Civil engineering at South Dakota State
South Dakota State graduates about 44 civil engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 183rd of 255 schools we score for civil engineering, a light program at 42 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $82,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around South Dakota State
Where civil engineering happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Agricultural Engineering, Architecture, Math, and Engineering, Daktronics Engineering Hall, Crothers Engineering Hall.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 45 · Dorm 17 · Athletics 5 · Arts 4 · Student housing 3 · Dining 2.
Nearby in the civil engineering ranking
Other strong majors at South Dakota State
- Health & pre-med fields 80 · #101
- Kinesiology & exercise science 72 · #132
- Communications & media 70 · #236
- Art, music & theater 67 · #292
- Nursing 66 · #211
- Chemistry & biochem 63 · #284
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares South Dakota State with every school we score in civil engineering. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 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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