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Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City vs South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Rapid City, SD · Rapid City, SD · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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MIXED-SECTOR · SAME-STATE · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-DEBT

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · SD
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • South Dakota School of Mines and Technology: enrollment shrank -6.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -44 students/yr fitted, r² 0.52.
  • Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City: enrollment ranged 69–101 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City: average net price rose +99.2% from $10,550 (2013) to $21,014 (2023), r² 0.69.
  • South Dakota School of Mines and Technology: average net price rose +23.9% from $16,443 (2013) to $20,380 (2023), r² 0.70.

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City vs South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City leads on median debt at graduation ($7,917 vs $27,000 at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 South Dakota School of Mines and Technology leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($62,863 vs $22,585 at Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 South Dakota School of Mines and Technology leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($72,257 vs $29,547 at Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City and South Dakota School of Mines and Technology?▼
Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City leads on median debt at graduation at $7,917 versus $27,000 at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City and South Dakota School of Mines and Technology?▼
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $62,863 versus $22,585 at Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City and South Dakota School of Mines and Technology?▼
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $72,257 versus $29,547 at Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025