Fast Facts 2008-2009

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology The School of Mines has a proud heritage of excellence in preparing graduates to serve as leaders in the professions of engineering and science. Award-winning undergraduate education is enhanced by graduate education and research and development in areas of critical need to the state, the nation, and the international community. By the Numbers Full-time Students -- 1,567 Part-time Students -- 494 Faculty -- 135 Staff (including temporary) -- 181 Total Alumni -- 16,142

Endowed Scholarships and Fellowships $25,066,620 Students Receiving Financial Aid 82% Research Grants (Fiscal Year 2008) $10.1 million

Tuition and Fees (Fall 2008) Undergraduate Tuition and Fees* Room and Board Books and Supplies** Total SD Resident $6,480 $4,740 $1,950 $13,170 Non-Resident $7,800 $4,740 $1,950 $14,490 Graduate Tuition and Fees*** Room and Board**** Books and Supplies Total $5,670 $4,600 $1,200 $11,470 $11,750 $4,600 $1,200 $17,550 *based on 30 credits per year **includes Tablet PC Program ***based on 24 credits per year ****on-campus, maximum cost meal plan Tuition, Room, Board, and Fees Schedule Intercollegiate Athletics NAIA Dakota Athletic Conference (DAC) Men's Teams Football Basketball Track Golf Cross Country Women's Teams Basketball Volleyball Track Golf Cross Country Research and Development Initiatives Atmospheric Sciences Institute of Atmospheric Sciences (IAS) Chemical and Biological Sciences and Engineering Center for BioEnergy Research and Development - NSF I/UCRC Center for Bioprocessing Research and Development (CBRD) Geological Sciences and Engineering Black Hills Natural Sciences Field Station Engineering and Mining Experiment Station (EMES) Museum of Geology South Dakota Space Grant Consortium Materials Science and Engineering Additive Manufacturing Laboratory Advanced Materials Processing (AMP) and Joining Lab The Center for Accelerated Applications at the Nanoscale (CAAN) Center of Excellence for Advanced Manufacturing and Production (CAMP) Composite and Polymer Engineering Laboratory (CAPE) Computational Mechanics Laboratory Direct Write Laboratory Supersonic Wind Tunnel Library Devereaux Library is a four-story building providing a wide variety of resources and services for students, faculty, staff, and the community. The library's collection supports the entire range of academic disciplines, with a primary focus on science and engineering. It contains nearly 200,000 volumes. Student Demographics Age Group 17 or younger 18-23 24-29 30-39 40-49 50 or older Total Number 10 1,460 398 127 41 25 2,061 Percentage 0.5% 70.8 % 19.3% 6.2% 2.0% 1.2% 100.0% Ethnicity American Indian Asian/Pacific Black/Non-Hispanic Hispanic Non-U.S. Citizen Other White/Caucasian Total 51 18 11 24 115 107 1,735 2,061 2.5% 0.9% 0.5% 1.2% 5.6% 5.2% 84.2% 100.0% Gender Female Male Total 606 1,455 2,061 29.4% 70.6% 100.0%

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