South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
About the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology has a proud heritage of preparing graduates to serve as leaders in engineering and science. At the School of Mines every student has the opportunity to participate in research and test classroom learning through hands-on experience. The university offers a total of 33 degree programs in engineering and science at the baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral levels. A public university with approximately 2,000 students, the School of Mines provides award-winning education, research and development in areas of critical need to our nation, and technology-based economic development to our region and state. The School of Mines is located in historic Rapid City, South Dakota at the edge of the beautiful Black Hills.
The Mines Community
South Dakota School of Mines Hardrocker Community
At first glance, life at the School of Mines is everything you'd expect at one of the nation's premier science and engineering schools. It’s a place where Quake and Halo tournaments are serious affairs; where dorm rooms feature self-assembled computers and custom-built music systems; where you commonly hear members of the track team arguing about complex scientific equations while they exercise; where the idea of a practical joke is to make a gigantic rock, weighing tons, disappear without a trace from outside the Office of the President. The Hardrockers Community is undeniably distinctive and never boring!
