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Dakota State University

The Dakota State University Common Data Set is the yearly report the college publishes about itself. 1 report on file, 2025-26; the latest is 2025-26. Downloads include PDF, XLSX, and CSV.

In its 2025-26 report, Dakota State University says 2,016 first-year students applied and 1,863 were admitted, an acceptance rate of 92%. 379 admitted students enrolled (20% yield). Enrolled students who sent scores had a middle-50% SAT of 880–940 and ACT of 20–26.

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MADISON, SDIPEDS 219082CARNEGIE CLASS 19
§1 report
§ CDS archive
2025-26
Flat PDFOn the page
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§ Academic profile

Where you'd land in this school's admitted class.

SAT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th880
Median930
75th940
§ 17% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED SAT SCORES · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ACT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th20
Median23
75th26
§ 63% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED ACT SCORES · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ADMIT RATE 92%SAT SUBMIT 17%ACT SUBMIT 63%

Add your GPA and test score to compare against this school's published CDS bands.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.7 §C.9 §C.11 §C.12ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

No Early Decision reported
§ Adjusted admission flow

This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

All applicants
Applicants2,016reported count
Admits1,86392%
Class seats37920% yield
Exact admission data
Admission flow data
PathApplicantsAdmittedAdmit rateClass seatsNote
All applicants2,0161,86392%379School-reported totals.
Overall yield: 20%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
§ Factors this school weighs
First generation: Very ImportantLegacy: Very ImportantGeography: Very ImportantState residency: Very ImportantDemonstrated interest: Very Important
§ Application cost

Application fee: $21.

§ Demonstrated interest

This school marks applicant interest as Very Important. Read yield and wait-list behavior with that policy in mind.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Merit and need aid

What this school reports giving.

Core merit fields reported
No-need grant recipients16444% of first-year full-time students
Avg no-need grant$5,688H2A first-year full-time students with no financial need
Avg net price$21,057Federal Scorecard, all aided students
§ Scope

CDS H2A counts students who had no financial need and received institutional non-need scholarship or grant aid, excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits.

§ International aid

Need-based aid for nonresidents: n/a. Non-need aid for nonresidents: n/a.

This is not a personalized price estimate. Merit awards are source-reported institutional facts. Your actual cost depends on income, assets, residency, application round, program, and school policy.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
NCES/IPEDS baseline

Source-labeled federal facts

These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.

Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024

Academics

Academics IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Student-faculty ratio18EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Admissions total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
2129ADM2024.ADMSSN
Admit rate88%DRVADM2024.DVADM01
Applicants total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
2418ADM2024.APPLCN
Enrolled full time
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
372ADM2024.ENRLFT
Enrolled total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
383ADM2024.ENRLT
Open admissions policyNoIC2024.OPENADMP
Yield rate18%DRVADM2024.DVADM04

Admissions testing

Admissions testing IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
ACT composite 25th percentile20ADM2024.ACTCM25
ACT composite 50th percentile24ADM2024.ACTCM50
ACT composite 75th percentile27ADM2024.ACTCM75
ACT submit rate67%ADM2024.ACTPCT
SAT EBRW 25th percentile570ADM2024.SATVR25
SAT EBRW 50th percentile620ADM2024.SATVR50
SAT EBRW 75th percentile680ADM2024.SATVR75
SAT math 25th percentile620ADM2024.SATMT25
SAT math 50th percentile700ADM2024.SATMT50
SAT math 75th percentile760ADM2024.SATMT75
SAT submit rate16%ADM2024.SATPCT

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor's degrees awarded355DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded29DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded145DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
In-state required fees$2,038COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition$7,616COST1_2024.TUITION2
Out-of-state required fees$2,038COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition$10,718COST1_2024.TUITION3
Total price, in-state on campus$26,773DRVCOST2024.CINSON
Total price, out-of-state on campus$29,875DRVCOST2024.COTSON

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Full-time undergraduate enrollment1614DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment708DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment1452DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment3774DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment3066DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Any aid rate97%SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid$5,902SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan$6,503SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant$5,165SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate28%SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate61%SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate28%SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
CityMadisonHD2024.CITY
ControlPublicHD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting statusDegree-grantingHD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offeringDoctor's degreeHD2024.HLOFFER
Institution levelFour or more yearsHD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution nameDakota State UniversityHD2024.INSTNM
Institution size category1,000 - 4,999HD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sectorPublic, 4-year or aboveHD2024.SECTOR
LocaleTown: DistantHD2024.LOCALE
StateSouth DakotaHD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years34%DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years47%DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years49%DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate75%EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time51%DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
Part-time retention rate75%EF2024D.RET_PCP
Transfer-out rate35%DRVGR2019.TRRTTOT
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
$50,970
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
51%
6-year completion
Average net price
$21,057
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$23,500
federal loans only
Nonpayment
12%
FSA · as-of late May 2026 · not the official cohort default rate

Nonpayment is the share of Direct Loan borrowers who entered repayment January 2020–May 2025 and were 90+ days delinquent at the FSA pull. It is not the official cohort default rate.

§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$36,497$36k
MEDIAN
$50,970$51k
P75
$69,547$70k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

Scorecard · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
$17,317
$30,001 – $48,000
$18,792
$48,001 – $75,000
← MODAL BRACKET$19,165
$75,001 – $110,000
$22,601
$110,001 and up
$23,269
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
34%
6-yr grad
51%
8-yr grad
49%
Retention
75%
Pell grad
44%
Transfer
0%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

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