- Undergrads
- 5,521
- Admit rate
- 73%
- Net price
- $16.3k
- Grad rate
- 64%
- Specialty: Engineering 62%
- Specialty: Computer Science 15%
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City, SD 57701City: SmallUNITID 219347
Public 4-yearMaster's Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsSpecialty: Engineering 69%Specialty: Computer Science 12%
Undergraduates
2,071
Graduate students
360
Admit rate
80%
Average net price
$20.2k
Graduation rate
53%
Retention rate
84%
Median earnings (10 yr)
$72.3k
Median debt
$27k
Student : faculty
12:1
Value score*
69th pct.
Programs offered
58
Highest degree
Graduate degree
- Sector
- Public 4-year
- Region
- Midwest · West North Central
- Setting
- City: Small (population less than 100,000)
- Carnegie
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
- Size & setting
- Four-year, small, highly residential
- Predominant degree
- Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
- Religious affiliation
- None reported
- Main campus
- Yes
* Value score is a CampusAtlas estimate, not an official metric.
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- Undergrads
- 5,955
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- 92%
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- 68%
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- Undergrads
- 5,837
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- 89%
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- 1,285
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- 72%
- Net price
- $22.4k
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- Undergrads
- 7,336
- Admit rate
- 89%
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- $18.7k
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- 65%
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- Undergrads
- 1,480
- Admit rate
- 91%
- Net price
- $16.5k
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- 58%
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, data as of June 10, 2026. “Not reported” means the value is missing or privacy-suppressed in the source data.