South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Trade Programs

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a public institution located in Rapid City, South Dakota. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is South Dakota School of Mines and Technology?

Contact details for SD Mines are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	501 E Saint Joseph St, Rapid City, SD 57701-3995
Phone:	605-394-2511
Website:	www.sdsmt.edu

Can I Afford SD Mines?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time SD Mines students paid $261 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $408 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,800	$12,200
Fees	$2,600	$2,600
Books and Supplies	$1,900	$1,900
On Campus Room and Board	$8,800	$8,800
On Campus Other Expenses	$5,000	$5,000

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At SD Mines, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $7,854 a year. That adds up to $31,416 over four years for those students.

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,146 undergraduate students at SD Mines, with 1,701 being full-time and 445 being part-time.

There are also 329 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,701 full-time undergraduates at SD Mines, 76% are male and 24% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of South Dakota School of Mines and Technology students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	26
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	80
White	1,448
International Students	41
Other Races/Ethnicities	94

Geographic Diversity

South Dakota students aren't the only ones who study at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. At this time, 29 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 46 countries are represented at SD Mines. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Nepal.

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Engineering Technology	10	10
TOTAL	10	10

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.