South Dakota State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
South Dakota State University is a public research university in Brookings, SD (town setting), with 10,177 undergraduates (56% women). It admitted 99% of 5,884 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1040–1300 on the SAT and 19–26 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $28,254 a year for out-of-state students and $24,744 in-state; aided first-year students paid $18,233 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 59% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, agriculture, business. The campus reported 0.8 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where South Dakota State University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 59%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,299 in-state · $12,809 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 25 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research South Dakota State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
South Dakota State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | The Summit League | 28 | at cap | 4 | $914k | $32,654 | 993 | |
| Baseball | The Summit League | 40 | 6 over | 3 | $758k | $18,950 | 984 | |
| Men's Basketball | The Summit League | 15 | at cap | 1 | $2.6M | $174,839 | 975 | |
| Women's Basketball | The Summit League | 15 | at cap | 1 | $2.2M | $143,775 | 996 | |
| Men's Cross Country | The Summit League | — | — | 5 | — | — | 989 | |
| Women's Cross Country | The Summit League | — | — | 2 | — | — | 991 | |
| Football | Missouri Valley Football Conference | 114 | 9 over | 1 | $5.9M | $51,936 | 978 | |
| Men's Golf | The Summit League | 8 | room 1 | 2 | $312k | $38,999 | 977 | |
| Women's Golf | The Summit League | 8 | room 1 | 2 | $370k | $46,212 | 1000 | |
| Softball | The Summit League | 32 | 7 over | 3 | $811k | $25,334 | 974 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | The Summit League | 30 | at cap | 3 | $287k | $9,557 | 979 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | The Summit League | 33 | 3 over | 3 | $404k | $12,251 | 995 | |
| Men's Track & Field | The Summit League | 149 | 104 over | 5 | $571k | $3,833 | 977 | |
| Women's Track & Field | The Summit League | 154 | 109 over | 5 | $887k | $5,762 | 986 | |
| Women's Volleyball | The Summit League | 15 | room 3 | 3 | $742k | $49,445 | 988 | |
| Men's Wrestling | Pac-12 Conference | 39 | 9 over | 1 | $1.1M | $28,503 | 966 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.