Overview

Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering / Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering is located in Brookings, SD, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Biological sciences
Master of Science (MS)	Engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Biological sciences

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	2

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Thesis Required for some Oral exam
Doctoral Degrees	Thesis Required Preliminary oral and written exams

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

1

Applied

1

Accepted

1

Enrolled

Applying

35

Application Fee - Domestic

No

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	Not reported	April 15th	No
Spring deadline	Not reported	August 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Engineering degree
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Engineering degree

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

7

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	85%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	14.29%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	Not Reported

Gender

Male (100%)

Female (0%)

Faculty

10

Total faculty

Full-time - 10

Part-time - 0

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Water resources, food engineering, natural resources engineering, machine design, bioprocess engineering
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 1015 Campanile Avenue
Brookings, SD  57007
United States

Contact Dr. Van Kelley
Head
Email: van.kelley@sdstate.edu
Phone: 605-688-5141
Fax: 605-688-6764

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