Brookings, SD
South Dakota State University
https://www.sdstate.edu/Repayment outcome
90.6%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$27,700–$57,700
middle 50% · median $40,600
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$15,538
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$15,269
Sticker price
before any aid
$18,547
Default rate
4.2%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Engineering$61,007
- Engineering Tech$56,776
- Health Professions$56,234
- Computer Science$55,151
- Business$43,798
- Social Sciences$42,682
- Math & Statistics$41,193
- Education$40,089
- Comm. Tech$39,369
- Family Sciences$38,072
- History$37,424
- Visual & Performing Arts$35,416
- Parks & Fitness$33,755
- Interdisciplinary$33,423
- English & Literature$30,409
- Biology$29,685
- Psychology$29,033
- Communication and Media Studies.$28,960
- Foreign Languages$27,126
- Liberal Arts$26,353
Academics
Acceptance
91.9%
Avg SAT
1,050
Enrollment
10,048
What students study
20 fields offered
Health Professions
23% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Agriculture11.5%
- 03Social Sciences8.8%
- 04Family Sciences6.6%
- 05Engineering6.4%
- 06Biology5.2%
- 07Education4.6%
- 08Engineering Tech4.2%
- 09Parks & Fitness3.6%
- 10Visual & Performing Arts3.4%
- 11Communications3.0%
- 12Natural Resources2.8%
- 13Psychology2.6%
- 14Liberal Arts2.6%
- 15History2.0%
- 16English & Literature1.9%
- 17Math & Statistics1.7%
- 18Business1.7%
- 19Foreign Languages1.3%
- 20Computer Science1.1%