Maximum Value for Your Money
It’s important to choose a university that is affordable and offers a high return on your investment.
We are that school.
Job Placement
Our placement rate counts graduates who
are placed in their field of study or are accepted into graduate school, including
medical school. Some work for state
agencies, small businesses, or for such powerhouse companies as Google, Garmin,
Barrick Gold, Microsoft, NASA, and Amazon.
ROI
For the past three years,
College Factual named South
Dakota Mines the best engineering school for the money out of 323 similar
schools in the U.S. The company PayScale lists Mines among the top 100 schools
in the country for early and mid-career salaries. And SmartAsset named South
Dakota Mines No. 1 in the state for value and starting salary.
Rankings
EDSmart ranked our online graduate
programs among the best in the nation and three online programs ranked fourth
in the United States for affordability, retention, academic quality, and
student outcome. Best Colleges ranks South Dakota Mines No. 4 in the country
for most affordable master’s in Construction Management online program.
Military and Veteran Friendly
Military
Friendly ranks South Dakota Mines fourth in the United States for veterans
while College Factual ranks Mines among the top 5% of universities in the
nation for veterans. Mines has also been ranked the best university in the
state for veterans.
The 2020 Military Times Best list ranks
South Dakota Mines 38th out of about 500 colleges who took part in
its 10th annual survey. These organizations recognize Mines’
commitment to providing quality educational opportunities to America’s veterans
and military-connected students. Learn more about
our Veterans Resource Center.