Estimated Cost Of Attendance
Indirect costs are not billed to the student by South Dakota Mines. These indirect
costs include transportation, personal allowances, and housing and meals for students
who do not live on campus.
The following estimated costs of attendance are used by the South Dakota Mines Financial
Aid Office.
Estimated Cost of Attendance - for full-time undergraduate students
Estimated Cost of Attendance - for full-time graduate students
Estimated Cost of Attendance - Full-Time Undergraduate Students
| FULL TIME UNDERGRADUATE for 2025-2026 (Tuition/Fees estimate based on 15 credit hours per semester) |
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| Tuition/Fees | Books/Supplies | Laptop | Housing | Meals |
Transportation |
Personal |
Total | |
| Freshman: On-Campus - Connolly, Palmerton & Peterson Halls |
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| SD Resident & SD Advantage & Child of Alumni | 11500 | 700 | 900 | 4700 | 4800 | 2200 | 2100 | $26,900 |
| WUE | 15600 | 700 | 900 | 4700 | 4800 | 2200 | 2100 | $31,000 |
| Non-Resident | 16200 | 700 | 900 | 4700 | 4800 | 2200 | 2100 | $31,600 |
| 2nd Year: On-Campus - Placer Hall | ||||||||
| SD Resident & SD Advantage & Child of Alumni | 11500 | 700 | 900 | 6100 | 4800 | 2200 | 2100 | $28,300 |
| WUE | 15600 | 700 | 900 | 6100 | 4800 | 2200 | 2100 | $32,400 |
| Non-Resident | 16200 | 700 | 900 | 6100 | 4800 | 2200 | 2100 | $33,000 |
| 3rd, 4th & 5th Year: Rocker Square or Off-Campus | ||||||||
| SD Resident & SD Advantage & Child of Alumni | 11500 | 700 | 900 | 7700 | 4800 | 2800 | 2600 | $31,000 |
| MN Reciprocity | 12300 | 700 | 900 | 7700 | 4800 | 2800 | 2600 | $31,800 |
| WUE | 15600 | 700 | 900 | 7700 | 4800 | 2800 | 2600 | $35,100 |
| Non-Resident | 16200 | 700 | 900 | 7700 | 4800 | 2800 | 2600 | $35,700 |
| Commuter | ||||||||
| SD Resident & SD Advantage & Child of Alumni | 11500 | 700 | 900 | 0 | 4800 | 2800 | 2600 | $23,300 |
| MN Reciprocity | 12300 | 700 | 900 | 0 | 4800 | 2800 | 2600 | $24,100 |
| WUE | 15600 | 700 | 900 | 0 | 4800 | 2800 | 2600 | $27,400 |
| Non-Resident | 16200 | 700 | 900 | 0 | 4800 | 2800 | 2600 | $28,000 |
The above figures are estimates only. Actual expenses will vary per student depending on actual credit hours, discipline fees, housing/meals options, etc.
Direct costs billable to the student include tuition and fees, books/supplies, laptop, housing and meals (for students living on campus).
Indirect costs include transportation and personal allowances that are not billed to the student by South Dakota Mines.
New or transfer students from the following states are eligible for SD Advantage tuition rate: Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Children of South Dakota Mines alumni can apply through the Admissions Office to receive SD resident tuition rate.
WUE: Western Undergraduate Exchange Program - includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Estimated Cost of Attendance - Full-Time Graduate Students
| FULL TIME GRADUATE for 2025-2026 (Tuition/Fees estimate based on 9 credit hours per semester) |
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| Tuition/Fees | Books /Supplies | Housing | Meals | Transportation | Personal | Total | |
| Rocker Square or Off-Campus | |||||||
| SD Resident & WRG | 8900 | 700 | 7700 | 4800 | 2800 | 2600 | $27,500 |
| MN Reciprocity | 13100 | 700 | 7700 | 4800 | 2800 | 2600 | $31,700 |
| Non-Resident | 15400 |
700 | 7700 | 4800 | 2800 | 2600 | $34,000 |
| Grad Assistant | 900 | 700 | 7700 | 4800 | 2800 | 2600 | $19,500 |
| Non-Resident Grad Assistant |
900 |
700 | 7700 | 4800 | 2800 | 2600 | $19,500 |
| Commuter | |||||||
| SD Resident & WRG | 8900 | 700 | 0 | 4800 | 2800 | 2600 | $19,800 |
| MN Reciprocity | 13100 | 700 | 0 | 4800 | 2800 | 2600 | $24,000 |
| Non-Resident | 15400 | 700 | 0 | 4800 | 2800 | 2600 | $26,300 |
| Grad Assistant | 900 |
700 | 0 | 4800 | 2800 | 2600 | $11,800 |
| Non-Resident Grad Assistant |
900 | 700 | 0 | 4800 | 2800 | 2600 | $11,800 |
The above figures are estimates. Actual expenses will vary per student depending on enrolled credit hours, discipline fees, housing/meals options, etc.
Direct costs billable to the student include tuition and fees, books/supplies, housing
and meals (for students living on campus housing).
Indirect costs include transportation and personal allowances that are not billed
to the student by South Dakota Mines.