South Dakota State University is one of the largest public universities located in Brookings, South Dakota. SDSU was established in 1881 which was authorized by the Dakota Territorial Legislature. South Dakota State University offers a large range of programs that contains 82 majors, 35 specializations, 94 minors, 36 master’s degree programs, 15 Ph.D. programs and two professional doctorates. SDSU also offers research programs. SDSU is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

SDSU is the state’s largest university, with an enrollment of 11,518 students in fall 2023 coming from around 83 countries. With a student to faculty ratio of 17:1, SDSU aims to provide quality teaching experience to each of its students.

Highlights

Programs offered at South Dakota University

South Dakota State University offers admissions nearly 200 program offerings in its 9 colleges. With a total faculty of 649, SDSU provides the best quality teaching to its students. SDSU offers more than 180+ areas of study in Undergraduate programs. Some of the Popular majors include Nursing, Animal Sciences, and Husbandry, Liberal Arts, Humanities and engineering.

SDSU has Innovative faculty that actively pursue research projects, providing countless research opportunities for graduate students. SDSU has 53 Graduate programs that are offered in their seven academic colleges. Some of the popular Programs for graduates are education, engineering, nursing, philosophy, Arts, architecture and science.

SDSU also offers some online programs and it has a Division of Research and Economic Development which helps those students who want to research fields like agriculture.

South Dakota University Campus

South Dakota State University is located in Brookings, South Dakota. South Dakota State University is spread across 387 acres. There are over 168 buildings on campus consisting of Academic Buildings, Administrative Buildings, Athletic Facilities, Campus Dining, Campus Landmarks, Museums And Residence Halls. Museum is Located on the west side of campus where several collections of people with an SDSU connection or to the state. Admission is free in the museum.

Housing Facilities at South Dakota State University

SDSU offers multiple on-campus housing options some traditional and some are nontraditional. In SDSU There are fifteen halls to choose from along with university apartments for upperclassmen and Every residence hall is unique. Some of the Residence halls are:-

• Ben Reifel Hall: it is a co-ed hall for the first-year student with occupancy of 256 residents and all are double room
• Binnewies Hall: Rooms for almost 500 students with all amenities
• Brown Hall: it is a co-ed hall for first and second-year students. It has a double room for 380 students.
• Mathews Hall: it is a co-ed hall for first and second-year students with Window AC Units for 380 students.
• Honors Hall : it is Co-ed hall with Suite and double room options for 198 students

All the housing facilities are provided with all kinds of amenities that are required for comfortable living such as laundry facilities, kitchen, Television, Wifi and some of them have air conditioning too.

South Dakota State University lets students live off-campus. Students need to have special permission from the institution. SDSU also provides information of all off-campus students housing sites available near by campus. All housing facilities are available at affordable rates.

Application Process for International Students

Students need to meet certain requirements as an international undergraduate student for admission at South Dakota State University.

How to apply: Students can apply via the University’s Application Portal and graduate programs portal.

Application fee: The application fee is 20 USD for Undergraduate and 35 USD for graduate students.

Application deadline: The application deadline for Graduate and Undergraduate students is mentioned below:

Application requirements

Undergraduate:

• A complete application
• English proficiency test scores
• All academic transcripts, certificates, diplomas( Official copy of Central Board of Secondary and Senior Examination (CBSE), or other examining board test results)
• Minimum average of 60 on a 100 point grading scale( in India) or GPA of 2.60 on scale of 4.00
• Financial Certification Form and Bank statement showing sufficient funds.
• Copy of passport

Graduate

• Transcript Evaluation of all transcript earned outside US
• All official Transcripts
• minimum GPA of 3.0 on scale of 4.0
• Scores of Standardized Exams to study in the US
• Financial Documents
• Proof of Immunity
• Documents Required for different graduate Programs
  • Letters of recommendation
  • Resume
  • Goal statement
  • Curriculum vita
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE)

English Proficiency Test Score

Since the language of instruction at the University is English, thus it becomes necessary for international students to submit the proof of English Proficiency.

Cost of Attendance

The estimated cost of attendance for international students is mentioned-below:

This is estimated cost since different programs have different tuition and fees. It depends on majors. Housing and meal plans cost can be changed because Rates vary based on halls and Meal plan rates are based on the most popular meal plan. International students need to pay 100.00 USD in Fall and Spring semester as international tuition fees.

Graduate tuition and fees depend on the major and all other charges are the same.

Scholarships & Financial Aid

South Dakota State University offers numerous Scholarships for its international students to afford their study in the USA. Apart from scholarships, Grants and Loans are also offered:

• The Jackrabbit Guarantee Scholarship
  • It is open to all first time freshman undergraduate applicants
  • The annual award is based on ACT score or SAT score
  • Higher the score higher the award
  • Awards range from 1000 USD to 4,000 USD
• Stephen F. Briggs Scholarship
  • Award worth 6,500 USD per year, renewable for four years
  • It has a competitive interview selection process
  • ACT score of 30 or higher and GPA of 3.8 or higher

There are also some external scholarships for Students of SDSU. Some of external Scholarship providers are:-

• Aga Khan Foundation
• WU Scholars
• International Scholarships

Application for Scholarship required a personal statement and letter of recommendation and deadline is of 15 Dec.