Enrolled: 381 381
2018 Enrolled: 405 405
2019 Enrolled: 425 425
2020 Enrolled: 383 383
2021 Enrolled: 366 366
2022 Enrolled: 372 372
2023 Enrolled: 394 394
2024 Enrolled: 383 383
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
83%
SAT Range
1190
–
1440
SAT Math Range
620
–
760
SAT RW Range
570
–
680
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 850 850
2012 25th: 880 880
2013 25th: 840 840
2014 25th: 850 850
2015 25th: 880 880
2016 25th: 860 860
2017 25th: 950 950
2018 25th: 960 960
2019 25th: 1005 1005
2020 25th: 1010 1010
2021 25th: 1000 1000
2022 25th: 940 940
2023 25th: 1020 1020
2024 25th: 1190 1190
2011 75th: 1070 1070
2012 75th: 1110 1110
2013 75th: 1170 1170
2014 75th: 1135 1135
2015 75th: 1130 1130
2016 75th: 1165 1165
2017 75th: 1240 1240
2018 75th: 1220 1220
2019 75th: 1270 1270
2020 75th: 1190 1190
2021 75th: 1245 1245
2022 75th: 1240 1240
2023 75th: 1340 1340
2024 75th: 1440 1440
SAT Math
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 410 410
2012 25th: 460 460
2013 25th: 440 440
2014 25th: 415 415
2015 25th: 440 440
2016 25th: 430 430
2017 25th: 460 460
2018 25th: 490 490
2019 25th: 505 505
2020 25th: 510 510
2021 25th: 495 495
2022 25th: 460 460
2023 25th: 530 530
2024 25th: 620 620
2011 75th: 540 540
2012 75th: 560 560
2013 75th: 550 550
2014 75th: 575 575
2015 75th: 580 580
2016 75th: 585 585
2017 75th: 620 620
2018 75th: 610 610
2019 75th: 630 630
2020 75th: 580 580
2021 75th: 610 610
2022 75th: 600 600
2023 75th: 680 680
2024 75th: 760 760
SAT Reading & Writing
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 440 440
2012 25th: 420 420
2013 25th: 400 400
2014 25th: 435 435
2015 25th: 440 440
2016 25th: 430 430
2017 25th: 490 490
2018 25th: 470 470
2019 25th: 500 500
2020 25th: 500 500
2021 25th: 505 505
2022 25th: 480 480
2023 25th: 490 490
2024 25th: 570 570
2011 75th: 530 530
2012 75th: 550 550
2013 75th: 620 620
2014 75th: 560 560
2015 75th: 550 550
2016 75th: 580 580
2017 75th: 620 620
2018 75th: 610 610
2019 75th: 640 640
2020 75th: 610 610
2021 75th: 635 635
2022 75th: 640 640
2023 75th: 660 660
2024 75th: 680 680
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0%
2012 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0%
2013 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0%
2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0%
2018 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0%
2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2021 Submitted: 91.0% 91.0%
2022 Submitted: 92.0% 92.0%
2023 Submitted: 89.0% 89.0%
2024 Submitted: 83.0% 83.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
