Dakota State University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Dakota State University, also known as DSU, is located in Madison, South Dakota, United States. It was established in 1881 as Madison Normal School and became the first school dedicated to train teachers in the Dakota Territory. As of the fall 2007 semester, the university's total enrollment was more than 2,000 students.

The university focuses on programs in business, computers, physical sciences, education, and other undergraduate and graduate programs. DSU is organized into the following academic colleges:

• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Business and Information Systems
• College of Education

Dakota State University is home to numerous clubs and organizations. Some of them are the Alpha Rho Theta (ART Club), Health Information Management Club, Phi Beta Lambda (Business Club), and Phi Eta Sigma (Freshmen Honor Society).

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in computer science and engineering, education and teaching, and nutrition and exercise therapy.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Numerous part-time students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, General.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,675 in 2009-2010 (2,795 full-time equivalent).

About 58% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 42% of the class.

Undergrads are 71% of enrolled students and graduate students are 29%.

Students under 25 years old represent 66% of the student body. About 7% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 95% are full-time and 5% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

Dakota State provides on-campus housing for 684 of its 2,795 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Dakota Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 61 male students received the aid (men were 56% of those receiving aid) and 47 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 44% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Dakota State offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Fields Other Than Education And Business).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (50 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (91 awarded)

• Computer Graphics
• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer Software and Media Applications
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Computer and Information Systems Security
• Information Science/Studies
• Information Technology
• System Administration/Administrator
• System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

DESIGN (0 awarded)

• Design and Visual Communications

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (74 awarded)

• Biology Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• Computer Teacher Education
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods

LIBERAL ARTS (13 awarded)

• English Language and Literature/Letters
• General Studies

MATHEMATICS (0 awarded)

• Mathematics and Statistics

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (14 awarded)

• Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
• Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (25 awarded)

• Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (15 awarded)

• Kinesiology and Exercise Science

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Office Management and Supervision

SCIENCE (8 awarded)

• Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Physical Sciences

SCIENCE AND LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (1 awarded)

• Chemical Technology/Technician