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.

Where Is Dakota State University?

Contact details for Dakota State are given below.

	Contact Details
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?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Required
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Dakota State?

Dakota State has the high acceptance rate of 86%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 68% of accepted students are men and 32% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 87%, and the acceptance rate for women is 85%.

Average Test Scores

About 11% 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 505 and 635. Math scores were between 495 and 610.

Dakota State received ACT scores from 80% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 25. Math scores were between 19 and 26. Composite scores were between 19 and 26.

Can I Afford Dakota State University?

The overall average net price of Dakota State is $23,263. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

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 1.5%. 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 2,751 undergraduate students at Dakota State, with 1,424 being full-time and 1,327 being part-time.

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
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

There are 45 bachelor’s degree and 18 master’s degree programs available online at Dakota State. In 2020-2021, 2,422 students took at least one online class at the school.

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 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Dakota State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Dakota State University was 6.6%. This is the #602 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Dakota State regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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

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