South Dakota State earned 57 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 8 in the top 5%, 20 in the top 10% and 28 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 24 in Most Popular (South Dakota), a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 57 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 1 / 8
Highest placement: #1 of 24, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 16
Placements this edition: 357
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has South Dakota State University Earned?
South Dakota State University holds 57 ranking badges across 16 fields of study, 9 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Each ranking is recalculated when updated data becomes available. The awards below are from the 2027 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. Read about our data sources and methodologies. Administrators interested in displaying College Factual badges can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
1
Top 5%
8
Top 10%
20
Top 15%
28
Total
57
What Is South Dakota State University Known For?
South Dakota State University is best known for Agriculture: 8 of its 27 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Managerial Economics, General Agriculture and Animal Science.
How Does South Dakota State University Rank in Athletics?
South Dakota State University earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #190 of 933 in Basketball (top 21%).
How Does South Dakota State University Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, South Dakota State University earned 3 badges across 3 online programs, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #3 of 41 in Most Popular Online for Agricultural Economics.
How Does South Dakota State University Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, South Dakota State University earned 27 badges, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #128 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
The rankings above are drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. South Dakota State University appears in 357 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team