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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Rapid City, South Dakota Public 4-year Small city

Overview

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a public four-year institution in Rapid City, South Dakota. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 2,576 students in fall 2024, including 2,216 undergraduates and 360 graduate students. It is part of South Dakota Board of Regents.

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 36 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Computer and Information Sciences, General. It awarded 566 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

84% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.

Key figures

2,576
Students enrolled
84%
First-year retention
566
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
36
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 36

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

Engineering 14
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Physical Sciences 5
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 5
Engineering Technologies 3
Mathematics and Statistics 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Business, Management and Marketing 1
Health Professions 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
84%
First-year retention, part-time students
67%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
397
Associate degrees
3
Master's degrees
131
Doctoral degrees (research)
21
Postbaccalaureate certificates
8
Post-master's certificates
6

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,576
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,216
Graduate students, fall 2024
360
Full-time, fall 2024
78%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,974
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,536
Graduate students, 2024-25
438
Full-time, 2024-25
74%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

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

Women
28%
Men
72%
White
76%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
6%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Programs with a fully online option
4
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
9%
Students taking some online courses
34%

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
South Dakota Board of Regents
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Research designation
Research Colleges and Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
President
Brian Tande
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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