South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a small public school of engineering and technology located in Rapid City, SD ranked 2nd in South Dakota. It has a total of 2,652 full-time undergraduate students and is not very competitive, with a 76.6% acceptance rate. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology offers 52 different majors and is best known for its Geological Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Biotechnology programs (nationally ranked 4th, 12th, and 17th respectively). With an annual tuition of $7,610 for students from South Dakota and $11,920 for those from out-of-state, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is pretty low-priced. 44.02% of students graduate ready to the next chapter of their lives, employment. After finishing college, alumni go on to make around $56,500 per year, which is 36% over the national median.