South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach National
Population 160,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,900 (84%)
Days Without Precipitation 273 (85%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,926
Men / Women 79% / 21%
From State 34%
From Region 37%
Athletes 311 (17.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 82%
Hispanic 6%
Mixed 3%
Asian 2%
Black 2%
Native American 1%
International 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology 397 75% 85% 1% 1% 6% 2% $89,648 89 -0.54 93 97%
Biomedical Engineering 21 — 38% 76% 5% 0% 10% 0% $94,492 40 -0.36 95 — — — — —
Chemical Engineering 23 — 52% 78% 0% 0% 4% 9% $99,698 24 -0.60 96 90% — — — —
Civil Engineering 39 — 77% 90% 0% 0% 3% 0% $94,062 61 +0.25 95 98% — — — —
Computer Engineering 11 — 91% 91% 0% 0% 9% 0% $110,098 42 -0.33 98 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 31 — 87% 87% 0% 3% 3% 3% $93,665 3 -1.10 95 97% — — — —
Geological Engineering 6 — 67% 50% 0% 0% 0% 17% $77,375 0 -1.71 85 100% — — — —
Industrial Engineering 21 — 86% 81% 5% 0% 14% 0% $89,547 2 -1.55 93 97% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 98 — 87% 85% 3% 0% 5% 0% $94,202 24 -0.63 95 99% — — — —
Metallurgical Engineering 14 — 86% 93% 0% 0% 0% 0% $109,106 97 +1.64 98 90% — — — —
Mining Engineering 10 — 90% 70% 0% 0% 20% 0% $91,072 18 -1.07 93 89% — — — —
Computer Science 47 — 87% 79% 0% 0% 11% 4% $89,967 12 -1.02 93 100% — — — —
Technology Management 8 — 75% 75% 0% 12% 12% 0% $92,833 44 -0.26 94 — — — — —
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,660 26 -0.49 62 — — — — —
Chemistry 10 — 70% 90% 0% 10% 0% 0% $67,755 31 -0.37 76 — — — — —
Computational and Applied Mathematics — — — — — — — — $92,912 34 -0.50 94 — — — — —
Geosciences 9 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,172 6 -1.16 44 95% — — — —
Mathematics 13 — 46% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,585 45 -0.37 84 — — — — —
Physics 9 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,321 34 -0.38 86 — — — — —
Biology 11 — 36% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,176 59 +0.20 76 — — — — —
Biotechnology 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,087 20 -0.57 72 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 7 — 29% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,508 75 +0.31 64 — — — — —
Science, Technology and Society 5 — 40% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,352 46 -0.23 59 — — — — —
Engineering Technologies — — — — — — — — $92,563 63 +0.32 94 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,031
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $15,851
Est. In-State Cost $14,270
Est. Out-of-State Cost $20,505
ROI Percentile 93th

Retention & Graduation

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

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Engineering 69.0% 274 78% 84% 2% 0% 6% 1% $95,165 17 -0.52 95 97% —
Computer Science 13.9% 55 85% 78% 0% 2% 11% 4% $90,384 17 -0.91 93 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 11.1% 44 66% 95% 0% 2% 0% 0% $68,490 21 -0.54 77 95% —
Humanities 3.0% 12 33% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,610 74 +0.08 62 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.0% 12 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,919 50 +0.14 76 — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $16.6M #160 74% $0.4M 9 #183 73 3
Physical Sciences & Math $7.1M #198 77% $0 2 #213 43 5
Computer Science $0.2M #336 79% $0 1 #193 9 —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0 #540 — $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0 #547 — $0 — — — —
Total $23.9M #245 75% $0.4M 12 #446 125 8

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 155 $264K $264K $0
Football 119 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Soccer 34 $232K $232K $0
Basketball 16 $581K $581K $0
Golf 11 $98K $98K $0
Total 243 $2.9M $2.9M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 59 $175K $175K $0
Volleyball 19 $381K $381K $0
Basketball 15 $502K $502K $0
Golf 11 $83K $83K $0
Total 68 $1.1M $1.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 214 $439K $439K $0
Football 119 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Soccer 34 $232K $232K $0
Basketball 31 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Golf 22 $182K $182K $0
Volleyball 19 $381K $381K $0
Total 311 $5.1M $5.1M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 80%
Yield (non-ED) 36%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 80% 80% 80%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 1140 – 1340
SAT Math Range 580 – 680
SAT RW Range 560 – 660