South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology is a public master's university in Rapid City, SD (city setting), with 2,170 undergraduates (24% women). It admitted 85% of 1,539 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1130–1320 on the SAT and 23–29 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $30,500 a year for out-of-state students and $26,100 in-state; aided first-year students paid $20,243 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 58% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in engineering, computer & information sciences, physical sciences. The campus reported 0.26 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where South Dakota School of Mines & Technology ranks
3 top-ten finishes among Division II schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 58%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,400 in-state · $14,800 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Basketball | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $582k | $36,347 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 15 | — | 1 | $502k | $33,479 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Football | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 119 | — | 1 | $1.7M | $14,375 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 11 | — | 1 | $99k | $8,982 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 11 | — | 1 | $83k | $7,589 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 34 | — | 1 | $233k | $6,839 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 155 | — | 1 | $265k | $1,707 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 59 | — | 1 | $175k | $2,968 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 19 | — | 1 | $382k | $20,084 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.