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Math & statistics at South Dakota State

South Dakota State graduates about 44 math & statistics majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 164th of 697 schools we score for math & statistics, a strong program at 67 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 69 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 82% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $67,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

67/100Strong#164 of 697 for math & statistics →
Graduates a year442% of the class
Courses in the catalog69more than 82% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$67,0000.96× the same major nationally
Research in the field$731Ka year, NSF
Admit rate86%whole school
SAT middle 50%1020–1245whole school

Around South Dakota State

Mathews Hall
Mathews Hall - panoramioPhoto: Jon Platek · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
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

Where math & statistics happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Plant Science Research Support Center, Animal Science Arena, Animal Science Complex, Plant Science Building, Rotunda for Arts and Sciences, 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 math & statistics ranking

  1. Michigan Technological University 68
  2. Saint Mary's College 68
  3. Centre College 68
  4. The University of Alabama 67
  5. University of New Mexico 67
  6. University of Washington Bothell 67
  7. George Mason University 66
  8. University of Kansas 66

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 math & statistics. 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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