Rapid City, South Dakota · Public
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 15 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.7% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.7%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~15
- Schools with reported signal
- 88
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 79.9%
- Graduation rate
- 53%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $20,183/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $80,732
- Median debt
- $27,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $72,257/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
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Value among peer schools
Compared with 88 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 2.7x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($1,634 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($6,496 above). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 52% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 0.3% reported share · $6,128 net A+ East Mississippi Community College Scooba, MS · 0.6% reported share · $4,608 net A+ 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · 0.1% reported share · $20,111 net A+ 
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · 0.0% reported share · $13,481 net A+ University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · 0.1% reported share · $12,470 net A+ University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 0.2% reported share · $12,548 net A+ 
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · 0.2% reported share · $13,138 net A College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL · 0.1% reported share · $7,401 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology accounts for 0.7% of reported programs at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, which is bigger than 91% of schools in this field set and 2.7x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 15 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology's average net price is $20,183 per year, about $80,732 over four years. That is $1,634 above the $18,549 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $72,257 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $6,496 above the $65,761 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks South Dakota School of Mines and Technology #46 of 88 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.