South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Business Programs

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

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
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/sdsmt
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/sdsmt

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	considered but not required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into SD Mines?

SD Mines has the high acceptance rate of 86%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 74% of accepted students are men and 26% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 86%, and the acceptance rate for women is 85%.

Average Test Scores

About 27% 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 565 and 665. Math scores were between 590 and 690.

SD Mines received ACT scores from 87% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 30. Math scores were between 25 and 30. Composite scores were between 24 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At SD Mines, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $8,038 a year. That adds up to $32,152 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SD Mines is 3.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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.

Online Learning at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

In 2019-2020, 2,079 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at SD Mines has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of SD Mines

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology was $11,020 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $15,400. The following table shows how SD Mines is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Construction Management	#16	#1
Construction Management	#16	#1

Online Growth Rankings of SD Mines

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology was 64.9%. This is the #473 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at SD Mines regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Business Concentrations

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

Major	TOTAL
Construction Management	0
TOTAL	0

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.