Sadie Goering

49 out of 50 states: Where are all the South Dakotans?

Although the Class of 2020 included students from 70 countries and 49 states, one state didn’t make the cut—South Dakota. Only one freshman hails from North Dakota and the Class of 2019, now sophomores, has no students from either state. The Chronicle asked senior and Sioux Falls native Brady Graber—one of five students from South Dakota in his class—about the apparent disinterest from the Dakotas, his own admissions process and what Duke admissions can do to increase applicants.