Contact Info
Heston Hall 309
Dakota State University
820 N Washington Ave
Madison, SD 57042
Phone: 605-256-5101
Fax: 605-256-5093
Email: assessoffice@dsu.edu
Peers
The institutions below are used as peers in at least one of the following studies: IPEDS, NSSE, and CSRDE. Based on characteristics similar to DSU, a committee selected specific criteria to be used in the peer selection. Some of the criteria include:
- Cohort head count
- Carnegie Classification
- Percentage of part-time students
- Percentage of underrepresented minorities
- Institution size
- Selectivity
- Mission
The table below indicates the peers used in various studies.
| Institution |
|---|
| Cameron University |
| Colorado State University-Pueblo |
| East Central University |
| Eastern New Mexico University- Main Campus |
| Emporia State University |
| Fairmont State University |
| Fort Hays State University |
| Georgia Southwestern State University |
| Salem State University |
| Shepherd University |
| Southwestern Oklahoma State University |
CSRDE: Consortium for Student Retention Data Exchange
NSSE: National Survey of Student Engagement IPEDS: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System








