Average net price Average annual price after grant and scholarship aid for the reporting cohort.
$20,183 Annual average after aid AvailableSouth Dakota School of Mines and Technology
● Rapid City, SD
Public Bachelor's Main campus
Graduation rate Cohort-based completion measure; it may not describe every student pathway.
53% 150% time AvailableAdmission rate Share of applicants admitted; not an individual admissions probability.
79.9% Where reported AvailableStudent size Undergraduate certificate/degree-seeking enrollment.
2,071 Undergraduate enrollment AvailableBasics
- School type
- Public
- Predominant degree
- Bachelor's
- Highest degree
- Graduate
- Campus status
- Main campus
- Branch count
- 1
Links and location
- Website
- www.sdsmt.edu ↗
- Net price calculator
- Open calculator ↗
- Location
- Rapid City, SD 57701-3995
- Coordinates
- 44.075439, -103.205753
Cost and aid (2023-24)
- Average net price
- $20,183
- Median debt of completers
- $17,306
- Pell Grant share
- 16.9%
Admissions (2023-24)
- Admission rate
- 79.9%
- SAT average
- 1,245
- ACT midpoint
- 27
Outcomes (2021 cohort)
- Graduation rate (150% time)
- 53%
- Retention rate (full-time)
- 84.1%
Student body (2023-24)
- Total students
- 2,071
- Undergraduate students
- 2,071
- Pell Grant share
- 16.9%
- Federal loan share
- 40.4%
Top programs
| Program | Common credential | CIP | Awards count | Program earnings | Program debt | Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 2401 | 537,156 | $46,008 | $16,807 | Available |
| Biology, General. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 2601 | 105,024 | $54,714 | $23,478 | Available |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1101 | 90,797 | $81,614 | $23,629 | Available |
| Mathematics. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 2701 | 29,013 | $65,873 | $21,236 | Available |
| Chemistry. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4005 | 20,997 | $64,217 | $22,619 | Available |
| Physics. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4008 | 13,468 | $77,438 | $22,818 | Available |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 3099 | 31,618 | $54,053 | $23,760 | Available |
| Public Health. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5122 | 41,276 | $67,307 | $26,325 | Available |
| Engineering, General. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1401 | 11,656 | $89,619 | $21,022 | Available |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4006 | 8,129 | $56,220 | $23,658 | Available |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1410 | 26,474 | $103,406 | $23,781 | Available |
| Mechanical Engineering. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1419 | 44,778 | $96,021 | $23,569 | Available |
| Applied Mathematics. Doctoral Degree | Doctoral Degree | 2703 | 11,046 | $90,015 | $21,123 | Available |
| Computer Engineering. Doctoral Degree | Doctoral Degree | 1409 | 17,112 | $108,715 | $23,411 | Available |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 1605 | 1,128 | $52,860 | $22,195 | Available |
| Civil Engineering. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1408 | 20,673 | $85,856 | $23,820 | Available |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1500 | 3,891 | $70,763 | $23,639 | Available |
| Biotechnology. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 2612 | 4,265 | $77,073 | $21,113 | Available |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1405 | 13,203 | $94,057 | $22,978 | Available |
| Engineering-Related Fields. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 1515 | 6,628 | $103,234 | $24,379 | Available |
| Chemical Engineering. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1407 | 12,258 | $97,845 | $23,171 | Available |
| Industrial Engineering. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1435 | 8,089 | $98,676 | $24,438 | Available |
| Engineering, Other. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 1499 | 3,127 | $102,477 | $23,048 | Available |
| Materials Engineering. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1418 | 3,487 | $88,389 | $23,145 | Available |
| Computational Science. Doctoral Degree | Doctoral Degree | 3030 | 1,409 | $126,807 | $27,000 | Available |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 4004 | 1,159 | $52,251 | $24,358 | Available |
| Construction Engineering. Graduate/Professional Certificate | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 1433 | 919 | $92,384 | $24,217 | Available |
| Nanotechnology. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 1516 | 108 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| Geological/Geophysical Engineering. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1439 | 337 | $83,276 | $23,580 | Available |
| Mining and Mineral Engineering. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1421 | 312 | $92,637 | $23,037 | Available |
| Metallurgical Engineering. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1420 | 189 | $86,078 | $25,315 | Available |
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City, SD
PublicBachelor'sMain campus
Snapshot
Average net price Average annual price after grant and scholarship aid for the reporting cohort.
$20,183 Annual average after aid AvailableGraduation rate Cohort-based completion measure; it may not describe every student pathway.
53% 150% time AvailableAdmission rate Share of applicants admitted; not an individual admissions probability.
79.9% Where reported AvailableStudent size Undergraduate certificate/degree-seeking enrollment.
2,071 Undergraduate enrollment AvailableMedian debt Median debt for a defined borrower/completer cohort.
$17,306 Completers / borrowers AvailableRetention rate Share of first-time students who returned the following year.
84.1% First-year return AvailableCost
⌄Net price, aid, debt, and repayment
Admissions
⌄Application info and selectivity
Outcomes
⌄Graduation, retention, earnings
Student Body
⌄Enrollment and demographics
Programs
View all537,156›▱Biology, General. Bachelor's DegreeAwards count
105,024›▱Computer and Information Sciences, General. Bachelor's DegreeAwards count
90,797›