South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Overview

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a public institution situated in Rapid City, South Dakota. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at SD Mines.
• In a recent academic period88% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from SD Mines makes roughly $72,257 a year. This is 77% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is South Dakota School of Mines and Technology?

Contact details for SD Mines are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	501 E Saint Joseph St, Rapid City, SD 57701-3995
Phone:	605-394-2511
Website:	www.sdsmt.edu

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How Do I Get Into SD Mines?

You can apply to SD Mines online at: https://www.sdsmt.edu/Admissions/Apply/

Admission Requirements for SD Mines

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	5
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into SD Mines?

SD Mines has an acceptance rate of 83%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 75% of accepted students are men and 25% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 83%, and the acceptance rate for women is 82%.

Average Test Scores

About 26% of students accepted to SD Mines submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 570 and 680. Math scores were between 590 and 698.

SD Mines received ACT scores from 81% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 29. Math scores were between 24 and 0. Composite scores were between 23 and 29.

Can I Afford South Dakota School of Mines and Technology?

The overall average net price of SD Mines is $25,760. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At SD Mines, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $7,854 a year. That adds up to $31,416 over four years for those students.

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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,146 undergraduate students at SD Mines, with 1,701 being full-time and 445 being part-time.

There are also 329 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,701 full-time undergraduates at SD Mines, 76% are male and 24% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of South Dakota School of Mines and Technology students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	26
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	80
White	1,448
International Students	41
Other Races/Ethnicities	94

Geographic Diversity

South Dakota students aren't the only ones who study at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. At this time, 29 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 46 countries are represented at SD Mines. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Nepal.

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Mechanical Engineering	0	76	0	8	0	84
Civil Engineering	0	39	0	16	2	57
Chemical Engineering	0	42	0	2	4	48
Industrial Engineering	0	30	18	0	0	48
Electrical Engineering	0	28	0	18	0	46
Computer Information Systems	0	27	0	7	0	34
Biomedical Engineering	0	21	0	6	1	28
Engineering-Related Fields	0	0	0	23	0	23
Mining Engineering	0	13	0	10	0	23
Metallurgical Engineering	0	20	0	0	0	20
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	13	0	7	0	20
Geoscience Engineering	0	12	0	1	2	15
Materials Engineering	0	0	0	11	2	13
Public Health	0	0	11	0	0	11
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	11	0	0	0	11
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	0	4	0	6	1	11
Chemistry	0	7	0	4	0	11
Mathematics	0	10	0	0	0	10
Physics	0	4	0	3	3	10
General Engineering Technology	0	9	0	0	0	9
Computer Engineering	0	8	0	0	0	8
Construction Engineering	0	0	0	5	0	5
Nanotechnology	0	0	0	3	1	4
General Biology	0	3	0	0	0	3
Applied Mathematics	0	3	0	0	0	3
Liberal Arts General Studies	2	0	0	0	0	2
Biotechnology	0	1	0	0	0	1
General Engineering	0	0	0	1	0	1
Other Engineering	0	0	1	0	0	1
Computational Science	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	2	381	30	131	16	560

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.