University in South Dakota

Northern State University, South Dakota:
Northern State University is located in Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, about 125 miles northeast of Pierre. We are committed to providing graduate and undergraduate programs to promote excellence in teaching and learning. Northern State University serves more than 2200 students representing 36 states. A challenging, multi-faceted curriculum offers 41 majors, 42 minors, 9 associate, 8 pre-professional and 9 graduate degree areas including Law, Medicine, Business Studies, Education, and more.

Northern State University is a premier residential, liberal arts institution characterized by outstanding instruction, extraordinary community relations, and unparalleled co-curricular opportunities.

NSU’s students, faculty and staff are drawn together by the following values:

- Community: With strong ties to our city and region, we are a welcoming community of scholars and learners with a focus on a student-centered environment.
- Scholarship: We engage in research and creative activities in an innovative atmosphere of intellectual rigor, with academic freedom and integrity.
- Citizenship: We educate individuals for a lifetime of learning and service to their ever-changing communities, nations, and world.

Northern State University is an accredited institutional member of:

-  South Dakota Department of Education
-  National Association of Schools of Music
-  National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
-  The Higher Learning Commission

We are also members of:

- American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business
- American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
- American Association of State Colleges and Universities
- American Council of Learned Societies
- American Council on Education
- Association for Institutional Research
- College and University Personnel Association
- Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences
- National Association College Admissions Counselors, and more.

Course categories include:
- Accounting
- Economics
- International Business Studies
- Management; Marketing
- Law
- Medicine
- Journalism
- Forensic Science
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Psychology and Counseling
- Health and Physical Education
- Teacher Education
- Multimedia Graphic Design
- Music
- Philosophy, and more...

Northern State University, a school that has been recognized nationally as one of the best and most affordable institutions in the Midwest. It has also been recognized by students as a place where they can follow their dreams and succeed. Northern State University will boast an unparalleled residential liberal arts education and become a leading regional university integrating education and technology.