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Business & finance at South Dakota

South Dakota graduates about 253 business & finance majors a year, 21% of its graduating class. That puts it 236th of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a solid program at 59 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 103 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 49% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $66,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.90×).

59/100Solid#236 of 650 for business & finance →
Graduates a year25321% of the class
Courses in the catalog103more than 49% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$66,0000.90× the same major nationally
Research in the field$870Ka year, NSF
Admit rate99%whole school
SAT middle 50%1020–1300whole school

Around South Dakota

The University of South Dakota Beacom School of Business in Vermillion, South Da
Beacom School of Business - University of South DakotaPhoto: Tony Webster · CC BY 2.0 · source
University of South Dakota residence hall Coyote Village and sports facility Dak
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The Sanford Coyote Sports Center on the University of South Dakota campus in Ver
Sanford Coyote Sports Center - University of South Dakota - Vermillion (52445593Photo: Tony Webster · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
The University of South Dakota's Olson (left) and Micklesen (right) residence ha
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Where business & finance happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 26 · Dorm 11 · Chapel 3 · Student housing 2 · Athletics 2 · Arts 2.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. Mississippi State University 59
  2. University of California, Riverside 59
  3. University of Maine 59
  4. University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth 59
  5. Rider University 59
  6. Le Moyne College 59
  7. Christopher Newport University 59
  8. Long Island University 59

Other strong majors at South Dakota

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares South Dakota with every school we score in business & finance. 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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