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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
501 East Saint Joseph Street
Rapid City, SD 57701-3995

Official telephone: (605) 394-2511
Fax number: (605) 394-2914
Website: https://www.sdsmt.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 2,146
Full-time undergraduates: 1,698
Part-time undergraduates: 345
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.6% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.3% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.3% Hispanic/Latino
83.8% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.9% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
2.3% Nonresident Alien
1.2% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 120 acres

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 88%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 60%
Percent of students who live off campus: 40%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: yes
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 105
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
eSports 144; ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers); Skid Snowboard Club 115; AIChe 107; ASCE 105

ATHLETICS

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's basketballyes 
Men's basketball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's cross-country runningyes 
Men's football NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's footballyes 
Men's golf NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's golfyes 
Men's soccer NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's track and field NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's track and fieldyes 
Women's basketballyes 
Women's basketball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's cross-country runningyes 
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's golfyes 
Women's golf NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's track and field NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's track and fieldyes 
Women's volleyballyes 
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II

Intramural/Recreational sports:
rock climbing; badminton; cheerleading; racquetball; riflery; soccer; squash; tennis; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball; water polo; skiing (downhill)

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Rapid City Regional

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 76% within six months of graduation

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