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National American University - Rapid City was awarded 43 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.
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College Factual ranked National American University - Rapid City as #845 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when National American University - Rapid City held the #921 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
National American University - Rapid City is also ranked #9 out of 13 schools in South Dakota.
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If you are worried about getting into National American University - Rapid City, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at National American University - Rapid City it is much better at 6 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
The freshmen retention rate of 25% tells us that most first-year, full-time students don't stick around for a second year at National American University - Rapid City. Students may have a variety of reasons for this, such as only intending to attend a school for one year while they brush up on certain subjects.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 9% for first-time, full-time students at National American University - Rapid City, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,108 undergraduates at National American University - Rapid City with 174 being full-time and 934 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of National American University - Rapid City, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At National American University - Rapid City, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $7,430 a year. That adds up to $29,720 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at National American University - Rapid City is 14.1%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for National American University - Rapid City are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 5301 Mount Rushmore Road, Rapid City, SD 57701-2823 |
| Phone: | 605-394-4800 |
| Website: | www.national.edu/locations/campuses/rapid-city/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/NationalAmericanU?sk=wall |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/NatAmericanU |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 73 | $42,593 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 52 | $37,731 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 26 | $36,958 |
| Homeland Security | 23 | NA |
| Air Transportation | 18 | NA |
| Accounting | 11 | $45,951 |
| Intelligence & Command Control Operations | 10 | NA |
| Information Technology | 10 | $39,835 |
| Legal Support Services | 4 | NA |
| Human Resource Management | 4 | $40,851 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 1,204 students took at least one online class at National American University - Rapid City. This is a decrease from the 1,440 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,204 | 1,204 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,440 | 1,440 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,548 | 1,543 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,653 | 1,630 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,322 | 1,282 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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