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
24.5%
Racial/Ethnic
White
82%
Hispanic
6%
Mixed
3%
Asian
2%
Black
2%
Native American
1%
International
1%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 78.0% 78.0%
2012 Men: 77.6% 77.6%
2013 Men: 82.5% 82.5%
2014 Men: 82.8% 82.8%
2015 Men: 77.5% 77.5%
2016 Men: 78.7% 78.7%
2017 Men: 78.4% 78.4%
2018 Men: 77.6% 77.6%
2019 Men: 73.9% 73.9%
2020 Men: 75.9% 75.9%
2021 Men: 80.2% 80.2%
2022 Men: 76.6% 76.6%
2023 Men: 80.0% 80.0%
2024 Men: 80.0% 80.0%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 1.4% 1.4%
2012 Native: 1.4% 1.4%
2013 Native: 2.9% 2.9%
2014 Native: 2.2% 2.2%
2015 Native: 3.6% 3.6%
2016 Native: 3.5% 3.5%
2017 Native: 2.0% 2.0%
2018 Native: 1.3% 1.3%
2019 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2020 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2021 Native: 1.2% 1.2%
2022 Native: 1.0% 1.0%
2023 Native: 1.3% 1.3%
2024 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2011 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2012 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2013 Asian: 0.3% 0.3%
2014 Asian: 1.6% 1.6%
2015 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2016 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2017 Asian: 0.2% 0.2%
2018 Asian: 1.6% 1.6%
2019 Asian: 1.8% 1.8%
2020 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2021 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2022 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2023 Asian: 1.5% 1.5%
2024 Asian: 1.8% 1.8%
2011 Black: 0.9% 0.9%
2012 Black: 0.7% 0.7%
2013 Black: 0.9% 0.9%
2014 Black: 0.6% 0.6%
2015 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Black: 0.9% 0.9%
2017 Black: 1.2% 1.2%
2018 Black: 2.4% 2.4%
2019 Black: 1.1% 1.1%
2020 Black: 2.0% 2.0%
2021 Black: 1.0% 1.0%
2022 Black: 0.4% 0.4%
2023 Black: 1.1% 1.1%
2024 Black: 0.7% 0.7%
2011 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6%
2012 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2%
2013 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2%
2014 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9%
2015 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5%
2016 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6%
2017 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7%
2018 Hispanic: 4.2% 4.2%
2019 Hispanic: 5.3% 5.3%
2020 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0%
2021 Hispanic: 4.2% 4.2%
2022 Hispanic: 4.9% 4.9%
2023 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8%
2024 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0%
2011 White: 88.6% 88.6%
2012 White: 88.5% 88.5%
2013 White: 90.2% 90.2%
2014 White: 88.5% 88.5%
2015 White: 87.7% 87.7%
2016 White: 87.9% 87.9%
2017 White: 87.4% 87.4%
2018 White: 85.7% 85.7%
2019 White: 84.6% 84.6%
2020 White: 84.8% 84.8%
2021 White: 87.3% 87.3%
2022 White: 87.2% 87.2%
2023 White: 85.0% 85.0%
2024 White: 85.1% 85.1%
2011 International: 0.3% 0.3%
2012 International: 0.7% 0.7%
2013 International: 1.7% 1.7%
2014 International: 1.9% 1.9%
2015 International: 1.7% 1.7%
2016 International: 1.2% 1.2%
2017 International: 0.5% 0.5%
2018 International: 0.7% 0.7%
2019 International: 1.3% 1.3%
2020 International: 1.7% 1.7%
2021 International: 1.6% 1.6%
2022 International: 2.4% 2.4%
2023 International: 2.4% 2.4%
2024 International: 1.8% 1.8%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2021 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2022 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2023 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2024 Native: 1.2% 1.2%
2025 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2020 Asian: 1.3% 1.3%
2021 Asian: 1.7% 1.7%
2022 Asian: 1.4% 1.4%
2023 Asian: 1.6% 1.6%
2024 Asian: 1.6% 1.6%
2025 Asian: 2.0% 2.0%
2020 Black: 1.3% 1.3%
2021 Black: 0.9% 0.9%
2022 Black: 1.0% 1.0%
2023 Black: 1.2% 1.2%
2024 Black: 1.2% 1.2%
2025 Black: 1.5% 1.5%
2020 Hispanic: 5.3% 5.3%
2021 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0%
2022 Hispanic: 5.6% 5.6%
2023 Hispanic: 5.2% 5.2%
2024 Hispanic: 5.1% 5.1%
2025 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5%
2020 White: 84.0% 84.0%
2021 White: 85.6% 85.6%
2022 White: 84.3% 84.3%
2023 White: 83.6% 83.6%
2024 White: 83.7% 83.7%
2025 White: 82.1% 82.1%
2020 International: 2.3% 2.3%
2021 International: 1.6% 1.6%
2022 International: 1.7% 1.7%
2023 International: 1.8% 1.8%
2024 International: 1.5% 1.5%
2025 International: 1.3% 1.3%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
397
75% / 25%
2%
$90,565
96
98%
Biomedical Engineering
21 —
38% / 62%
0%
$95,166
97
—
Chemical Engineering
23 —
52% / 48%
9%
$106,790
99
100%
Civil Engineering
39 —
77% / 23%
0%
$80,654
91
100%
Computer Engineering
11 —
91% / 9%
0%
$110,101
99
100%
Electrical Engineering
31 —
87% / 13%
3%
$96,501
97
97%
Geological Engineering
6 —
67% / 33%
17%
$77,629
89
96%
Industrial Engineering
21 —
86% / 14%
0%
$81,694
91
100%
Mechanical Engineering
98 —
87% / 13%
0%
$93,607
97
98%
Metallurgical Engineering
14 —
86% / 14%
0%
$109,109
99
90%
Mining Engineering
10 —
90% / 10%
0%
$91,075
96
89%
Computer Science
47 —
87% / 13%
4%
$107,027
99
100%
Technology Management
8 —
75% / 25%
0%
—
—
—
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
3 —
33% / 67%
0%
$60,642
71
—
Chemistry
10 —
70% / 30%
0%
$63,942
76
—
Computational and Applied Mathematics
— —
—
—
$91,008
96
—
Geosciences
9 —
67% / 33%
0%
$48,656
42
100%
Mathematics
13 —
46% / 54%
0%
$77,687
89
—
Physics
9 —
100% / 0%
0%
$73,650
86
—
Biology
11 —
36% / 64%
0%
$67,288
80
—
Biotechnology
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$69,110
82
—
Interdisciplinary Studies
7 —
29% / 71%
0%
$58,545
67
—
Science, Technology and Society
5 —
40% / 60%
0%
—
—
—
Engineering Technologies
— —
—
—
$90,229
95
—
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
96th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
84%
4-Year Graduation Rate
24%
6-Year Graduation Rate
53%
Transfer-Out Rate
1%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 45.7% 45.7%
2012 Graduated: 54.7% 54.7%
2013 Graduated: 45.7% 45.7%
2014 Graduated: 53.8% 53.8%
2015 Graduated: 51.0% 51.0%
2016 Graduated: 47.8% 47.8%
2017 Graduated: 50.7% 50.7%
2018 Graduated: 50.1% 50.1%
2019 Graduated: 48.7% 48.7%
2020 Graduated: 49.9% 49.9%
2021 Graduated: 52.3% 52.3%
2022 Graduated: 55.9% 55.9%
2023 Graduated: 58.2% 58.2%
2024 Graduated: 53.0% 53.0%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 45.7% 45.7%
2012 Men: 53.4% 53.4%
2013 Men: 42.1% 42.1%
2014 Men: 54.3% 54.3%
2015 Men: 51.0% 51.0%
2016 Men: 45.1% 45.1%
2017 Men: 49.8% 49.8%
2018 Men: 48.7% 48.7%
2019 Men: 47.1% 47.1%
2020 Men: 47.5% 47.5%
2021 Men: 50.1% 50.1%
2022 Men: 52.4% 52.4%
2023 Men: 56.0% 56.0%
2024 Men: 51.7% 51.7%
2011 Women: 45.8% 45.8%
2012 Women: 58.6% 58.6%
2013 Women: 57.5% 57.5%
2014 Women: 51.7% 51.7%
2015 Women: 50.7% 50.7%
2016 Women: 59.0% 59.0%
2017 Women: 54.1% 54.1%
2018 Women: 54.9% 54.9%
2019 Women: 56.2% 56.2%
2020 Women: 61.8% 61.8%
2021 Women: 59.8% 59.8%
2022 Women: 68.9% 68.9%
2023 Women: 66.0% 66.0%
2024 Women: 57.3% 57.3%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Hispanic: 55.6% 55.6%
2012 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3%
2013 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2014 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2015 Hispanic: 44.4% 44.4%
2016 Hispanic: 45.5% 45.5%
2017 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3%
2018 Hispanic: 42.1% 42.1%
2019 Hispanic: 48.3% 48.3%
2020 Hispanic: 41.7% 41.7%
2021 Hispanic: 57.1% 57.1%
2022 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2023 Hispanic: 36.4% 36.4%
2024 Hispanic: 39.1% 39.1%
2011 White: 45.2% 45.2%
2012 White: 54.9% 54.9%
2013 White: 48.4% 48.4%
2014 White: 55.4% 55.4%
2015 White: 53.7% 53.7%
2016 White: 49.3% 49.3%
2017 White: 53.0% 53.0%
2018 White: 51.4% 51.4%
2019 White: 50.2% 50.2%
2020 White: 51.3% 51.3%
2021 White: 52.5% 52.5%
2022 White: 56.9% 56.9%
2023 White: 59.7% 59.7%
2024 White: 54.5% 54.5%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
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
⇅
Engineering
69.0%
274
78% / 22%
1%
$93,416
97
98%
Computer Science
13.9%
55
85% / 15%
4%
$107,027
99
100%
Physical Sciences & Math
11.1%
44
66% / 34%
0%
$66,637
79
100%
Humanities & Social Sciences
3.0%
12
33% / 67%
0%
$58,545
67
—
Life & Natural Sciences
3.0%
12
33% / 67%
0%
$67,440
80
—
Research
R3
⇅
Engineering
$16.6M
#160
74%
$0.4M
9
#183
73
3
Physical Sciences & Math
$7.1M
#198
77%
$0
2
#214
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
#447
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.
Admissions
Uses Common App
No
Acceptance Rate
80%
Yield (Unbound)
36%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
80%
80%
80%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 87.9% 87.9%
2012 Acceptance: 88.4% 88.4%
2013 Acceptance: 86.1% 86.1%
2014 Acceptance: 88.0% 88.0%
2015 Acceptance: 84.2% 84.2%
2016 Acceptance: 84.5% 84.5%
2017 Acceptance: 83.4% 83.4%
2018 Acceptance: 83.3% 83.3%
2019 Acceptance: 76.6% 76.6%
2020 Acceptance: 85.6% 85.6%
2021 Acceptance: 80.5% 80.5%
2022 Acceptance: 82.7% 82.7%
2023 Acceptance: 85.3% 85.3%
2024 Acceptance: 79.9% 79.9%
2011 Yield: 46.3% 46.3%
2012 Yield: 46.5% 46.5%
2013 Yield: 47.8% 47.8%
2014 Yield: 44.1% 44.1%
2015 Yield: 37.5% 37.5%
2016 Yield: 43.0% 43.0%
2017 Yield: 38.4% 38.4%
2018 Yield: 38.0% 38.0%
2019 Yield: 40.6% 40.6%
2020 Yield: 39.8% 39.8%
2021 Yield: 42.0% 42.0%
2022 Yield: 43.0% 43.0%
2023 Yield: 37.8% 37.8%
2024 Yield: 38.1% 38.1%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 1,030 1,030
2012 Applicants: 1,120 1,120
2013 Applicants: 1,343 1,343
2014 Applicants: 1,544 1,544
2015 Applicants: 1,479 1,479
2016 Applicants: 1,368 1,368
2017 Applicants: 1,445 1,445
2018 Applicants: 1,451 1,451
2019 Applicants: 1,504 1,504
2020 Applicants: 1,329 1,329
2021 Applicants: 1,445 1,445
2022 Applicants: 1,514 1,514
2023 Applicants: 1,539 1,539
2024 Applicants: 1,565 1,565
2011 Admitted: 905 905
2012 Admitted: 990 990
2013 Admitted: 1,156 1,156
2014 Admitted: 1,359 1,359
2015 Admitted: 1,246 1,246
2016 Admitted: 1,156 1,156
2017 Admitted: 1,205 1,205
2018 Admitted: 1,209 1,209
2019 Admitted: 1,152 1,152
2020 Admitted: 1,137 1,137
2021 Admitted: 1,163 1,163
2022 Admitted: 1,252 1,252
2023 Admitted: 1,312 1,312
2024 Admitted: 1,250 1,250
2011 Enrolled: 419 419
2012 Enrolled: 460 460
2013 Enrolled: 553 553
2014 Enrolled: 599 599
2015 Enrolled: 467 467
2016 Enrolled: 497 497
2017 Enrolled: 463 463
2018 Enrolled: 459 459
2019 Enrolled: 468 468
2020 Enrolled: 453 453
2021 Enrolled: 489 489
2022 Enrolled: 538 538
2023 Enrolled: 496 496
2024 Enrolled: 476 476
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
100%
SAT Range
1140
–
1340
SAT Math Range
580
–
680
SAT RW Range
560
–
660
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 1070 1070
2012 25th: 990 990
2013 25th: 1060 1060
2014 25th: 1040 1040
2015 25th: 1050 1050
2016 25th: 1040 1040
2017 25th: 1150 1150
2018 25th: 1160 1160
2019 25th: 1155 1155
2020 25th: 1155 1155
2021 25th: 1155 1155
2022 25th: 1160 1160
2023 25th: 1130 1130
2024 25th: 1140 1140
2011 75th: 1330 1330
2012 75th: 1270 1270
2013 75th: 1290 1290
2014 75th: 1270 1270
2015 75th: 1300 1300
2016 75th: 1290 1290
2017 75th: 1353 1353
2018 75th: 1363 1363
2019 75th: 1355 1355
2020 75th: 1355 1355
2021 75th: 1355 1355
2022 75th: 1378 1378
2023 75th: 1320 1320
2024 75th: 1340 1340
SAT Math
500
550
600
650
700
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 540 540
2012 25th: 520 520
2013 25th: 560 560
2014 25th: 560 560
2015 25th: 550 550
2016 25th: 550 550
2017 25th: 590 590
2018 25th: 590 590
2019 25th: 590 590
2020 25th: 590 590
2021 25th: 590 590
2022 25th: 590 590
2023 25th: 570 570
2024 25th: 580 580
2011 75th: 660 660
2012 75th: 660 660
2013 75th: 660 660
2014 75th: 660 660
2015 75th: 670 670
2016 75th: 660 660
2017 75th: 693 693
2018 75th: 693 693
2019 75th: 690 690
2020 75th: 690 690
2021 75th: 690 690
2022 75th: 698 698
2023 75th: 670 670
2024 75th: 680 680
SAT Reading & Writing
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 530 530
2012 25th: 470 470
2013 25th: 500 500
2014 25th: 480 480
2015 25th: 500 500
2016 25th: 490 490
2017 25th: 560 560
2018 25th: 570 570
2019 25th: 565 565
2020 25th: 565 565
2021 25th: 565 565
2022 25th: 570 570
2023 25th: 560 560
2024 25th: 560 560
2011 75th: 670 670
2012 75th: 610 610
2013 75th: 630 630
2014 75th: 610 610
2015 75th: 630 630
2016 75th: 630 630
2017 75th: 660 660
2018 75th: 670 670
2019 75th: 665 665
2020 75th: 665 665
2021 75th: 665 665
2022 75th: 680 680
2023 75th: 650 650
2024 75th: 660 660
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0%
2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2021 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2022 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2023 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2024 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
