Advancing Knowledge to Meet the World’s Greatest Challenges
The challenges facing our world demand bold thinking and interdisciplinary approaches. Through investment in STEM education and research, we are preparing students not just to enter the future — but to shape it.
+50%
STEM major enrollment growth
(over the past 10 years)
46%
Student research participation
(2024-25 graduates)
$12.5M
Research and Development Expenditures
(2024)
What Your Support Makes Possible
Research
Undergraduate and graduate research opportunities
Innovation
State-of-the-art labs and learning environments
Discovery
Faculty-led innovation and discovery
Collaboration
Interdisciplinary collaboration across fields
“The new facility will turn STEM at USD into a very dynamic experience, where students don’t just learn concepts, they apply them across engineering and scientific processes.”
— Chell Roberts, PhD, dean of the Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering
STEM Initiatives
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Join us in expanding opportunity, advancing innovation and shaping what comes next