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The bachelor's program at SD Mines was ranked #117 on College Factual's Best Schools for engineering list. It is also ranked #1 in South Dakota.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology handed out 255 bachelor's degrees in engineering. This is a decrease of 21% over the previous year when 322 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 82 students received their master’s degree in engineering from SD Mines. This makes it the #134 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 17 students received their doctoral degrees in engineering in 2021, making the school the #137 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 255 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering from SD Mines. About 82% were men and 18% were women.
The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at SD Mines are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 83% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology with a bachelor's in engineering.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 13 |
White | 212 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 9 |
Other Races | 16 |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 82 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering from SD Mines. About 77% were men and 23% were women.
The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at SD Mines are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 62% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology with a master's in engineering.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 51 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 21 |
Other Races | 4 |
Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas. Individual majors may not be available for all degree levels.
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Civil Engineering | 65 |
Mechanical Engineering | 64 |
Industrial Engineering | 56 |
Chemical Engineering | 42 |
Electrical Engineering | 39 |
Mining Engineering | 28 |
Geoscience Engineering | 25 |
Metallurgical Engineering | 18 |
Biomedical Engineering | 11 |
Computer Engineering | 8 |
Materials Engineering | 7 |
Construction Engineering | 7 |
Other Engineering | 5 |
General Engineering | 2 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Physical Sciences | 33 |
Engineering Technologies | 20 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 17 |
Mathematics & Statistics | 6 |