by our College Data Analytics TeamSD Mines earned 31 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 2 in the top 1%, 10 in the top 5%, 13 in the top 10% and 6 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #31 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology holds 31 ranking badges across 4 fields of study, 12 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics rankings. Each ranking is recalculated when updated data becomes available. The current ranking cycle is 2026 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 2 |
| Top 5% | 10 |
| Top 10% | 13 |
| Top 15% | 6 |
| Total | 31 |
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is best known for Engineering: 11 of its 19 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. Its highest traditional-student placement is #3 of 293 in Most Focused for Civil Engineering.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Location Diversity (The Plains States) | ✓ | |||
| Location Diversity (South Dakota) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biomedical Engineering | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Chemical Engineering | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Civil Engineering | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Construction Engineering | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Electrical Engineering | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Geoscience Engineering | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Industrial Engineering | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Materials Engineering | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Mechanical Engineering | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Metallurgical Engineering | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Mining Engineering | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atmospheric Sciences | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Chemistry | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Geological & Earth Sciences | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Physics | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology earned no online-program badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #3 of 4 in Most Popular Online for Construction Engineering.
In College Factual’s 2026 veterans rankings, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology earned 12 badges, 3 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #31 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for Veterans | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Ranked Veterans | ✓ | |||
| Computer Information Systems | ||||
| Top Ranked Veterans | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Ranked Veterans | ✓ | |||
| Biomedical Engineering | ||||
| Top Ranked Veterans | ✓ | |||
| Chemical Engineering | ||||
| Top Ranked Veterans | ✓ | |||
| Civil Engineering | ||||
| Top Ranked Veterans | ✓ | |||
| Electrical Engineering | ||||
| Top Ranked Veterans | ✓ | |||
| Industrial Engineering | ||||
| Top Ranked Veterans | ✓ | |||
| Materials Engineering | ||||
| Top Ranked Veterans | ✓ | |||
| Mechanical Engineering | ||||
| Top Ranked Veterans | ✓ | |||
| Mining Engineering | ||||
| Top Ranked Veterans | ✓ |
Badges on this page come from rankings based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2026 edition. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology appears in 118 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
More about our data sources and methodologies.