SD Mines vs National American University-Ellsworth

Compare two rival schools - South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and National American University-Ellsworth with tuition and admission information where SD Mines is a four-years, public located in Rapid City, SD and National American University-Ellsworth is a four-years, private (for-profit) located in Box Elder, SD.

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SD Mines is a public and National American University-Ellsworth is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
SD Mines has more expensive tuition & fees ($14,800) than National American University-Ellsworth ($6,675).
SD Mines has more students with 2,492 students while National American University-Ellsworth has 61 students.
National American University-Ellsworth has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while SD Mines's ratio is 12 to 1.

The following table compares the two rival schools - South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and National American University-Ellsworth.

SD Mines	vs.	National American University-Ellsworth
Rapid City, South Dakota	Location	Box Elder, South Dakota
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification	School of business and management
In-State$10,400 Out-Of-State$14,800	2024 Tuition & Fees	$6,675
75%	% Receiving Financial Aid	28%
$6,336	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$3,490

84.99 %	Acceptance Rates	-
38.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
1,230	SAT Score	-
26	ACT Score	-
55 %	Graduation Rate	16 %
5 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
83 %	Retention Rate	-
2,492	Student Population	61
157	Number of Faculties	-
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	-

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