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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a public campus in Rapid City proper — federal locale codes class it as urban.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$15,481

family income
under $30k

$17,330

$30–48k

$20,041

$48–75k

$21,496

$75–110k

$22,179

over $110k

Average net price

$20,1832023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology rose from $12,778 (2008) to $20,183 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$12,778
2009	$13,474
2010	$15,312
2011	$15,857
2012	$16,443
2013	$17,723
2014	$18,131
2015	$20,097
2016	$19,759
2017	$19,078
2018	$19,815
2019	$19,919
2020	$19,592
2021	$21,282
2022	$20,380
2023	$20,183

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$25,3852024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology rose from $16,070 (2009) to $25,385 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$16,070
2010	$17,660
2011	$18,062
2012	$19,375
2013	$20,234
2014	$20,994
2015	$21,400
2016	$23,570
2017	$23,835
2018	$23,275
2019	$24,000
2020	$25,078
2021	$24,661
2022	$25,988
2023	$24,865
2024	$25,385

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$3,636	$7,852
2001	$3,612	$7,695
2002	$3,959	$8,209
2003	$4,293	$9,005
2004	$4,840	$9,690
2005	$5,070	$10,060
2006	$5,330	$10,520
2007	$5,670	$11,060
2008	$6,280	—
2013	$10,040	$12,870
2014	$10,040	$13,560
2015	$11,170	$14,940
2016	$11,160	$15,320
2017	$10,400	$14,580
2018	$10,560	$14,820
2019	$10,770	$15,080
2020	$11,020	$15,400
2021	$12,110	$16,530
2022	$10,440	$14,860
2023	$10,400	$14,800

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology reports tuition of $10,500 for in-state students and $14,900 for out-of-state students. Check South Dakota School of Mines and Technology’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 2,071 undergrads, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

52.9% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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52.9%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology rose from 36.8% (entered 1991) to 52.9% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	36.8%
1992 cohort	33.2%
1993 cohort	39.8%
1994 cohort	38.4%
1995 cohort	39%
1996 cohort	42.9%
1997 cohort	37.8%
1998 cohort	44.4%
1999 cohort	40.6%
2000 cohort	45.1%
2001 cohort	40.4%
2002 cohort	37.1%
2003 cohort	35%
2004 cohort	44.9%
2005 cohort	45.7%
2006 cohort	54.7%
2007 cohort	45.7%
2008 cohort	53.8%
2009 cohort	51%
2010 cohort	47.8%
2011 cohort	50.7%
2012 cohort	50.1%
2013 cohort	48.7%
2014 cohort	49.9%
2015 cohort	52.3%
2016 cohort	55.9%
2017 cohort	58.2%
2018 cohort	52.9%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$14,175	$3,312
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$12,916	$2,975
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$13,601	$2,750
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$14,467	$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$15,211	$3,181
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$15,963	$2,925
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$15,335	$3,312
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$16,500	$3,749
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,026	$3,937
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,625	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,659	$3,937
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,540	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$18,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$21,125	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$23,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$23,250	$6,000
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$27,000	$6,845
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,000	$7,085
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$27,438	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$27,000	$9,750
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$27,000	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$27,000	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$27,000	$8,250

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$62,863

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$66,297

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$72,257

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology admitted 1,250 of 1,565 applicants in Fall 2024. The 79.9% rate describes that application pool.

79.9%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $10,400 in-state tuition · 2023–24 2,071 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1140–13401600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology received 1,565 applications and admitted 1,250 (79.9%), with 476 enrolling.

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For South Dakota School of Mines and Technology’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 560–660 and Math was 580–680 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1140–1340 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	560	600	660
SAT Math	580	630	680
ACT Composite	24	26	30

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

79.9%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Read South Dakota School of Mines and Technology's change from 94.8% to 79.9% as a share of applications, not an explanation of admissions decisions. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	94.8%
Fall 2002	92.9%
Fall 2003	94.8%
Fall 2004	96.7%
Fall 2005	94%
Fall 2006	82.5%
Fall 2007	88.4%
Fall 2008	82.7%
Fall 2009	83.3%
Fall 2010	93.3%
Fall 2011	87.9%
Fall 2012	88.4%
Fall 2013	86.1%
Fall 2014	88%
Fall 2015	84.3%
Fall 2016	84.5%
Fall 2017	83.4%
Fall 2018	83.3%
Fall 2019	76.6%
Fall 2020	85.5%
Fall 2021	80.5%
Fall 2022	82.7%
Fall 2023	85.3%
Fall 2024	79.9%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1140–1340Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2007	1020	1230
Fall 2008	1040	1310
Fall 2009	1050	1300
Fall 2010	1050	1300
Fall 2011	1070	1330
Fall 2012	990	1270
Fall 2013	1060	1290
Fall 2014	1040	1270
Fall 2015	1050	1300
Fall 2016	1040	1290
Fall 2017	1150	1353
Fall 2018	1160	1363
Fall 2019	1155	1355
Fall 2020	1155	1355
Fall 2021	1155	1355
Fall 2022	1160	1378
Fall 2023	1130	1320
Fall 2024	1140	1340

IPEDS Fall 2007–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

24–30Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	22	27
Fall 2002	21	27
Fall 2003	20	27
Fall 2004	20	27
Fall 2005	22	27
Fall 2006	23	28
Fall 2007	23	28
Fall 2008	24	28
Fall 2009	24	28
Fall 2010	23	28
Fall 2011	24	29
Fall 2012	24	29
Fall 2013	24	28
Fall 2014	24	28
Fall 2015	24	29
Fall 2016	24	29
Fall 2017	24	29
Fall 2018	24	29
Fall 2019	24	29
Fall 2020	24	29
Fall 2021	24	29
Fall 2022	23	29
Fall 2023	23	29
Fall 2024	24	30

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

2,071Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024 — up to 2,674 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 2,071.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,913
Fall 2003	1,921
Fall 2004	1,755
Fall 2005	1,725
Fall 2006	1,564
Fall 2007	1,578
Fall 2008	1,564
Fall 2009	1,631
Fall 2010	1,758
Fall 2011	1,797
Fall 2012	1,939
Fall 2013	2,194
Fall 2014	2,336
Fall 2015	2,674
Fall 2016	2,353
Fall 2017	2,295
Fall 2018	2,177
Fall 2019	2,125
Fall 2020	2,043
Fall 2021	1,976
Fall 2022	2,047
Fall 2023	2,042
Fall 2024	2,071

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

84%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology rose from 64% (Fall 2003) to 84% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	64%
Fall 2004 cohort	73%
Fall 2005 cohort	74%
Fall 2006 cohort	76%
Fall 2007 cohort	76%
Fall 2008 cohort	82%
Fall 2009 cohort	78%
Fall 2010 cohort	79%
Fall 2011 cohort	80%
Fall 2012 cohort	79%
Fall 2013 cohort	77%
Fall 2014 cohort	77%
Fall 2015 cohort	78%
Fall 2016 cohort	80%
Fall 2017 cohort	76%
Fall 2018 cohort	78%
Fall 2019 cohort	78%
Fall 2020 cohort	70%
Fall 2021 cohort	83%
Fall 2022 cohort	84%
Fall 2023 cohort	84%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

16.9% of South Dakota School of Mines and Technology's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes South Dakota School of Mines and Technology as a primarily residential campus of 2,071 undergraduates — and 84.1% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology's SAT section-percentile sums are 1140–1340 — their midpoint is near the SD four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on South Dakota School of Mines and Technology's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How South Dakota School of Mines and Technology compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology79.9%

South Dakota median84.6%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology$10,500

South Dakota median$10,077

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology$72,257

South Dakota median$51,926

National median$53,781

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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, South Dakota and national reference values
Metric & basis	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology	South Dakota median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	79.9%	84.6%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$10,500	$10,077	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$72,257	$51,926	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 9 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$95,639
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	$94,201
Industrial Engineering	$92,815
Chemical Engineering	$90,845
Mining and Mineral Engineering	$88,904
Mechanical Engineering	$85,350
Civil Engineering	$80,613
Geological/Geophysical Engineering	$75,779
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$48,069

These 9 fields listed for South Dakota School of Mines and Technology measure earnings after completion. The $72,257 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 14 additional South Dakota School of Mines and Technology fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does South Dakota School of Mines and Technology report?

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1140–1340 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is South Dakota School of Mines and Technology's acceptance rate?

79.9% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,250 admitted from 1,565 applicants.

How much does South Dakota School of Mines and Technology cost?

In-state tuition is $10,500; out-of-state students pay $14,900. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does South Dakota School of Mines and Technology report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $72,257. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in South Dakota

University of Sioux Falls — 82.9% admitted
Dakota Wesleyan University — 73.4% admitted
Augustana University — 67.7% admitted
South Dakota State University — 98.3% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.