Academics

Academics at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is about the intellectual electricity sparked by more than 2,100 curious, intelligent, and ambitious minds from 39 states and 32 countries collaborating with more than 100 distinguished faculty members whose passion for science and engineering have earned them regional and national recognition.

You can expect:

• A select array of challenging, highly-reputed graduate academic programs in science and engineering. And a rigorous, balanced curriculum.
• To work side-by-side with distinguished faculty and researchers.
  
• Incredible research opportunities on campus and beyond - the university receives more than $17 million in annual funding from sources such as NASA, the Air Force Research Laboratory, the National Science Foundation, and the State of South Dakota.

The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, the recognized accrediting agency for the north central states.  For more information visit: www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org. In addition, the curriculum in chemistry is accredited by the American Chemical Society.  All engineering programs with the exception of environmental engineering and mining engineering and management, which are new programs, are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, a specialized accreditation body recognized by the Council on Post-Secondary Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education.  The computer science program is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.