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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City, SD · Public · 2,071 students · mostly bachelor degrees
16th-cheapest of 21 South Dakota colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$20,183
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$25,385
Graduation rate
53%
Admission rate
80%
Median graduate earnings
$72,257
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$27,000
Average SAT
1245
Median ACT
27
Pell grant recipients
17%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
59 programsPackaging Science · Master's Degree23 grads/yr$126,787Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree27 grads/yr$95,639Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Bachelor's Degree28 grads/yr$94,201Industrial Engineering · Bachelor's Degree30 grads/yr$92,815Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering · Bachelor's Degree42 grads/yr$90,845Mining and Mineral Engineering · Bachelor's Degree13 grads/yr$88,904Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree76 grads/yr$85,350Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · Master's Degree16 grads/yr$83,155Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · Bachelor's Degree39 grads/yr$80,613Geological/Geophysical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree12 grads/yr$75,779Geology/Earth Science, General · Bachelor's Degree13 grads/yr$48,069
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.