Headcounts and Directory Information
South Dakota State University (South Dakota State) is a public, four-years institute located in Brookings, SD. It has a total enrollment of 12,056 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 17 to 1. It is a Research University (high research activity) by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
A total of 651 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at South Dakota State. The average faculty salary is $91,715 for the academic year 2023-2024. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 1,932 employees work at South Dakota State. The average non-instructional staff salary is $67,779. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 1004 Campanile Ave, Brookings, SD |
| Phone Number | 800-952-3541 |
| Web | https://www.sdstate.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 17 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 508 Full-time / 143 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 1,712 Full-time / 220 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $91,715 |
| Staff Average Salary | $67,779 |
| Student Population | 12,056 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At South Dakota State University, there are 1,932 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 1,712 full-time and 220 part-time staffs work at South Dakota State. By gender there are 887 male and 1,045 female employees.
Among them, 651 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 677 full-time and 153 part-time faculty. By gender there are 416 male and 414 female faculty teaching at South Dakota State.
The following table summarizes the number of faculty and staffs. You can check detailed staff statistics by gender, race, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Grand Total | 1,932 | 887 | 1,045 | 1,712 | 798 | 914 | 220 | 89 | 131 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 830 | 416 | 414 | 677 | 357 | 320 | 153 | 59 | 94 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 63 | 11 | 52 | 58 | 11 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Management | 206 | 111 | 95 | 204 | 111 | 93 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 135 | 31 | 104 | 131 | 29 | 102 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 114 | 70 | 44 | 107 | 65 | 42 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 171 | 68 | 103 | 163 | 67 | 96 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 21 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Service | 118 | 75 | 43 | 116 | 74 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Sales and related | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 188 | 25 | 163 | 179 | 23 | 156 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 51 | 48 | 3 | 50 | 48 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 32 | 26 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 4 |