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2026 Rankings for South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

What kind of rankings and accolades has SD Mines earned? Every College Factual accolade SD Mines holds are detailed on this page.

SD Mines was awarded 56 ranking badges in College Factual’s 2026 analysis.

Top Rankings for SD Mines:

#6 out of 9	#6 out of 9	#7 out of 9	#7 out of 9

SD Mines offers graduate-level programs too. View its [graduate-school rankings](/graduate-schools/south-dakota-school-of-mines-and-technology/rankings/) for graduate-degree badges and placements.

Ranking Highlights

• Quality Rankings
  • Best Colleges in the Plains States Region Ranking
  • Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota Ranking
  • Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Schools in South Dakota Ranking
• Best for the Money Rankings
  • Best Value Schools in the Plains States Region Ranking
  • Best Value Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota Ranking
  • Best Value Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region Ranking

How SD Mines Ranks in College Factual’s Best Quality Rankings

Top Ranked Majors

SD Mines has 138 top ranked majors, led by its placement in the Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota Ranking.

The best rankings are listed below:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Details
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota	1	1	View Report
Best Chemical Engineering Schools in South Dakota	1	1	View Report
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota	1	1	View Report
Best Chemical Engineering Schools in South Dakota	1	1	View Report
Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota	1	1	View Report
Best General Industrial Engineering Schools in South Dakota	1	1	View Report
Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota	1	1	View Report
Best Industrial Engineering Schools in South Dakota	1	1	View Report
Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota	1	2	View Report
Best General Mechanical Engineering Schools in South Dakota	1	2	View Report
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota	1	2	View Report
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in South Dakota	1	2	View Report
Best General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota	1	1	View Report
Best General Metallurgical Engineering Schools in South Dakota	1	1	View Report
Best Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota	1	1	View Report
Best Metallurgical Engineering Schools in South Dakota	1	1	View Report
Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota	1	1	View Report
Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	1	2	View Report
Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Schools in South Dakota	1	1	View Report
Best Mining Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota	1	1	View Report
Best Mining Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	1	2	View Report
Best Mining Engineering Schools in South Dakota	1	1	View Report
Best General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota	2	3	View Report
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota	2	3	View Report
Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota	2	2	View Report
Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Schools in South Dakota	2	2	View Report
Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota	2	2	View Report
Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in South Dakota	2	2	View Report
Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota	2	2	View Report
Best General Civil Engineering Schools in South Dakota	2	2	View Report
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota	2	2	View Report
Best Civil Engineering Schools in South Dakota	2	2	View Report
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota	2	2	View Report
Best Electrical Engineering Schools in South Dakota	2	2	View Report
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota	2	2	View Report
Best Electrical Engineering Schools in South Dakota	2	2	View Report
Best General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	2	2	View Report
Best General Metallurgical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region	2	2	View Report
Best Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	2	2	View Report
Best Metallurgical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region	2	2	View Report
Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region	2	2	View Report
Best Mining Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region	2	2	View Report
Best General Computer & Information Sciences Schools in South Dakota	3	4	View Report
Best Computer Information Systems Schools in South Dakota	3	4	View Report
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota	3	3	View Report
Best Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota	3	3	View Report
Best Engineering Schools in South Dakota	3	3	View Report
Best General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools	4	4	View Report
Best General Metallurgical Engineering Schools	4	4	View Report
Best Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools	4	4	View Report
Best Metallurgical Engineering Schools	4	4	View Report
Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools in South Dakota	5	7	View Report
Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools	6	9	View Report
Best Mining Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools	6	9	View Report
Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	7	9	View Report
Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	7	9	View Report
Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	8	9	View Report
Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	8	9	View Report
Best General Industrial Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region	9	10	View Report
Best Industrial Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region	9	10	View Report
Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region	10	12	View Report
Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region	10	12	View Report
Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Schools	10	10	View Report
Best Mining Engineering Schools	10	10	View Report
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	11	12	View Report
Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region	11	12	View Report
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	11	12	View Report
Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region	11	12	View Report
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	11	18	View Report
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	11	18	View Report
Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region	12	19	View Report
Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region	12	19	View Report
Best General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	13	29	View Report
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	16	36	View Report
Best General Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region	16	25	View Report
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region	16	25	View Report
Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	17	25	View Report
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	17	25	View Report
Best General Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region	19	40	View Report
Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	19	19	View Report
Best General Civil Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region	19	19	View Report
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	19	19	View Report
Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region	19	19	View Report
Best Computer Information Systems Schools in the Plains States Region	24	50	View Report
Best Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	26	35	View Report
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	38	78	View Report
Best Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region	40	49	View Report
Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region	61	130	View Report
Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools	76	89	View Report
Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools	76	89	View Report
Best General Industrial Engineering Schools	86	100	View Report
Best Industrial Engineering Schools	86	100	View Report
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools	123	153	View Report
Best Chemical Engineering Schools	124	154	View Report
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools	126	157	View Report
Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools	128	156	View Report
Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools	128	156	View Report
Best Chemical Engineering Schools	128	159	View Report
Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Schools	141	170	View Report
Best Biomedical Engineering Schools	141	170	View Report

How SD Mines Ranks for Value

Top Value Majors

SD Mines has 138 best-value majors, including its placement in the Best Value Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota Ranking.

The best rankings are listed below:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Details
Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota	1	1	View Report
Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in South Dakota	1	1	View Report
Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota	1	1	View Report
Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in South Dakota	1	1	View Report
Best Value General Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota	1	1	View Report
Best Value General Industrial Engineering Schools in South Dakota	1	1	View Report
Best Value Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota	1	1	View Report
Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in South Dakota	1	1	View Report
Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota	1	1	View Report
Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools in South Dakota	1	1	View Report
Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota	1	1	View Report
Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Schools in South Dakota	1	1	View Report
Best Value Mining & Mineral Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota	1	1	View Report
Best Value Mining & Mineral Engineering Schools in South Dakota	1	1	View Report
Best Value Mining Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota	1	1	View Report
Best Value Mining Engineering Schools in South Dakota	1	1	View Report
Best Value Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota	2	2	View Report
Best Value Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Schools in South Dakota	2	2	View Report
Best Value Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota	2	2	View Report
Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools in South Dakota	2	2	View Report
Best Value General Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota	2	2	View Report
Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools in South Dakota	2	2	View Report
Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota	2	2	View Report
Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in South Dakota	2	2	View Report
Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota	2	2	View Report
Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools in South Dakota	2	2	View Report
Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota	2	2	View Report
Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools in South Dakota	2	2	View Report
Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota	2	2	View Report
Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools in South Dakota	2	2	View Report
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota	2	2	View Report
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in South Dakota	2	2	View Report
Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	2	2	View Report
Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region	2	2	View Report
Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	2	2	View Report
Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region	2	2	View Report
Best Value Mining & Mineral Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	2	2	View Report
Best Value Mining & Mineral Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region	2	2	View Report
Best Value Mining Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	2	2	View Report
Best Value Mining Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region	2	2	View Report
Best Value General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota	3	3	View Report
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota	3	3	View Report
Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota	3	3	View Report
Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools	3	4	View Report
Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools	3	4	View Report
Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools	3	4	View Report
Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Schools	3	4	View Report
Best Value Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota	3	3	View Report
Best Value Engineering Schools in South Dakota	3	3	View Report
Best Value General Computer & Information Sciences Schools in South Dakota	4	4	View Report
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools in South Dakota	4	4	View Report
Best Value Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	6	9	View Report
Best Value Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	6	9	View Report
Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools in South Dakota	7	7	View Report
Best Value Mining & Mineral Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools	7	9	View Report
Best Value Mining Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools	7	9	View Report
Best Value General Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	8	9	View Report
Best Value Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	8	9	View Report
Best Value Mining & Mineral Engineering Schools	8	10	View Report
Best Value Mining Engineering Schools	8	10	View Report
Best Value Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region	9	12	View Report
Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region	9	12	View Report
Best Value General Industrial Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region	9	10	View Report
Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region	9	10	View Report
Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	10	12	View Report
Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region	10	12	View Report
Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	10	12	View Report
Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region	10	12	View Report
Best Value General Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	15	19	View Report
Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region	15	19	View Report
Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	15	19	View Report
Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region	15	19	View Report
Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	15	18	View Report
Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region	15	19	View Report
Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	15	18	View Report
Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region	15	19	View Report
Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	17	25	View Report
Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region	17	25	View Report
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	17	25	View Report
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region	17	25	View Report
Best Value General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	20	28	View Report
Best Value Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	21	35	View Report
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	26	35	View Report
Best Value General Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region	31	41	View Report
Best Value Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region	35	49	View Report
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools in the Plains States Region	38	49	View Report
Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	47	77	View Report
Best Value General Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools	60	89	View Report
Best Value Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools	60	89	View Report
Best Value General Industrial Engineering Schools	66	100	View Report
Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools	66	100	View Report
Best Value Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools	91	156	View Report
Best Value Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools	91	156	View Report
Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region	97	127	View Report
Best Value Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Schools	99	169	View Report
Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools	99	169	View Report
Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools	105	153	View Report
Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools	105	154	View Report
Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools	107	157	View Report
Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools	107	159	View Report

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Notes and References

These rankings are built on federal education data, 2026 edition.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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