South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SD Mines) is a four-year, public school located in Rapid City, SD.
It offers 38 graduate programs - 20 Master's, 10 Doctorate, 4 Post-bachelor's, and 4 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $8,500 for in-state and $14,600 for out-of-state students.
A total of 360 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 2,576 students at SD Mines. SD Mines offers online graduate programs and 78 out of 360 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find SD Mines's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $8,500 for South Dakota residents and $14,600 for out-of-state students. It offers thirty-eight (38) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 501 E Saint Joseph St, Rapid City, SD |
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| Graduate School Students | 322 students
78 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$8,500
Out-of-State$14,600 |
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| Student to Faculty | 12:1 (8.33%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 38 Graduate Programs
20 Master's, 10 Doctorate, 8 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For South Dakota residents, the tuition & fees are $8,500 and $14,600 for non-South Dakota residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $339 for South Dakota residents and $680 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $6,100 | $12,200 |
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| Fees | $2,400 | $2,400 |
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| Cost per Credit | $339 | $680 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,900 |
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| Room & Board | $9,300 (On-Campus) / $12,300 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $5,000 (On-Campus) / $5,000 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $24,700 | $30,800 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $27,700 | $33,800 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $11,270 | $11,924 | $10,640 | $8,500 | $8,500 |
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| Out-of-State | $19,250 | $20,116 | $18,840 | $14,600 | $14,600 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 38 major areas - 20 Master's (2 online programs), 10 Doctorate, 4 Post-Bachelor's, 4 Post-Master's. 131 students have been conferred Master's degree and 21 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 131 | 21 | 8 | 6 |
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| Men | 89 | 17 | 3 | 4 |
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| Women | 42 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
Graduate Student Population
SD Mines graduate schools have a total of 322 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 230 male and 92 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 203 full-time and 119 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 78 students enrolled through online exclusively and 27 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 173 White, 5 Black, and 3 Asian students are attending at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
4 grad students are younger than 22 and 39 students are older than 65. It has 225 students aged between 22 and 30 and 92 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 322 |
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| Men | 230 |
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| Women | 92 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 322 |
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| Full-time Students | 203 |
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| Part-time Students | 119 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 322 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 3 |
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| Asian | 3 |
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| Black | 5 |
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| Hispanic | 15 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
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| White | 173 |
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| Two or more races | 5 |
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| Un-Known | 20 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 322 |
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| 21 & Under | 4 |
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| 22-24 | 106 |
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| 25-29 | 119 |
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| 30-34 | 60 |
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| 35-39 | 32 |
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| 40 & Over | 39 |
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Online Population
At South Dakota School of Mines and Technology graduate schools, 78 students enrolled online exclusively and 27 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 360 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 78 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 27 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 255 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 78 |
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| South Dakota Resident | 26 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 40 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 12 |
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