South Dakota State University

Absolutely stunning and beautiful campus. We came up for a tour as our daughter is looking at this campus as a possible place for college. We all loved it and the atmosphere of how the whole community supports the school. Thank you again for a great day and tour. Definitely one of her top places to possibly attend.

Mixed experience! Overall not recommended. Pros: 1. Good for Agriculture ( based on the campus promotion ) 2. Small & Quiet campus (Brookings) 3. Lower tuition. Cons: 1. Location 2. Less developed private sector in the state ( so it's challenging for the students after graduation) 3. Most of the buildings are not up to the modern standard 4. Lacks research resources & facilities 5. Lack of skillful manpower 6. Limited financial support etc.

The indoor football facility is amazing but never any toilet paper in the men's restroom.

Terrific land grant university! They care as much about the community as they do about their students, faculty and staff.

Not the best experience. The major problems are; location, limitations of financial support, and the mindset of a large number of associated people.

Would be a full essay to explain why I dispise this school, but the short story is that around 8 different employees spent time and energy mistreating me in a way that would've given me thoughts about reducing the population of Brookings if I was that type of person. Board of regents is well aware I was mistreated and took a few months to reply to tell me that they didn't care.

Very good school and very cold place too. Nothing much to do during winter.

Sdsu is the best college you can go to very Affordable, my sister goes there and loves it I would recommend this college 🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡 …

Attending this University is by far one of the best decisions I have ever made. It combines a wonderful Division one education with world class facilitates all with a small town feel that is welcoming and inviting. From the teachers, to the students, the majority of people are about as nice and genuine as they come. Also, it is one of the most affordable colleges in the nation. You can't beat that. Go Big Blue!

Extremely odd layout for lots compared to all other land-grant universities I’ve had the opportunity to visit. Parking lots are all across main public roads, which is inconvenient. Professors are decent, with a major inconvenience of not being allowed to write their own material for classes (especially the mathematics departments, they are all forced to use the same program and note guides for everything). This is paired with the university not wanting to have multiple exams, so they lump mathematics exams all together for a subject into the wee hours of the morning, before all other classes. Obviously this has a negative result on performance for all the classes, but they saved money not changing the numbers 5 times! Also, be warned that the advisors are not there to help you, but seemingly to lock you into paying for classes regardless of whether you want them or not. There are holds for the next semester that are automatically placed on your account after the withdraw with refund date for a semester has passed, so that if you want to drop a class later on, you need to get the hold removed (even though it’s for a later semester). I have yet to hear of an advisor that will do this without trying to insist that you meet with them during office hours, even if you clearly state that you know what you’re doing and you just need the hold removed. Just for comparison, the community college I earned my AA degree at had advisors that were available to assist you, but they did not place advising holds on your account, and you could add/drop classes on your own. The professors also got to write their own note guides and exams, which was highly beneficial to learning, largely because that meant you got to take exams during normal class times, and not 6:30 in the morning. The Brookings area also has a disappointing lack of attractions to keep you busy, the city owns the only liquor store, and the cost of living here is fairly high. All in all, if what you’re majoring in is only available here, then suffer through it, be aware of these traps that exist, and get out the other side. If it’s available somewhere else, take your money and your sanity there instead.