Brookings, South Dakota · Public
Animal Sciences at South Dakota State University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 452 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
4.9% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 4.9%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~452
- Schools with reported signal
- 123
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 98.3%
- Graduation rate
- 62.4%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $19,841/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $79,364
- Median debt
- $23,250
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $55,070/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 123 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 2.2x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($4,051 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($538 above). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 81% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Hinds Community College Raymond, MS · 0.2% reported share · $4,060 net A+ Snow College Ephraim, UT · 0.4% reported share · $5,552 net A+ East Mississippi Community College Scooba, MS · 0.3% reported share · $4,608 net A+ College of the Ozarks Point Lookout, MO · 2.3% reported share · $6,100 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Animal Sciences accounts for 4.9% of reported programs at South Dakota State University, which is bigger than 93% of schools in this field set and 2.2x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 452 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
South Dakota State University's average net price is $19,841 per year, about $79,364 over four years. That is $4,051 above the $15,790 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $55,070 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $538 above the $54,532 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks South Dakota State University #100 of 123 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.