South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Cost & Tuition

In-State Tuition: $10,400

In-State Cost of Attendance: $24,865

Out-of-State Tuition: $14,800

Out-of-State Cost of Attendance: $29,265

Student Debt

Median total debt: $17,306

Students with federal loans: 43.3%

Students with Pell grants: 16.0%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $71,587

After 5 years: $86,809

Majors(23 programs)

  1. Mechanical Engineering.(99 graduates)
  2. Civil Engineering.(49 graduates)
  3. Chemical Engineering.(43 graduates)
  4. Computer and Information Sciences, General.(35 graduates)
  5. Industrial Engineering.(35 graduates)
  6. Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.(24 graduates)
  7. Metallurgical Engineering.(22 graduates)
  8. Mining and Mineral Engineering.(20 graduates)
  9. Biotechnology.(16 graduates)
  10. Computer Engineering.(15 graduates)
  11. Geological/Geophysical Engineering.(15 graduates)
  12. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.(11 graduates)
  13. Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(11 graduates)
  14. Chemistry.(10 graduates)
  15. Physics.(6 graduates)
  16. Applied Mathematics.(4 graduates)
  17. Biology, General.(2 graduates)
  18. Engineering, General.
  19. Biomedical/Medical Engineering.
  20. Engineering Technology, General.
  21. Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
  22. Mathematics.
  23. Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 2,042 students

Admission Rate: 85.3%

Retention Rate: 84.1%

Graduation Rate: 58.2%

Student Demographics

White (82.7%)
Hispanic (5.6%)
Black (1.5%)
Asian (1.6%)
Two or More (2.4%)
International (1.3%)

Gender Distribution

Men (78.5%)
Women (21.5%)

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