Rapid City, SD

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

https://www.sdsmt.edu

Repayment outcome

90.5%

of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.

Money

$31,500–$76,400

middle 50% · median $52,300

Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed

College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.

Net price

after grants & scholarships

$16,443

Median debt

of borrowers at graduation

$14,875

Sticker price

before any aid

$20,234

Default rate

5.0%

Earnings by major

Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data

A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.

Engineering Tech$86,985
Engineering$69,338
Computer Science$61,020

Academics

Acceptance

86.1%

Avg SAT

1,183

Enrollment

2,194

What students study

6 fields offered

Engineering

77% of degrees awarded — the most popular field

02Computer Science7.4%
03Interdisciplinary7.4%
04Physical Sciences4.3%
05Math & Statistics2.7%
06Liberal Arts1.6%