Former names | Madison Normal School or Dakota State Normal (1881–1902) Madison State Normal School (1902–1921) Eastern State Normal School (1921–1927) Eastern State Teachers College (1927–1947) General Beadle State Teachers College (1947–1964) General Beadle State College (1964–1969) Dakota State College (1969–1989) |
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Motto | Embrace Innovation |
Type | Public university |
Established | March 5, 1881 |
Academic affiliations | Space-grant |
Endowment | $16.2 million (2020) [1] |
President | José-Marie Griffiths [2] |
Students | 3,307 [3] |
Undergraduates | 2,962 [3] |
Postgraduates | 345 [3] |
Location | , U.S. 44°00′44″N97°06′46″W / 44.01229°N 97.11285°W |
Campus | 78 acres (32 ha) |
Colors | Trojan blue, DSU blue and gray [4] |
Nickname | Trojans |
Sporting affiliations | NAIA – NSAA |
Website | www |
Dakota State University (DSU) is a public university in Madison, South Dakota, United States. [5] [6] The school was founded in 1881 as a normal school, or teacher training school. Education is still the university's heritage mission, but a signature mission [7] of technology was added by the state legislature in 1984 to specialize in "programs in computer management, computer information systems, and other related undergraduate and graduate programs."
Dakota State University was founded in 1881, eight years before South Dakota became a state. It has been through several name changes:
The university's homecoming celebration has also undergone several name changes, first Pioneer Day (1922), then Eastern Frontier Day in 1923 (changed because another state's normal schools were using Pioneer Day), Eastern Day (1924-1954), Tutor Day (1955-1970's), and now Trojan Days.
Dr. José-Marie Griffiths is the school's current and 23rd president. [9]
DSU is also home to the Lake County Museum, formerly known as the Smith-Zimmermann Museum [10] [11] and the Karl E. Mundt Library [12] and archives.
Dakota State is a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education, [13] designated in 2004 by the National Security Agency. [14] DSU now holds four such distinctions, with awards from the Department of Homeland Security/National Security Agency (NSA) as a National Center of Academic Excellence in: Information Assurance Education, Information Assurance Research, Cyber Operations, and most recently as a Cyber Defense Regional Resource Center.
The 2019 U.S. News & World Report listed the university as tied for #36 in Top Public Schools (Regional Universities Midwest), and tied for #118 overall in Regional Universities Midwest. [15] In 2024, the same source listed DSU's graduation rate within four years at 30%, far below average. [16]
Dakota State is governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents [17] and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), [18] on the AQIP track (Academic Quality Improvement Program). [19] The College of Education is accredited by the CAEP, [20] and the Health Information Management programs are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management. In 2016, the program was named as an Approved Education Partner (AEP) by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). [21] [22] The undergraduate and business programs are accredited by Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs. [23]
An institutional repository (IR) was launched in August 2018 and named "Beadle Scholar," after former university president William Henry Harrison Beadle, who served from 1889 to 1906. Beadle Scholar houses research and major projects by faculty and students including theses, posters, [24] and works of art. [25] Information housed on Beadle Scholar is generally accessible to all.
DSU offers a 4+1 program where students can obtain their bachelor's and master's degrees in just five years, instead of the usual six years. The program helps students save money by allowing students 9 credits of graduate course work to count toward their undergraduate and graduate degree. [26]
Dakota State University offers the nation's largest National Science Foundation CyberCorps: Scholarship for service program. The scholarship covers 100% of tuition and fees and additional funding for professional projects. Students who receive this scholarship will also be given $34,000 in stipends each year. Recipients also receive paid summer internships and guaranteed cyber employment in the government. This scholarship can be renewed for up to three years and each year requires the student to commit to a government job after graduation. [27]
Enrollment has grown from two graduates in its first class in 1885, to 3,190 students enrolled in the fall of 2016. Of those, 2,844 are undergraduates and 346 are postgraduate students. [28] [29] On-campus students number 2,754; 1,134 are Internet-only students. Students come from 49 states and 59 countries.
The average student/faculty ratio is 17/1. [30] For undergraduates, the average class size is 15.3 students; for graduate students, on-campus class size is 4.1. More than $18 million in financial aid was awarded in 2015.
Students may choose from over 45 campus clubs and campus and national organizations. [31] The school also has a comprehensive student services program, including career services, international programs, Student Success Center (counseling, academic probation, wellness, tutoring), diversity and inclusion and Title III services.
DSU has an information security team which regularly competes against other collegiate teams in multiple competitions, one of which is the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. DSU's team was among the finalists in the years 2009, 2014, 2016, and 2018. In 2013 and 2022, the team won second place. [32] [33] In 2018, the team won third place. [34] In the 2017 Argonne National Laboratory Cyber Defense Competition where fifteen collegiate teams from around the country competed, DSU placed in second as well, in tie with Kansas State University. [35]
The historic portion of the 78-acre campus includes five buildings facing an open lawn area called the "Campus Green". [36] The oldest building on campus is Beadle Hall, built in 1886. [37] The newest building is the Beacom Institute of Technology.
As of 2017, plans are also underway for a new cyber research and development facility and organization called the Madison Cyber Labs or MadLabs. [38] As of 2019, the MadLabs building has finished construction. Renovations to the school's athletic facilities are also in the planning stages. [39]
Student housing consists of six different buildings ranging from dorms to suites. [40]
The Dakota State athletic teams are called the Trojans. The university is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), [41] primarily competing in the North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) as a founding member since the 2013–14 academic year. [42] The Trojans previously competed as an NAIA Independent within the Association of Independent Institutions (AII) from 2011–12 to 2012–13; and in these defunct conferences: the Dakota Athletic Conference (DAC) from 2000–01 to 2010–11; and the South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference (SDIC) from 1917–18 to 1999–2000.
Dakota State competes in 12 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, and track & field (indoor and outdoor); while women's sports include basketball, cross country, softball, track and field (indoor and outdoor) and volleyball; and co-ed sports include eSports. [43]
Dakota State University teams have won 56 conference championships and produced 80 All-Americans (14 women, 66 men). Also, 112 DSU athletes have been named NAIA All-Scholar athletes. There have been 856 Trojans who have received the distinction of being cited an All-Conference athlete (230 football, 135 track, 75 baseball, 70 cross country, 66 softball, 60 volleyball, 50 women's basketball and 44 men's basketball). [44]
KDSU is a college campus radio station which broadcasts in the student union and online at kdsu.net. The Sigma Tau Delta honor society releases a yearly zine-like publication, New Tricks, of student and faculty work that includes poetry and art. [45] The Trojan Times is the student newspaper. [46]
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