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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Rapid City, SD
Population 160,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,042
Men / Women 79% / 21%
White 77%
Hispanic 6%
Mixed 3%
Native American 2%
Asian 2%
Black 1%
International 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 87%
Life & Natural Sciences 8%
Humanities & Social Sciences 3%
Professional 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,500
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $14,900
Est. In-State Cost $13,583
Est. Out-of-State Cost $19,275
10-Year ROI $232,000
ROI Percentile 90th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 84%
4-Year Graduation Rate 24%
6-Year Graduation Rate 53%
Transfer-Out Rate 1%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,900 (84th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 273 (85th pctl)
Muggyness Very Dry

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 36%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $17M #174
Life & Natural Sciences $7M #286
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #534
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 9 #205
Life & Natural Sciences 2 #586
Humanities & Social Sciences 1 #596

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 1,140 – 1,340
ACT Range 24 – 30

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology 357 76% / 24% 2% $102,331
Biomedical Engineering 17 53% / 47% 0%
Chemical Engineering 23 61% / 39% 0% $116,091
Civil Engineering 32 66% / 34% 0% $87,678
Computational and Applied Mathematics 1 100% / 0% 0%
Computer Engineering 10 80% / 20% 0%
Computer Science 35 89% / 11% 0% $117,722
Electrical Engineering 26 88% / 12% 0%
Geological Engineering 6 67% / 33% 0%
Industrial Engineering 25 76% / 24% 0% $88,809
Mathematics 5 80% / 20% 0%
Mechanical Engineering 84 93% / 7% 4% $101,759
Metallurgical Engineering 29 79% / 21% 0%
Mining Engineering 12 75% / 25% 8%
Physics 5 100% / 0% 0%
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology 4 50% / 50% 0%
Biology 11 36% / 64% 9%
Biotechnology 1 0% / 100% 0%
Chemistry 3 0% / 100% 0%
Geosciences 10 70% / 30% 0%
Interdisciplinary Studies 12 33% / 67% 0%
Engineering Technologies 6 83% / 17% 17%