University of 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 is the flagship university for the state of South Dakota and the state's oldest public university. 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.
John H. Lawrence American physicist and physician best known for pioneering the field of nuclear medicine.
Tom Brokaw, B.A. 1964 American broadcaster and longtime NBC Nightly News anchor
David Gilbertson, J.D. 1975, Former Chief Justice, South Dakota Supreme Court
John Thune, M.B.A. 1984 current Minority Whip of the U.S. Senate
Vermillion is a city and the county seat of Clay County. It is in the southeastern corner of South Dakota, United States, and is the state's 12th-most populous city. According to the 2020 Census, the population was 11,695. The city lies atop a bluff near the Missouri River.
Downtown Vermillion
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