South Dakota State University is accredited by Higher Learning Commission. It has 6 programmatic accredited programs and 2 internships/residency accredited programs.

The following table describes the detail information of institutional accreditation information.

Institutional Accreditation
Agency NameAccreditation StatusPeriods
Higher Learning CommissionAccredited1/1/1920 - Current
(Estimated Date)

Programmatic Accreditation

ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Didactic Program in DieteticsAccredited10/1/1976 - Current
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programsAccredited7/24/1939 - Current
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levelsAccredited9/29/2001 - Current
Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levelsAccredited9/29/2001 - Current
Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levelsAccredited4/4/2011 - Current
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programsAccredited9/1/1974 - 8/1/2014
(Estimated Date)

Accredited Internship/Residency Programs

ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic InternshipPre-Accredited6/26/2015 - Current
Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic InternshipAccredited1/25/2019 - Current