South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology operates as a public institution located in Rapid City, South Dakota (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 2,071 students of which 2,483 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is categorized as “19” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 79.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,245 and an ACT midpoint of 27. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $20,183, with published in-state tuition of $10,500 and a Pell grant recipient share of 16.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $27,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 55.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 84.1%. Graduates earn a median of $72,257 ten years after enrolling, compared with $62,863 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 73000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 81.1% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.