Study at Dakota State University

Dakota State University, also known as DSU and was established in 1881 by the Territorial Legislature. It is a public college, and is located in Madison, South Dakota. DSU was initially known as the Dakota Normal School. It became the Dakota State University in the year 1889. The university provides majors and programs in various fields of study. The facility of distance education is also offered. DSU is organized into the following academic divisions:

College of Arts & Sciences
College of Business & Information Systems
College of Education

Dakota State University’s athletics department fields a number of men's and women's sports teams. They compete in the Dakota Athletic Conference, which is affiliated by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Nicknamed the Trojans, the teams participate in sports including volleyball, basketball, track, cross country, and baseball.

Profile of Dakota State University

Dakota State is in Madison, SD. Madison is a self-contained town. The school is a public institution. Dakota State issues awards (degrees) up to the level of Doctoral degree.

Course Topics

The school tries to provide students with lots of choices, and does not tend to focus on only a few programs of study. Fields of study in vogue at Dakota State include mathematics, computer science and engineering, and medical adminstration.

Dakota State Selectivity

Not all applicants to the school are accepted.

Faculty

The most successful professors at Dakota State are given tenure, encouraging them to stay with the school for a long time.

Student Enrollment

Approximately 2,546 students study at the school (in 2007).

Student Life

Dakota State makes housing available to a large share of its students. Students participate in Dakota Athletic Conference athletics.

Dakota State Programs and Degrees

General Category	Degrees	Most Common Majors
Computer Science and Engineering	112	information science, computer and info science, computer graphics, web design, information technology, computer security, system administration, computer programming
Education and Teaching	69	elementary school teaching, special education, instructional media design, physical education teaching, computer teaching, biology teaching, business teaching, math teaching, ...
Business and Management	51	business management, accounting, marketing, finance, non-profit management, electronic commerce
Medical Support and Technology	28	respiratory care tech, medical coding
Nutrition and Exercise Therapy	11	exercise science
Medical Adminstration	11	medical records tech, medical records admin
Science	6	biological and biomedical sciences, physical sciences
Liberal Arts	4	general studies, English language and literature, English
Mathematics	4	mathematics and statistics
office and Administration	2	office management
Design	1	design and visual communication
Science and Laboratory Technician	0	chemical tech

Contact: Dakota State

Dakota State University
820 N Washington
Madison, SD 57042-1799
General Phone: (605) 256-5111
http://www.dsu.edu