Brookings, South Dakota · Public
Food Science and Technology 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 28 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.3% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.3%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~28
- Schools with reported signal
- 108
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.
This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 108 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($2,868 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($2,523 below). 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.
Hartnell College Salinas, CA · 0.7% reported share · $2,039 net A+ California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 0.1% reported share · $3,967 net A+ 
College of the Canyons Santa Clarita, CA · 0.0% reported share · $3,702 net A+ Kalamazoo Valley Community College Kalamazoo, MI · 1.5% reported share · $2,979 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 0.2% reported share · $6,541 net A+ California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA · 1.0% reported share · $7,000 net A+ Palo Alto College San Antonio, TX · 0.1% reported share · $4,463 net A+ 
Bucks County Community College Newtown, PA · 0.1% reported share · $6,389 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Food Science and Technology accounts for 0.3% of reported programs at South Dakota State University, which is bigger than 40% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 28 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 $2,868 above the $16,973 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 $2,523 below the $57,593 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 #88 of 108 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.