dakota state university

dakota state university (dsu) is located in madison. founded in 1881, dsu offers undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs through its colleges of arts and sciences, business and information systems, computer and cyber sciences, and education. dsu has a special focus on the development, application, implications, and impacts of computing, information technologies, and cybersecurity in all areas of human endeavor. dsu has received multiple center of excellence designations in education, research, and regional resource development from the u.s. national security agency and the u.s. department of homeland security. dsu is home to the madison cyber labs (madlabs), a cyber r&d hub with more than 10 labs and institutes that explore and advance technology application, workforce development, business expansion, economic growth, and policy improvement across multiple disciplines and fields.