South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

501 E Saint Joseph St
Rapid City, SD 57701-3995
(605) 394-2511
www.sdsmt.edu
fax:(605) 394-1268
president:Heather Wilson
1343 Applications Acceptance Rate 0.86 Graduation Rate 0.46
0.42 0.58

STUDENT RATIO

2328

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

10040 | 12870

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

1950

CLASS SIZE

26

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
610

SAT MATH

565

SAT READING

Not Available

SAT WRITING

26

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

0.42
0.58
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
560
610
660
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
500
565
630
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
0
Not Available
0
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
24
26
28
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$27100

Average Monthly Payment

$301

Median Earnings

$52300

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

77%
URL Applywww.sdsmt.edu
Application Fee20
Percent Admitted (Men)0.86
Percent Admitted (Women)0.86
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment378
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0.02
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.02
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American0.02
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino0.04
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White0.85
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races0.04
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown0.01
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid0.93
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates6936
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates9141
Applicants Men1089
Applicants Women254
Admissions Total1156
Admissions Men937
Admissions Women219
ACT English 25th percentile score21
ACT English 75th percentile score27
ACT Math 25th percentile score24
ACT Math 75th percentile score29
ACT Writing 25th percentile score0
ACT Writing 75th percentile score0
Average SAT Score1183
Median ACT English Score24
Median ACT Math Score27
ACT Median Writing ScoreNot Available
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)55%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)91%
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