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Health & pre-med fields at South Dakota State

South Dakota State graduates about 400 pre-med & health fields majors a year, 21% of its graduating class. That puts it 103rd of 543 schools we score for pre-med & health fields, a strong program at 75 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $85,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.91×). Research spending in the field runs about $27 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year40021% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$85,0000.91× the same major nationally
Research in the field$27Ma year, NSF
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
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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 pre-med & health fields 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.

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 pre-med & health fields ranking

  1. University of Nebraska – Lincoln 76
  2. St. Olaf College 76
  3. Long Island University 75
  4. Quinnipiac University 75
  5. University of North Dakota 75
  6. University of Washington Bothell 75
  7. Hofstra University 75
  8. University of Cincinnati 74

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 pre-med & health fields. 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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