South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City, South Dakota · Public
At a glance
- Admission rate
- 80%
- Total (middle 50%)
- 1140–1340
- Undergraduates
- 2,071
- Setting
- City: Small
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Test policy
Test optional Applicants may choose whether to send a score.
IPEDS (Fall 2024 admissions, reported 2024-25): Test scores not required for admission, but considered if submitted (test optional). Policies change; confirm on the school's admissions website.
Policy source: nces.ed.gov
SAT scores
- Total (middle 50%)
- 1140–1340
- Reading and Writing
- 560–660
- Math
- 580–680
- Average total
- 1245
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 24–30
The middle 50%: a quarter of admitted students who sent scores scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. The total adds up the two sections' ranges, so it's approximate.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Admissions
- Phone
- (605) 394-2511
Cost
- Tuition, in-state
- $11,500per year
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $16,200per year
- Average net price
- $20,827What students who get federal aid pay on average after grants and scholarships, per year.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 52%
- First-year retention
- 84%
- Median earnings 10 years after entry
- $78,487
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Degrees and programs
Degree levels: undergraduate certificate, associate, bachelor, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
Show all 33 programs
- Computer and Information Sciences, General · bachelor, master
- Engineering, General · master, graduate certificate
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Chemical Engineering · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Civil Engineering · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Computer Engineering · bachelor
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · bachelor, master
- Materials Engineering · master, doctoral
- Mechanical Engineering · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Metallurgical Engineering · bachelor
- Mining and Mineral Engineering · bachelor, master
- Construction Engineering · master, graduate certificate
- Industrial Engineering · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Geological/Geophysical Engineering · bachelor, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Engineering, Other · undergraduate certificate, graduate certificate
- Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General · bachelor
- Engineering-Related Fields · master
- Nanotechnology · master, doctoral
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · associate
- Biology, General · bachelor
- Biotechnology · bachelor
- Mathematics · bachelor
- Applied Mathematics · bachelor
- Science, Technology and Society · bachelor
- Computational Science · master
- Data Science · doctoral
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · bachelor
- Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Chemistry · bachelor, master
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences · bachelor, master
- Physics · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Public Health · graduate certificate
- Business Administration, Management and Operations · bachelor
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study
Sources
Numbers on this page come from these sources, as of the year shown. Schools change policies and deadlines - check the school's own website before you apply.
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data Data released 2026-11-02; admissions, SAT/ACT, enrollment and test policy: Fall 2024 (IPEDS 2024-25); tuition: 2025-26; net price: 2024-25; graduation rate: 150% completion for the Fall 2019 cohort; retention: Fall 2023 cohort; median earnings 10 years after entry: measured 2022-2023 (2024 dollars)
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study Released 2026-10-15; programs (CIP 2020, 4-digit) by credential level as reported to IPEDS completions for award years 2022-23 and 2023-24
- NCES IPEDS Institutional Characteristics - Directory information (HD2024) - phone and admissions URL — as of 2024-25 collection
- NCES College Navigator profile — as of IPEDS
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