How hard is SD Mines to get into?
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SD Mines) acceptance rate is 85.25% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 1,539 students applied and 1,312 were admitted to the school. Its acceptance rate is relatively high, making it somewhat easy to get into SD Mines.
SD Mines's acceptance rate places 4th out of 11 South Dakota colleges with competitive admission.
The median SAT score is 1230 and the ACT score is 26 at SD Mines. SD Mines's SAT score ranks 1st out of 5 South Dakota colleges that consider SAT score for admission.
To apply to SD Mines, the SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).
Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2023-24, SD Mines's acceptance rate is 85.25% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 37.80%. 1,147 men and 392 women applied to SD Mines and 988 men and 324 women students were accepted.
Among them, 397 men and 99 women were enrolled in SD Mines (Fall 2023).
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
Median SAT and ACT Score
In 2024, 123 students (26% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 372 students (78%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at SD Mines.
The median SAT score is 1,230 with 610 SAT EBRW and 620 SAT Math median scores. The 75th percentile SAT score of EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading / Writing) is 650 and the 25th percentile is 560. The SAT Math 75th percentile score is 670 and 25th percentile is 570 .
The median ACT composite score is 26 with 75th percentile score of 29 and 25th percentile score of 23 at SD Mines. The median ACT math score is 27 and the ACT English score is 24.
How competitive is SD Mines's score?
The SAT and ACT scores at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology are relatively high compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,060, ACT: 22 - public master's college and university with medium programs).
The institutional SAT code for SD Mines is 6652.
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type
For the academic year 2023-24, total 496 first-year students enrolled in SD Mines. The proportion of full-time students is 97.58% and part-time students is 2.42%.
By gender, the proportion of men students is 80.04% and women students is 19.96%.
The following table shows the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at SD Mines.
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
Application Requirements
It requires to submit High School Record (or Transcript) and English Proficiency Test to its applicants.
The SAT and ACT test score is not reqired, but considered in admission process at SD Mines. The english proficiency test is reqired .
The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.
For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .
General Admissions Information
The application fee is $20 for applying undergraduate schools and $35 for for applying graduate schools at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The following table provides general admission information for applying to SD Mines.