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University of South Dakota at Vermillion - Campus Life
Environment | Campus Description | Housing | Regulations | Student Employment
Environment
- The Central Plains region of the country constitute a vast majority of U.S. students.
- The campus area is 216 acres.
- Campus is located within one mile of a city or town.
Campus Description and Transportation Services
- Description:
- 216-acre campus in Vermillion (population: 10,035), 41 miles from Sioux
- City, Iowa; branch campuses in Rapid City, Pierre, Watertown, and Sioux
- Falls. Airport and bus serve Sioux City; larger airport and train serve
- Omaha, Nebr. (145 miles).
Housing
Types of Housing
- Coed Dorms are used by 67% of the on-campus students.
- Women's Dorms are used by 8% of the on-campus students.
- Sorority housing are used by 8% of the students.
- Fraternity housing are used by 11% of the students.
- School-owned/operated Apartments.
- 34% of all students live in school housing of some type.
- 66% of all students live off campus or commute.
- On average, 50% of all students are on campus during the weekend.
Students who are required to live on campus:
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All unmarried students enrolled in six credit hours or more who have been
out of high school fewer than two years must live on campus unless living
with immediate family.
Campus housing is not available for all unmarried students regardless of year. Reason:
Housing not guaranteed for upperclass students.
The school provides assistance in locating off-campus housing if on-campus housing is not available.
Campus Rules, Regulations & Policies
- All students may have cars on campus.
- 45% of all students have cars on campus.
- Alcohol is not permitted on campus, even to those students of legal drinking age.
Other Policies
- Class attendance policies set by individual instructors
- Honor Code
- Hazing Prohibited
Student Employment
- 35% of full-time undergraduates work on campus during the year.
- Undergraduates may expect to earn, on average, $1800 per year working part-time on campus.
- This school participates in College Work/Study Program.
- Institutional employment is available.
- Part-time off-campus employment opportunities are good.
- Freshmen are not discouraged from working during first term.
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