Taxi; Sioux Falls Regional Airport; Jefferson Bus Lines
South Dakota State University (SDSU)
Box 511
|
Brookings,
SD |
57007
01. What the School is Known For
Prominent Alumni
Kristi Noem
Secretary of Homeland Security
Mike Rounds
U.S. Senator from South Dakota
Dallas Goedert
NFL Tight End
Adam Vinatieri
Former NFL kicker, 4x Super Bowl champion
Tom Daschle
Former Majority Leader of U.S. Senate
Theodore Schultz
Nobel Laureate for Economics 1979
Gene Amdahl
inventor of the IBM 360
Most Popular Places On Campus
Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center
SDSU Dairy Bar
University Student Union
Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
South Dakota Art Museum
Most Popular Places Off Campus
McCrory Gardens
Brookings Arts Festival
Prairie Repertory Theatre (Summer)
Dacotah Bank Center
Children's Museum of South Dakota
Dakota Nature Park; Oakwood Lakes State Park; City Bike Trail
02. Students
Gender
52% female48% male
Out of State
48% are out
of state52% are
in-state
of state52% are
in-state
Students
76% are
full time24% are
part time
full time24% are
part time
Student Body Profile
Total Undergraduate Enrollment
10,728
Foreign Countries Represented
59
Student Body Demographics
American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.73%
Asian
1.31%
Black
1.44%
Hispanic
2.99%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
0.12%
White
84.21%
Two or more races
2.09%
Unknown
2.91%
International
4.20%
03. Admissions & Acceptance Rate
Applicants
7,287
Acceptance Rate
98%
Average HS GPA
3.57
SAT & ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Test Scores
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
530 - 610
SAT Math
25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
530 - 610
SAT Composite Scores
25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
1070 - 1160
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Composite Scores
25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
19 - 25
What would you score on the digital SAT today?
Testing Policies
Other Admission Factors Academic
Rigor of Secondary School Record
Class Rank
Academic GPA
Selectivity
73/99
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04. Academics
Student : Faculty
17 : 1
Total Faculty
653
Terminal Degree
439
Faculty
Men
327
Women
326
Minority
139
International
43
Class/Lab sizes
Most frequent class size
10-19
Most frequent lab/sub section size
10-19
Rating
Graduation Rates
Graduate in 4 years
42%
Graduate in 5 years
57%
Graduate in 6 years
59%
University Degrees
Associate
Bachelor's
Certificate
Doctoral/Professional
Doctoral/Research
Master's
Post-Bachelor's certificate
Post-Master's certificate
05. Campus Life
64/99
Undergraduates living on campus
49%
First-Year students living on campus
94%
Campus Environment
Village
06. Housing & Activities
Campus Housing Options
Apartment Single
Disabled Student
Dorms Coed
Frat Sorority
Theme Housing
Special Needs Admissions
Director
Nancy Hartenhoff-Crooks
College Entrance Tests Required
Yes
Interview Required
No
Student Activities
Registered Student Organizations
232
Number of Honor Societies
16
Number of Social Sororities
4
Number of Religious Organizations
13
07. Sports & Athletics
Athletic Division I
Men's Sports (Jackrabbits)
Basketball
Cross Country
Diving
Football
Golf
Swimming
Track Field Indoor
Track Field Outdoor
Wrestling
Women's Sports (Jackrabbits)
Basketball
Cross Country
Diving
Golf
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Track Field Indoor
Track Field Outdoor
Volleyball
08. Student Services
Military
Army ROTC Offered on-campus
Air Force ROTC Offered on-campus
Sustainability
School Has Formal Sustainability Committee
Yes
Sustainability-focused degree available
Yes
School employs a sustainability officer
Yes
Public GHG inventory plan
Yes
Available Transportation Alternatives
Bicycle or Scooter Sharing
Car Sharing Or Carpooling
Program Designed To Incentivize The Use Of Public Transportation
CAMPUS SECURITY REPORT
The Jeanne Clery Act requires colleges and universities to disclose their security policies, keep a public crime log, publish an annual crime report and provide timely warnings to students and campus employees about a crime posing an immediate or ongoing threat to students and campus employees.
Please visit The Princeton Review's page
on campus safety for additional resources:
Visit Page
The Princeton Review publishes links directly to each school's Campus Security Reports where available. Applicants can also access all school-specific campus safety information using the Campus Safety and Security Data Analysis Cutting Tool provided by the Office of Postsecondary Education of the U.S. Department of Education:
Other Information
Campus-wide Internet Network
Fee for Network Use
Partnerships with Technology Companies
Personal computer included in tuition for each student
09. Mental Health
Wellness Program/Clinical Offerings
Institution has a mental health/wellness program that makes counseling, referral, and well-being services available to all students
Not Reported
Mental Health Website
Not Reported
Education & Training
Types of training available for students and faculty/staff
Program
Availability
Not Reported
Not Reported
Not Reported
Not Reported
Not Reported
Engaging the Whole Campus
Institution has a Chief Behavioral Health Officer (and/or Chief Wellness Officer)
Not Reported
Peer-to-Peer
Institution has peer-to-peer offerings relating to mental health
Not Reported
Residential Life
Institution incorporates mental health and wellness into the residential experience
Not Reported
Student Orientation
Students who are provided an opportunity to participate in mental-health-orientation activities
First-year students
Not Reported
Incoming transfer students
Not Reported
Returning students
Not Reported
Entering graduate students
Not Reported
Mental Health in the Curriculum
The institution offers for-credit mental health/
well-being education for students
well-being education for students
Not Reported
The institution offers non-credit mental health/
well-being education for students
well-being education for students
Not Reported
Off-Campus Offerings
Institution offers referrals to off-campus counseling services
Not Reported
Health and Counseling Center Accreditation
Institution's counseling center is accredited
Not Reported
Accrediting body
Not Reported
Taking and Returning from Medical Leave
Institution has an official support program in place for students returning from mental health leave of absence
Not Reported
Counseling Demand
Number of months a year counseling center is open and fully staffed
Not Reported
10. Campus Visits
Campus Visits Contact
Office of Admissions Enrollment Services Center Admissions-B Brookings, SD 57007
1-800-952-3541
Campus Tours
Campus Visiting Center
1-800-952-3541
Campus Tours
Appointment Required:
Yes
Dates:
Year-round
Times:
Varies
Average Length:
Varies
Visits
CLASS VISITS
Arrangements
Contact Admissions Office
FACULTY AND COACH VISITS
Dates/Times Available
Year-round
Arrangements
Contact Admissions Office
Advance Notice
2 weeks
Contact Email Address for Visit
Individual coach email addresses available on staff directory page located below;
sdsu.admissions@sdstate.edu
On Campus Interview
Campus Interviews:
No
Information Sessions:
Not Available
Overnight Dorm Stays
Overnight Dorm Stays
Not Available
Campus Tours
TYPES OF TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE TO CAMPUS
DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS TO CAMPUS
SDSU is located just a couple of blocks west of the intersection of US Hwy 14 and Interstate I-29.
LOCAL ACCOMMODATIONS
Comfort Suites University; Country Inn & Suites; Brookings Inn; Econo Lodge Inn & Suites; Hampton Inn & Suites Brookings; Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites; My Place-Brookings; Quality Inn Brookings-University; The Sonshine Inn; Super 8
11. Career Services & Jobs
Graduation Rates
Graduate in 4 years
42%
Graduate in 5 years
57%
Graduate in 6 years
59%
Career Services
01 - Alumni Services
02 - Classes
03 - Interest Inventory
04 - Internships
Opportunities at School
01 - Coop
02 - Experiential
03 - Internship
12. Majors
01 AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURE OPERATIONS, AND RELATED SCIENCES.
- Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations.
- Agricultural Mechanization, General.
- Agricultural Production Operations, General.
- Agriculture, General.
- Agronomy and Crop Science.
- Animal Sciences, General.
- Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General.
- Dairy Science.
- Food Science.
02 ARCHITECTURE AND RELATED SERVICES.
- Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology.
- City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning.
- Landscape Architecture.
03 AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES.
- American Indian/Native American Studies.
04 BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES.
- Biochemistry.
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General.
- Biomedical Sciences, General.
- Biotechnology.
- Microbiology, General.
05 BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES.
- Business/Managerial Economics.
- Construction Management.
- Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies.
- Hospitality Administration/Management, General.
- Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management.
06 COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS.
- Advertising.
- Journalism.
- Public Relations/Image Management.
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric.
07 COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
- Computer and Information Sciences, General.
08 EDUCATION.
- Agricultural Teacher Education.
- Chemistry Teacher Education.
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching.
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education.
- Music Teacher Education.
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching.
- Special Education and Teaching, General.
09 ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES AND ENGINEERING-RELATED FIELDS.
- Construction Engineering Technology/Technician.
- Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician.
- Engineering Technology, General.
- Engineering/Industrial Management.
10 ENGINEERING.
- Agricultural Engineering.
- Civil Engineering, General.
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Engineering, General.
- Mechanical Engineering.
11 ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS.
- English Language and Literature, General.
12 FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES/HUMAN SCIENCES.
- Apparel and Textile Marketing Management.
- Consumer Economics.
- Human Development and Family Studies, General.
- Human Nutrition.
13 FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS.
- French Language and Literature.
- German Language and Literature.
- Spanish Language and Literature.
14 HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS.
- Athletic Training/Trainer.
- Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist.
- Community Health and Preventive Medicine.
- Dietetics/Dietitian.
- Pharmaceutics and Drug Design.
- Pre-Pharmacy Studies.
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse.
- Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist.
15 HISTORY.
- History, General.
16 LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES AND HUMANITIES.
- General Studies.
17 MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS.
- Mathematics, General.
- Statistics, General.
18 MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
- International/Global Studies.
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General.
19 NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION.
- Environmental Studies.
- Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services.
- Natural Resources/Conservation, General.
- Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management.
20 PARKS, RECREATION, LEISURE, AND FITNESS STUDIES.
- Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General.
- Kinesiology and Exercise Science.
- Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management, General.
21 PHYSICAL SCIENCES.
- Chemistry, General.
- Physics, General.
22 PSYCHOLOGY.
- Psychology, General.
23 SCIENCE TECHNOLOGIES/TECHNICIANS.
- Science Technologies/Technicians, General.
24 SOCIAL SCIENCES.
- Criminology.
- Economics, General.
- Geographic Information Science and Cartography.
- Political Science and Government, General.
- Sociology.
25 TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIALS MOVING.
- Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General.
26 VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS.
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General.
- Fine/Studio Arts, General.
- Graphic Design.
- Interior Design.
- Music, General.
13. Tuition & Cost
Expenses per Academic Year
Tuition (Public, In-State)
$7,773
Tuition (Public, Out-of-State)
$11,283
Required Fees
$1,526
Average Cost for Books and Supplies
$1,200
On-Campus Room and Board
$9,562
Tuition / Fees Vary by Year of Study
No
Approximate Expenses per Year (In-State)
$20,061
Approximate Expenses per Year (Out-of-State)
$23,571
14. Financial Aid
Dates
Notification DateJan 10
Required Forms
FAFSA
Financial Aid Statistics
Average Freshman Total Need-Based Gift Aid
$6,125
Average Undergraduate Total Need-Based Gift Aid
$5,348
Average Need-Based Loan
$6,508
Undergraduates who have borrowed through any loan program
69%
Average amount of loan debt per graduate
$31,232
Financial aid provided to international students
Yes
Scholarships and Grants Available
01 - College/University Scholarship or Grant Aid from Institutional Funds
02 - Federal Nursing Scholarships
03 - Federal Pell
04 - Federal SEOG
05 - Other
06 - Private Scholarships
07 - SD Freedom Scholarship, SDEAF Grants
08 - State Scholarships/Grants
Loans Available
01 - Direct PLUS Loans
02 - Federal Direct Subsidized Loans
03 - Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loans
04 - Federal Nursing Loans
Is Institutional Employment Available (other than Federal Work Study)
Yes
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02. Rankings
Rankings and Lists
03. Admissions & Acceptance Rate
Applicants
7,287
Acceptance Rate
98%
Average HS GPA
3.57
SAT & ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Test Scores
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
530 - 610
SAT Math
25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
530 - 610
SAT Composite Scores
25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
1070 - 1160
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Composite Scores
25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
19 - 25
What would you score on the digital SAT today?
Testing Policies
Other Admission Factors Academic
Rigor of Secondary School Record
Class Rank
Academic GPA
Selectivity
4. Cost, Tuition, Expenses
Expenses per Academic Year
Tuition (Public, In-State)
$7,773
Tuition (Public, Out-of-State)
$11,283
Required Fees
$1,526
Average Cost for Books and Supplies
$1,200
On-Campus Room and Board
$9,562
Tuition / Fees Vary by Year of Study
No
Approximate Expenses per Year
$12,288
Approximate Expenses per Year (In-State)
$20,061
Approximate Expenses per Year (Out-of-State)
$23,571
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05. Academics
Student : Faculty
17 : 1
Total Faculty
653
Terminal Degree
439
Faculty
Men
327
Women
326
Minority
139
International
43
Class/Lab sizes
Most frequent class size
10-19
Most frequent lab/sub section size
10-19
Rating
Graduation Rates
Graduate in 4 years
42%
Graduate in 5 years
57%
Graduate in 6 years
59%
University Degrees
Associate
Bachelor's
Certificate
Doctoral/Professional
Doctoral/Research
Master's
Post-Bachelor's certificate
Post-Master's certificate
Prominent Alumni
Kristi Noem
Secretary of Homeland Security
Mike Rounds
U.S. Senator from South Dakota
Dallas Goedert
NFL Tight End
Adam Vinatieri
Former NFL kicker, 4x Super Bowl champion
Tom Daschle
Former Majority Leader of U.S. Senate
Theodore Schultz
Nobel Laureate for Economics 1979
Gene Amdahl
inventor of the IBM 360
06. Student Body
Gender
52% female48% male
Out of State
48% are out
of state52% are
in-state
of state52% are
in-state
Students
76% are
full time24% are
part time
full time24% are
part time
Student Body Profile
Total Undergraduate Enrollment
10,728
Foreign Countries Represented
59
Student Body Demographics
American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.73%
Asian
1.31%
Black
1.44%
Hispanic
2.99%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
0.12%
White
84.21%
Two or more races
2.09%
Unknown
2.91%
International
4.20%
07. Mental Health
Wellness Program/Clinical Offerings
Institution has a mental health/wellness program that makes counseling, referral, and well-being services available to all students
Not Reported
Mental Health Website
Not Reported
Education & Training
Types of training available for students and faculty/staff
Program
Availability
Not Reported
Not Reported
Not Reported
Not Reported
Not Reported
Engaging the Whole Campus
Institution has a Chief Behavioral Health Officer (and/or Chief Wellness Officer)
Not Reported
Peer-to-Peer
Institution has peer-to-peer offerings relating to mental health
Not Reported
Residential Life
Institution incorporates mental health and wellness into the residential experience
Not Reported
Student Orientation
Students who are provided an opportunity to participate in mental-health-orientation activities
First-year students
Not Reported
Incoming transfer students
Not Reported
Returning students
Not Reported
Entering graduate students
Not Reported
Mental Health in the Curriculum
The institution offers for-credit mental health/
well-being education for students
well-being education for students
Not Reported
The institution offers non-credit mental health/
well-being education for students
well-being education for students
Not Reported
Off-Campus Offerings
Institution offers referrals to off-campus counseling services
Not Reported
Health and Counseling Center Accreditation
Institution's counseling center is accredited
Not Reported
Accrediting body
Not Reported
Taking and Returning from Medical Leave
Institution has an official support program in place for students returning from mental health leave of absence
Not Reported
Counseling Demand
Number of months a year counseling center is open and fully staffed
Not Reported
08. Campus Life
64/99
Undergraduates living on campus
49%
First-Year students living on campus
94%
Campus Environment
Village
Most Popular Places On Campus
Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center
SDSU Dairy Bar
University Student Union
Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
South Dakota Art Museum
Raven Precision Agriculture Center; South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum; Miller Wellness Center; McCrory Gardens Education & Visitor Center
Most Popular Places Off Campus
McCrory Gardens
Brookings Arts Festival
Prairie Repertory Theatre (Summer)
Dacotah Bank Center
Children's Museum of South Dakota
Dakota Nature Park; Oakwood Lakes State Park; City Bike Trail
9. Campus Visits
Campus Visits Contact
Office of Admissions Enrollment Services Center Admissions-B Brookings, SD 57007
1-800-952-3541
Campus Tours
Campus Visiting Center
1-800-952-3541
Campus Tours
Appointment Required:
Yes
Dates:
Year-round
Times:
Varies
Average Length:
Varies
Visits
CLASS VISITS
Arrangements
Contact Admissions Office
FACULTY AND COACH VISITS
Dates/Times Available
Year-round
Arrangements
Contact Admissions Office
Advance Notice
2 weeks
Contact Email Address for Visit
Individual coach email addresses available on staff directory page located below;
sdsu.admissions@sdstate.edu
On Campus Interview
Campus Interviews:
No
Information Sessions:
Not Available
Overnight Dorm Stays
Overnight Dorm Stays
Not Available
Campus Tours
TYPES OF TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE TO CAMPUS
Taxi; Sioux Falls Regional Airport; Jefferson Bus Lines
DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS TO CAMPUS
SDSU is located just a couple of blocks west of the intersection of US Hwy 14 and Interstate I-29.
LOCAL ACCOMMODATIONS
Comfort Suites University; Country Inn & Suites; Brookings Inn; Econo Lodge Inn & Suites; Hampton Inn & Suites Brookings; Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites; My Place-Brookings; Quality Inn Brookings-University; The Sonshine Inn; Super 8
10. Sports & Athletics
Athletic Division I
Men's Sports (Jackrabbits)
Basketball
Cross Country
Diving
Football
Golf
Swimming
Track Field Indoor
Track Field Outdoor
Wrestling
Women's Sports (Jackrabbits)
Basketball
Cross Country
Diving
Golf
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Track Field Indoor
Track Field Outdoor
Volleyball
11. Housing & Activities
Campus Housing Options
Apartment Single
Disabled Student
Dorms Coed
Frat Sorority
Theme Housing
Special Needs Admissions
Director
Nancy Hartenhoff-Crooks
College Entrance Tests Required
Yes
Interview Required
No
Student Activities
Registered Student Organizations
232
Number of Honor Societies
16
Number of Social Sororities
4
Number of Religious Organizations
13
12. Student Services
Military
Army ROTC Offered on-campus
Air Force ROTC Offered on-campus
Sustainability
School Has Formal Sustainability Committee
Yes
Sustainability-focused degree available
Yes
School employs a sustainability officer
Yes
Public GHG inventory plan
Yes
Available Transportation Alternatives
Bicycle or Scooter Sharing
Car Sharing Or Carpooling
Program Designed To Incentivize The Use Of Public Transportation
CAMPUS SECURITY REPORT
The Jeanne Clery Act requires colleges and universities to disclose their security policies, keep a public crime log, publish an annual crime report and provide timely warnings to students and campus employees about a crime posing an immediate or ongoing threat to students and campus employees.
Please visit The Princeton Review's page
on campus safety for additional resources:
Visit Page
The Princeton Review publishes links directly to each school's Campus Security Reports where available. Applicants can also access all school-specific campus safety information using the Campus Safety and Security Data Analysis Cutting Tool provided by the Office of Postsecondary Education of the U.S. Department of Education:
Other Information
Campus-wide Internet Network
Fee for Network Use
Partnerships with Technology Companies
Personal computer included in tuition for each student
13. Financial Aid
Dates
Notification DateJan 10
Required Forms
FAFSA
Financial Aid Statistics
Average Freshman Total Need-Based Gift Aid
$6,125
Average Undergraduate Total Need-Based Gift Aid
$5,348
Average Need-Based Loan
$6,508
Undergraduates who have borrowed through any loan program
69%
Average amount of loan debt per graduate
$31,232
Financial aid provided to international students
Yes
Scholarships and Grants Available
01 - College/University Scholarship or Grant Aid from Institutional Funds
02 - Federal Nursing Scholarships
03 - Federal Pell
04 - Federal SEOG
05 - Other
06 - Private Scholarships
07 - SD Freedom Scholarship, SDEAF Grants
08 - State Scholarships/Grants
Loans Available
01 - Direct PLUS Loans
02 - Federal Direct Subsidized Loans
03 - Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loans
04 - Federal Nursing Loans
Is Institutional Employment Available (other than Federal Work Study)
Yes
14. Career Services & Jobs
Graduation Rates
Graduate in 4 years
42%
Graduate in 5 years
57%
Graduate in 6 years
59%
Career Services
01 - Alumni Services
02 - Classes
03 - Interest Inventory
04 - Internships
Opportunities at School
01 - Coop
02 - Experiential
03 - Internship
15. Majors
01 AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURE OPERATIONS, AND RELATED SCIENCES.
- Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations.
- Agricultural Mechanization, General.
- Agricultural Production Operations, General.
- Agriculture, General.
- Agronomy and Crop Science.
- Animal Sciences, General.
- Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General.
- Dairy Science.
- Food Science.
02 ARCHITECTURE AND RELATED SERVICES.
- Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology.
- City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning.
- Landscape Architecture.
03 AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES.
- American Indian/Native American Studies.
04 BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES.
- Biochemistry.
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General.
- Biomedical Sciences, General.
- Biotechnology.
- Microbiology, General.
05 BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES.
- Business/Managerial Economics.
- Construction Management.
- Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies.
- Hospitality Administration/Management, General.
- Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management.
06 COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS.
- Advertising.
- Journalism.
- Public Relations/Image Management.
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric.
07 COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
- Computer and Information Sciences, General.
08 EDUCATION.
- Agricultural Teacher Education.
- Chemistry Teacher Education.
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching.
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education.
- Music Teacher Education.
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching.
- Special Education and Teaching, General.
09 ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES AND ENGINEERING-RELATED FIELDS.
- Construction Engineering Technology/Technician.
- Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician.
- Engineering Technology, General.
- Engineering/Industrial Management.
10 ENGINEERING.
- Agricultural Engineering.
- Civil Engineering, General.
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Engineering, General.
- Mechanical Engineering.
11 ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS.
- English Language and Literature, General.
12 FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES/HUMAN SCIENCES.
- Apparel and Textile Marketing Management.
- Consumer Economics.
- Human Development and Family Studies, General.
- Human Nutrition.
13 FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS.
- French Language and Literature.
- German Language and Literature.
- Spanish Language and Literature.
14 HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS.
- Athletic Training/Trainer.
- Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist.
- Community Health and Preventive Medicine.
- Dietetics/Dietitian.
- Pharmaceutics and Drug Design.
- Pre-Pharmacy Studies.
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse.
- Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist.
15 HISTORY.
- History, General.
16 LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES AND HUMANITIES.
- General Studies.
17 MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS.
- Mathematics, General.
- Statistics, General.
18 MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
- International/Global Studies.
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General.
19 NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION.
- Environmental Studies.
- Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services.
- Natural Resources/Conservation, General.
- Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management.
20 PARKS, RECREATION, LEISURE, AND FITNESS STUDIES.
- Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General.
- Kinesiology and Exercise Science.
- Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management, General.
21 PHYSICAL SCIENCES.
- Chemistry, General.
- Physics, General.
22 PSYCHOLOGY.
- Psychology, General.
23 SCIENCE TECHNOLOGIES/TECHNICIANS.
- Science Technologies/Technicians, General.
24 SOCIAL SCIENCES.
- Criminology.
- Economics, General.
- Geographic Information Science and Cartography.
- Political Science and Government, General.
- Sociology.
25 TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIALS MOVING.
- Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General.
26 VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS.
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General.
- Fine/Studio Arts, General.
- Graphic Design.
- Interior Design.
- Music, General.
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