Dakota State University Computer Science Programs
Located in Madison, South Dakota, Dakota State University is a public institution. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Madison draws many to the area.
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Where Is Dakota State University?
Contact details for Dakota State are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 820 N Washington Ave, Madison, SD 57042-1799 |
Phone: | 605-256-5111 |
Website: | dsu.edu |
Twitter: | http://twitter.com/DakotaState |
How Do I Get Into Dakota State?
You can apply to Dakota State online at: https://dsu.edu/apply.html
Admission Requirements for Dakota State
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | 1 |
High School Rank | 1 |
High School Transcript | 1 |
College Prep Program | 3 |
Recommendations | 3 |
SAT or ACT Scores | 5 |
TOEFL | 1 |
How Hard Is It To Get Into Dakota State?
Approximately 70% of accepted students are men and 29% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 81%, and the acceptance rate for women is 76%.
Average Test Scores
About 12% of students accepted to Dakota State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 640. Math scores were between 460 and 600.
Can I Afford Dakota State University?
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.
Student Loan Debt
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Dakota State, approximately 60% of students took out student loans averaging $6,509 a year. That adds up to $26,036 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Dakota State is 0.1%. 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.
Dakota State University Undergraduate Student Diversity
There are also 468 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 1,424 full-time undergraduates at Dakota State, 71% are male and 29% are female.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Dakota State University students is as follows.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 22 |
Black or African American | 52 |
Hispanic or Latino | 66 |
White | 1,166 |
International Students | 38 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 80 |
Geographic Diversity
South Dakota students aren't the only ones who study at Dakota State University. At this time, 22 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 25 countries are represented at Dakota State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Nepal, and Nigeria.
Online Learning at Dakota State University
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Dakota State has changed over the last few years.
This school is the most popular in South Dakota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Dakota State majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
Major | 1-Year Growth Rate |
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Computer & IS Security | 2% |
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | 50% |
Network & System Administration/Administrator | 17% |
Web & Multimedia Design | 33% |
Dakota State University Computer Science Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
Major | Basic Certificate | Associate’s | Bachelor’s | Graduate Certificate | Master’s | Doctor’s | TOTAL |
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Computer & IS Security | 12 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 126 |
General Computer & Information Sciences | 6 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 104 |
General Information Science | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 52 |
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager | 0 | 15 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
Computer Graphics | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Other Computer Software & Media Applications | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Web & Multimedia Design | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Network & System Administration/Administrator | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Information Technology | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Artificial Intelligence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other Computer & Information Sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | 44 | 25 | 220 | 3 | 79 | 13 | 384 |
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 Jlgrabinger under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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