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    Information Summary

    Ranks 1768th for total enrollment

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    Demographics Main Campus and Surrounding Areas

    Reported area around or near Rapid City, SD

    Total Population39,772 (36,330 urban / 3,442 rural)
    Households15,679 (2.42 people per house)
    Families9,609 (3.02 people per family)
    Surrounding communitySmall city (inside urban area, pop. under 100,000)
    Pop. — African American759
    Pop. — Asian625
    Pop. — Pacific Islander66
    Pop. — American Indian / Alaskan Native6,378
    Pop. — White (incl. Hispanic)32,829
    Pop. — Other527

    Carnegie Foundation Classification

    Special Focus Institutions — Schools of engineering

    UndergraduateN/A
    GraduateN/A
    Undergraduate PopulationN/A
    EnrollmentHigh undergraduate
    Size & SettingN/A

    General Characteristics

    Highest offeringDoctoral degree
    Calendar SystemSemester
    Years of college work requiredN/A
    Variable TuitionYes

    Student Tuition Costs and Fees

    What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending South Dakota School of Mines and Technology?

    Ranks 1546th for total cost of attendance

      In District In State Out of State
    FT Undergraduate Tuition $2,380 $2,380 $7,570
    FT Undergraduate Required Fees $2,950 $2,950 $2,950
    PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour $178 $178 $351
    FT Graduate Tuition $2,890 $2,890 $8,520
    FT Graduate Required Fees $2,240 $2,240 $2,240
    PT Graduate per Credit Hour $214 $214 $448
    Total Cost of attendance — On-Campus $13,940 $13,940 $19,130
    Total Cost of attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family $6,330 $6,330 $11,520
    Total Cost of attendance — Off-Campus with Family $6,330 $6,330 $11,520

    Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

    Three year history and trends on the cost of attending

      In District In State Out of State
    Published Tuition & Fees $4,840 trend  $5,330 $4,840 trend  $5,330 $9,690 trend  $10,520
      Cost (regardless of residency)
    Books & Supplies $850 trend  $1,000
    On-Campus – Room & Board $3,680 trend  $4,410
    On-Campus – Other Expenses $2,650 trend  $3,200
    Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board N/A trend  N/A
    Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses N/A trend  N/A
    Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board N/A trend  N/A

    Admission Details

    Application Fee RequiredYes
    Undergraduate Application Fee$20
    Graduate Application Fee$35
    First Professional Application FeeN/A
    Applicants 710 (548 male / 162 female)
    Admitted 586 (457 male / 129 female)
    Admission rate 83%
    First-time Enrollment 285 (214 male / 71 female)
    FT Enrollment 279 (209 male / 70 female)
    PT Enrollment 6 (5 male / 1 female)
    Total Enrollment2,313

    Admission Criteria

    What criteria does South Dakota School of Mines and Technology use for admissions?

    Required = Required, Recommended = Recommended, Neither required nor recommended = Neither required nor recommended
    Open AdmissionsNo
    Secondary School GPA / Rank / RecordRequired / Required / Required
    College Prep. CompletionRequired
    RecommendationsN/A
    Formal competency demoN/A
    Admission test scoresRequired
    TOEFLRequired
    Other testsN/A

    Special Learning Opportunities

    Distance LearningYes
    ROTC — Army / Navy / Airforce YesYes / No / No
    Study AbroadYes
    Weekend CollegeNo
    Teacher CertificationNo

    Athletics - Association Memberships

    Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships NAIA
    NAIA Football Conference Dakota Athletic Conference
    NAIA Basketball Conference Dakota Athletic Conference
    NAIA Track & Field Conference Dakota Athletic Conference

    Admission Credits Accepted

    What types of credits does South Dakota School of Mines and Technology accept?

    Dual CreditYes
    Life ExperienceNo
    Advanced Placement (AP)Yes

    ACT Test Admission

    Rank 166th for 75pctl scores

    Applicants submitting ACT results 93%
    Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 20 / 28
    Math scores (25/75 %ile) 24 / 29
    Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 23 / 28

    Student Services

    Remedial ServicesYes
    Academic / Career CounselingYes
    PT Cost-defraying EmploymentYes
    Career PlacementYes
    On-Campus Day CareYes
    Library FacilityYes

    Student Living

    First-time Room / Board RequiredYes
    Dorm Capacity662
    Meals per WeekN/A
    Room Fee$2,240
    Board Fee$2,170

    Student Financial Aid Details

    How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?

    South Dakota School of Mines and Technology ranks 2432nd for the average student loan amount.

      Average Users % of Attendees
    Federal Grant Aid $3,538 100 pie   30%
    State & Local Grant Aid $2,155 147 pie   43%
    Institutional Grant Aid $2,201 113 pie   33%
    Student Loan Aid $3,811 199 pie   59%
    Any financial aid type   228 pie   67%

    Student Enrollment Demographics

    How many students are enrolled at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology?

      Men Women Total
    Non Resident Alien
    8025105
    Black Non-Hispanic
    11314
    Hispanic
    16925
    Asian / Pacific Islander
    171229
    American Indian / Alaskan Native
    332861
    White Non-Hispanic
    1,3345941,928
    Race Unknown
    11239151
    Total 1,603 710 2,313

    Most Popular Fields of Study

    The top 5 fields of study completed at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.

      Men Women Total
    62 3 65
    26 13 39
    29 7 36
    24 5 29
    21 7 28

    Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

    How many students are successful graduates?

      Non Resident Alien Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic Asian / Pacific Islander American Indian / Alaskan Native White Non-Hispanic Race Unknown Total
    Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General 9 9
    Biomedical/Medical Engineering
    Chemical Engineering 7 1 19 1 28
    Chemistry, General 1 3 4
    Civil Engineering, General 8 1 3 26 1 39
    Computer Engineering, General 16 1 17
    Computer and Information Sciences, General 1 5 18 24
    Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering 6 22 1 29
    Engineering/Industrial Management 4 1 1 7 1 14
    Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 2 2
    General Studies 1 12 1 14
    Geological/Geophysical Engineering 8 1 9
    Geology/Earth Science, General 1 7 8
    Industrial Engineering 35 1 36
    Materials Engineering 9 1 1 11
    Mathematics, General 6 6
    Mechanical Engineering 3 1 59 2 65
    Metallurgical Engineering 1 5 6
    Mining and Mineral Engineering 3 3
    Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 1 19 1 21
    Paleontology 1 1
    Physics, General
    Total 38 3 1 8 7 278 11 346

    Faculty Compensation / Salaries

    South Dakota School of Mines and Technology ranks 693rd for the average full-time faculty salary.

    Tenure system Yes
    Average FT Salary $63,678 ($66,270 male / $52,412 female)
    Number of FT Faculty 139 (113 male / 26 female)
    Total Benefits $1,913,580

    South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Academics

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    The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. Further, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling, Placement Service, Veterans Counselor and Women’s Services can help. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction and Tutoring. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is unique in its study options. That is, the university has a Cross-Registration, Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, ESL, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, ROTC, Army, Student-Designed Major and Study Abroad.

    The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.

    Physical Sciences:
    Chemistry, Geology, Physics
    Mathematics:
    Mathematics – General
    Computer Science:
    Computer Science
    Popular majors:
    one hundred percent liberal arts, sixty-eight percent engineering, eleven percent interdisciplinary studies, ten percent computer and information sciences, eight percent physical sciences

    The cost per credit hour (overall) was $243 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for non-need-based aid last fall. Again, for international students, the application fee is 20.

    South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Admissions

    Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 94%. Remember that this can change at any time. Transfer student are not ignored. In particular, there were one hundred and ninety-seven total number of transfer students who applied and one hundred and seventy-one total number of transfer students who were admitted. This school requires an application fee consisting of twenty dollars regular application fee, twenty dollars out-of-state application fee and twenty dollars online application fee.

    It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 15th of August and For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 15th of March. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. The regular application due date was not reported.

    South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Athletics

    The Hardrockers are a member of NAIA. The following sports can be found here:

    • Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
    • Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
    • Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Football
    • Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Golf
    • Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
    • Men’s Club Soccer
    • Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Softball
    • Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Track_and_field
    • Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball

    South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Financial Aid

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    Financial aid distribution is at thirty-six percent scholarships per grants and sixty-four percent loans per jobs. Similarly, need based financial aid distribution is determined through State/District Residency. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Financial aid forms are FAFSA and Other: Freshman Scholarship Application. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Athletics, Leadership and ROTC.

    South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Students

    The school’s size is approximately one thousand, seven hundred and twenty-four degree-seeking undergrads, three hundred and sixty-five first-time degree-seeking freshmen and two hundred and fifty-six graduate enrollment. The university is a Public, College of Engineering, University, Four-year, Coed, where 94 percent of the applicants were admitted and Regionally accredited. Again, the student body consists of sixty-seven percent in-state students, thirty-three percent out-of-state students, four percent part-time students, twenty-five percent women, seventy-five percent men, two percent american indian per alaskan native, one percent asian per pacific islander, one percent black per non-hispanic, two percent hispanic, eighty-nine percent white per non-hispanic, one percent non-resident alien, five percent race per ethnicity unreported, twenty-one percent in top 10th of graduating class, fifty percent in top quarter of graduating class, eighty-one percent in top half of graduating class, thirty-seven percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, eighteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, eleven percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, thirteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, thirteen percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99, six percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49 and two percent had h.s. gpa between 1.0 and 1.99. Further, it is part of an Urban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Commuter campus. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology offers Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees.

    Students should note the housing policies: First-Year Students Guaranteed On-Campus Housing, sixty-five percent of first-year students live in college housing, thirty-two percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Coed Housing, Fraternity/Sorority Housing, Special Housing For Disabled Students, Wellness housing (alcohol/drug/smoke-free), fifteen-AUG deadline for housing deposit, one hundred dollars amount of housing deposit, and First-time first-year students allowed to have car. Additionally, the university has many unique facilites such as geology/paleontology museum, engineering/mining experiment station, atmospheric science institute, camp-center for advanced manufacturing and production, advanced materials processing and joining lab, Analytical Characterization and Testing Laboratory, Additive Manufacturing Laboratory, Center for Accelerated Applications at the Nanoscale.. Assuredly, the school is located 222 miles from Cheyenne, Wyoming.This school features the Urban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Commuter campus.

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