You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in South Dakota for AE for a Doctorate list. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s AE students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Dakota State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 369 of the 11,405 students enrolled at South Dakota State were GI Bill® students, of which 158 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,731. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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