SDSU's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of South Dakota State University students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of South Dakota State University students is 59.5%. Female students graduated at a rate of 63.0%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 55.9%.

59.5%

asian 63.0% 17 students
African American 43.3% 13 students
white 61.6% 1,152 students
unknown 66.7% 2 students
hispanic 45.0% 18 students
International Students 45.6% 36 students
Mixed Race 53.1% 26 students

Drop Out

South Dakota State University has an overall drop-out rate of 38.9% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 42.2% and 35.8% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

38.9%

asian 37.0% 10 students
African American 56.7% 17 students
white 36.8% 687 students
hispanic 55.0% 22 students
International Students 51.9% 41 students
Mixed Race 44.9% 22 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

1.6%

white 1.6% 30 students
International Students 2.5% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$53,967	$74,845	$81,032
Mechanical Engineering	$60,229	$61,322	$70,114
Civil Engineering	$58,268	$59,124	$62,932
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$54,985	$56,234	$61,104
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$58,372	$57,860	$60,463
Construction Engineering Technologies	$57,551	$56,776	$59,988
Plant Sciences	$50,213	$55,151	$55,715
Business Administration, Management and Operations	NA	$43,798	$54,439
Agricultural Business and Management	$41,411	$45,340	$52,113
Agricultural Mechanization	$54,155	$47,520	$49,752
Economics	$38,087	$42,682	$48,565
Agriculture, General	$43,717	$39,369	$44,864
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	$33,803	$37,424	$44,784
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies	$37,450	$38,072	$44,637
Animal Sciences	$40,797	$41,441	$44,077
Hospitality Administration/Management	$32,016	$34,704	$41,569
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$36,969	$38,485	$41,373
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$39,627	$37,856	$41,042
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	NA	$33,755	$40,569
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	$33,041	$33,423	$40,401
History	$37,916	$37,424	$40,272
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$38,698	$35,213	$39,492
Design and Applied Arts	$36,721	$35,416	$38,499
Biology, General	$27,268	$29,685	$37,398
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	NA	$37,568	$36,762
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$28,973	$27,126	$36,132
Sociology	$35,161	$34,526	$35,710
Psychology, General	$28,661	$29,033	$35,695
Journalism	NA	$30,119	$34,630
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$30,640	$33,726	$34,541
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$35,069	$32,925	$33,665
English Language and Literature, General	NA	$30,409	$31,242
Agricultural Engineering	$61,007	NA	NA
Agricultural Public Services	NA	$45,529	NA
Communication and Media Studies	NA	$28,960	NA
Fine and Studio Arts	NA	$28,236	NA
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$38,858	$39,009	NA
Apparel and Textiles	$36,287	$29,685	NA
Political Science and Government	NA	$30,409	NA
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$72,698	$74,576	NA
Mathematics	$38,656	$41,193	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$39,284	$40,140	$44,333
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	NA	$40,089	$41,992
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	NA	$52,107	NA
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$79,691	NA	NA
Civil Engineering	NA	$67,660	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$110,688	$117,014	$126,250
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	NA	$92,277	$114,802

Associate's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	NA	$26,353	NA

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