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The 2019, U.S. News & World Report listed the university as tied for #36 in Top Public Schools (Regional Universities Midwest), and tied for #118 overall in Regional Universities Midwest. In 2024, the same source listed DSU's graduation rate within four years at 30%, far below average.
=== Accreditation and governance ===
Dakota State is governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). Programs in the College of Education are accredited by the CAEP. The Health Information Management programs are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management and in 2016 the program was named an Approved Education Partner (AEP) by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). The undergraduate and business programs are accredited by Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs.
=== Beadle Scholar ===
An institutional repository (IR) was launched in August 2018 and named "Beadle Scholar" …
