Public · Rapid City, South Dakota
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology: cost, debt and earnings by major
12 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $20,827
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 52%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 80%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 2,071
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $25,166
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 4.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $17,800 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $16,817 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $18,351 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $22,117 |
| $110,000+ | $23,053 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Undergraduate certificate programs (1)
- Industrial Engineering$77,073 (1 yr)
Bachelor's programs (9)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$95,639
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$94,201
- Industrial Engineering$92,815
- Chemical Engineering$90,845
- Mining and Mineral Engineering$88,904
- Mechanical Engineering$85,350
- Civil Engineering$80,613
- Geological/Geophysical Engineering$75,779
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$48,069
Master's programs (2)
- Engineering-Related Fields$126,787
- Civil Engineering$83,155