University of South Dakota

University of South Dakota   (University)
Formation	1862
Headquarters	South Dakota
Type	•  public •  research
University in South Dakota

The University of South Dakota (USD) is a public research university in Vermillion, South Dakota. Established by the Dakota Territory legislature in 1862, 27 years before the establishment of the state of South Dakota, USD markets itself as the flagship university for the state of South Dakota and the state's oldest public university (but see “History” below—classes did not start until 20 years later). It occupies a 274 acres (1.11 km²) campus located in southeastern South Dakota, approximately 63 miles (101 km) southwest of Sioux Falls, 39 miles (63 km) northwest of Sioux City, Iowa, and north of the Missouri River.

The university is home to South Dakota's only medical school and law school. It is also home to the National Music Museum, with over 15,000 American, European, and non-Western instruments.

University of South Dakota's alumni include a total of 17 Truman Scholars, 12 Rhodes Scholars, and 1 Nobel Laureate, (Ernest Lawrence '22, 1939 Nobel Prize in Physics.)

 

Alumni on Wikispooks

Person	Born	Died	Nationality	Summary	Description
James Abourezk	24 February 1931	24 February 2023		Politician	US politician who opposed illegal activities by the CIA
James Bindenagel			US	Diplomat Soldier	US Chargé d'affaires to Germany from 1996 to 1997,
Larry Pressler	29 March 1942		US	Politician	Attended the 1993 Bilderberg as United States Senator from South Dakota

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