BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA (January 23, 2026) -- More than 4,100 students were recognized for their outstanding academic performance over the fall 2025 semester at South Dakota State University by being named to the Dean's List.
To earn dean's list distinctions in SDSU's colleges, students must have completed a minimum of twelve credits and must have earned at least a 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale. Overall, 4,147 students from forty states and 31 foreign nations are on the list. Congratulations to these distinguished scholars on earning this academic achievement.
Students on the list include:
Guy Duray of De Witt (52742), a student in SDSU's College of Nursing.
Rhett Schaefer of Walcott (52773), a student in SDSU's Jerome J Lohr College of Engineering.
About South Dakota State University
Founded in 1881, South Dakota State University is the state's Morrill Act land-grant institution as well as its largest, most comprehensive school of higher education. SDSU confers degrees from seven different colleges representing more than 230 majors, minors, and specializations. The institution also offers 39 Master's degree programs, seventeen PhD, and two professional programs.
The work of the university is carried out on a residential campus in Brookings, at sites in Sioux Falls, Pierre, and Rapid City, and through Extension offices and Agricultural Experiment Station research sites across the state. SDSU's research expenditures for the 2025 fiscal year were more than $94 million.
