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National American University-Rapid City

Rapid City, South Dakota Private for-profit 4-year Small city

Overview

National American University-Rapid City is a private for-profit four-year institution based in Rapid City, South Dakota. All of its programs are delivered through distance education. It enrolled 903 students in fall 2024, including 767 undergraduates and 136 graduate students.

National American University-Rapid City offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 35 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Aviation/Airway Management and Operations, and Construction Management. It awarded 248 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 33% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 6 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
903
Students enrolled
33%
First-year retention
248
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
35
Programs and majors
6:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Online

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 35

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 13
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 3
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Computer and Information Sciences 5
Health Professions 6
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Legal Professions and Studies 2
Military Technologies 1
Education 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Science Technologies 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
33%
First-year retention, part-time students
46%
Student-to-faculty ratio
6:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
117
Associate degrees
56
Master's degrees
47
Doctoral degrees (research)
11
Certificates under 1 year
3
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
11
Postbaccalaureate certificates
3

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
903
Undergraduates, fall 2024
767
Graduate students, fall 2024
136
Full-time, fall 2024
17%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,517
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,328
Graduate students, 2024-25
189
Full-time, 2024-25
15%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
44%
Men
56%
White
41%
Hispanic or Latino
15%
Black or African American
27%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
7%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Delivery
All programs are offered fully online
Programs that can be completed fully online
35
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
100%
Students taking some online courses
0%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Quarter
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
President
Dr. Cindy Mathena
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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