South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a public college in Rapid City, SD. Its average net price is $20,827 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $17,800 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $16,817 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $18,351 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $22,117 |
| $110,001 and up | $23,053 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $70,245 |
| 8 years after entry | $73,352 |
| 10 years after entry | $78,487 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Mathematics | $66,131 National median for this major n=2,571 | Not published |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | $44,128 National median for this major n=605 | Not published |
| Biology | $36,562 National median for this major n=68,911 | Not published |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $70,896 National median for this major n=5,750 | Not published |
| Biotechnology | $49,893 National median for this major n=883 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $55,206 National median for this major n=168,652 | Not published |
| Chemical Engineering | $80,826 National median for this major n=8,603 | $22,543 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $69,136 Small program - rough guide n=45 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Computer Engineering | $83,729 National median for this major n=11,252 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $82,953 Small program - rough guide n=41 | $25,593 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $82,431 National median for this major n=15,396 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | $66,818 National median for this major n=1,948 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Geological/Geophysical Engineering | $67,287 National median for this major n=148 | Not published |
| Industrial Engineering | $78,011 Small program - rough guide n=44 | Not published |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering | $76,293 Small program - rough guide n=80 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=94 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | $79,926 National median for this major n=109 | Not published |
| Mining and Mineral Engineering | $84,934 National median for this major n=169 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Science, Technology and Society | $47,447 National median for this major n=688 | Not published |
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