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Brookings, SD · Architecture

Architecture at South Dakota State

South Dakota State graduates about 24 architecture majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 94th of 159 schools we score for architecture, a solid program at 55 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $64,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

Graduates a year241% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$64,0000.96× the same major nationally
Admit rate86%whole school
SAT middle 50%1020–1245whole school

Around South Dakota State

The Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium at South Dakota State University in Brookings, Sout
SDSU Dana J. Dykhouse StadiumPhoto: Tony Webster · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
View, Oct 20, 2010
View, Oct 20, 2010 - panoramioPhoto: boriss96 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
The H. M. Briggs library at SDSU, Brookings, SD,
SDSUHMBriggsLibraryPhoto: Jake DeGroot · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
The Liberty Grove park on the campus of SDSU in Brookings, South Dakota.
SDSU Liberty GrovePhoto: Jake DeGroot · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where architecture happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Design Studio, Architecture, Math, and Engineering.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 45 · Dorm 17 · Athletics 5 · Arts 4 · Student housing 3 · Dining 2.

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Nearby in the architecture ranking

  1. North Dakota State University 55
  2. Oklahoma State University 55
  3. Florida A&M University 55
  4. University of Detroit Mercy 55
  5. University of Hawaii at Manoa 54
  6. University of Illinois Chicago 53
  7. University of Idaho 53
  8. University of Cincinnati 52

Other strong majors at South Dakota State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares South Dakota State with every school we score in architecture. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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