second place. In 2018, the team won third place. In the 2017 Argonne National Laboratory Cyber Defense Competition where fifteen collegiate teams from around the country competed, DSU placed in second as well, in tie with Kansas State University.
Dakota State University also fields an offensive cybersecurity team who, in the 2024-2025 Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition season, placed 1st out of twelve collegiate teams from around the world.
== Campus ==
The historic portion of the 78-acre campus includes five buildings facing an open lawn area called the "Campus Green". The oldest building on campus is Beadle Hall, built in 1886 and currently under renovation. The newest building is the Beacom Institute of Technology.
There is a newly built cyber research and development facility and organization called the Madison Cyber Labs or MadLabs. Renovations to the school's athletic facilities are now complete.
=== Residence halls ===
Student housing consists of ten different buildings ranging from dorms to …
