South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

● Rapid City, SD

Public Bachelor's Main campus
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iSource: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Data current as of March 23, 2026
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Average net price Average annual price after grant and scholarship aid for the reporting cohort.

$20,183 Annual average after aid Available
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Graduation rate Cohort-based completion measure; it may not describe every student pathway.

53% 150% time Available
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Admission rate Share of applicants admitted; not an individual admissions probability.

79.9% Where reported Available
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Student size Undergraduate certificate/degree-seeking enrollment.

2,071 Undergraduate enrollment Available

Basics

School type
Public
Predominant degree
Bachelor's
Highest degree
Graduate
Campus status
Main campus
Branch count
1

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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

ProgramCommon credentialCIPAwards countProgram earningsProgram debtData
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
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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Rapid City, SD

PublicBachelor'sMain campus
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iSource: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Data current as of March 23, 2026

Snapshot

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Average net price Average annual price after grant and scholarship aid for the reporting cohort.

$20,183 Annual average after aid Available
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Graduation rate Cohort-based completion measure; it may not describe every student pathway.

53% 150% time Available
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Admission rate Share of applicants admitted; not an individual admissions probability.

79.9% Where reported Available
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Student size Undergraduate certificate/degree-seeking enrollment.

2,071 Undergraduate enrollment Available
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Median debt Median debt for a defined borrower/completer cohort.

$17,306 Completers / borrowers Available
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Retention rate Share of first-time students who returned the following year.

84.1% First-year return Available
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▱Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. Bachelor's DegreeAwards count
537,156
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▱Biology, General. Bachelor's DegreeAwards count
105,024
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▱Computer and Information Sciences, General. Bachelor's DegreeAwards count
90,797
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iSource: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Data current as of March 23, 2026 Methodology notes: definitions, cohorts, and calculations vary.