South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Basic Information
Type
Public
Geographical Reach
National
Location
Rapid City, SD
Population
160,000
Website
http://www.sdsmt.edu/
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
2,042
Men / Women
79% / 21%
White
77%
Hispanic
6%
Mixed
3%
Native American
2%
Asian
2%
Black
1%
International
1%
From State
34%
From Region
37%
Academics
Undergraduate Degrees
Engineering
74%
Computer Science
10%
Physical Sciences & Math
8%
Life & Natural 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 (50%) very dry
Sunshine Hours
2,900 (84%)
Days Without Precipitation
273 (85%)
Admissions
Uses Common App
No
Acceptance Rate
80%
Yield (Unbound)
36%
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Research
Research Level
R3
Expenditure
| Engineering, Computing & Math | $17M | #174 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | $7M | #279 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | $0M | #527 |
Graduate Degrees
| Engineering, Computing & Math | 9 | #201 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | 2 | #552 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | 1 | #566 |
Honors College
Standardized Tests
Test Scores
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
100%
SAT Range
1170
–
1300
SAT Math Range
580
–
680
SAT RW Range
560
–
660
ACT Range
24
–
30
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).
Schools & Majors
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | 357 | 76% / 24% | 2% | $86,440 | 98% | ||
| Biomedical Engineering | 17 — | 53% / 47% | 0% | $87,368 | 95 | — | |
| Chemical Engineering | 23 — | 61% / 39% | 0% | $102,160 | 98 | 100% | |
| Civil Engineering | 32 — | 66% / 34% | 0% | $77,157 | 89 | 100% | |
| Computer Engineering | 10 — | 80% / 20% | 0% | $105,327 | 99 | 100% | |
| Electrical Engineering | 26 — | 88% / 12% | 0% | $92,317 | 96 | 97% | |
| Geological Engineering | 6 — | 67% / 33% | 0% | $74,263 | 87 | 96% | |
| Industrial Engineering | 25 — | 76% / 24% | 0% | $78,152 | 90 | 100% | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 84 — | 93% / 7% | 4% | $89,548 | 96 | 98% | |
| Metallurgical Engineering | 29 — | 79% / 21% | 0% | $104,378 | 98 | 90% | |
| Mining Engineering | 12 — | 75% / 25% | 8% | $87,126 | 95 | 90% | |
| Computer Science | 35 — | 89% / 11% | 0% | $103,595 | 98 | 100% | |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | 4 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $52,267 | 55 | — | |
| Chemistry | 3 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $58,568 | 68 | — | |
| Computational and Applied Mathematics | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $84,026 | 93 | — | |
| Geosciences | 10 — | 70% / 30% | 0% | $47,108 | 40 | 100% | |
| Mathematics | 5 — | 80% / 20% | 0% | $73,378 | 87 | — | |
| Physics | 5 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $67,078 | 81 | — | |
| Biology | 11 — | 36% / 64% | 9% | $58,520 | 68 | — | |
| Biotechnology | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $66,358 | 80 | — | |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 12 — | 33% / 67% | 0% | $51,890 | 54 | — | |
| Engineering Technologies | 6 — | 83% / 17% | 17% | $84,526 | 94 | — |