South Dakota State University

South Dakota State University is a public institution that was founded in 1881. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 10,896, its setting is rural, and the campus size is 363 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. South Dakota State University's ranking in the 2019 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 226.

South Dakota State University is the state's largest, most comprehensive higher-education institution. A public, land-grant institution, SDSU was founded in 1881, authorized by the Dakota Territorial Legislature, and is governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents.