South Dakota State University is a large public university located in Brookings, SD ranked 5th in South Dakota. It has a total of 12,718 full-time undergraduate students and is not competitive, accepting 90.04% of applicants. South Dakota State University offers 196 different majors and is best known for its Home Economics Teacher Education, Agricultural Mechanization, and Agronomy and Crop Science programs (nationally ranked 7th, 10th, and 17th respectively). With an annual tuition of $7,697 for students from South Dakota and $11,172 for those from out-of-state, South Dakota State University is relatively inexpensive. 48.26% of students graduate moving on to the next chapter of their lives, entering the labor market. After college, alumni go on to make close to $44,400 per year, which is 7% above the national median.