Western Dakota Technical Institute, SD

location_on  800 Mickelson DR, Rapid City, SD 57703 • language  wdt.edu • workspace_premium  1.9 star
Public 2-Year Small Associate's College Largely Vocational Traditional and Non-Traditional Students Open Admissions Main Campus

Academics

Academics

Bachelor’s N/A
Associate’s 50%
Certificate 50%
Highest Degree Assoc

Graduates by Field of Study

Business, Management, Marketing12%
Computer and Information Sciences7%
Construction Trades5%
Engineering Technologies5%
Health Professions and Related Programs40%
Law Enforcement, Firefighting7%
Library Science1%
Mechanic and Repair Technologies8%
Precision Production16%

Admissions

Admissions

Admission Rate 60%
Median SAT Math N/A
Median SAT Reading N/A
Median ACT Composite N/A

Cost

Cost of Attendance

In-State Tuition $8,000
Out-of-State Tuition $8,000
Average Total Cost $20,000
Average Net Cost $16,000
Attendance Costs by Family Income School State US
$0–$30K $15,000 $14,412 $11,406
$30K–$48K $16,000 $14,740 $12,318
$48K–$75K $17,000 $17,290 $15,178
$75K–$110K $20,000 $19,584 $18,184
>$110K $19,000 $19,812 $20,813

Student Debt

Student Debt

Receive Federal Loans 59%
Median Federal Debt $9,000
Repayment Rate 48%
Median Payment $139
Financial Aid Recipients School State US
$0–$30K 		54% 30% 46%
$30K–$48K 		18% 14% 16%
$48K–$75K 		14% 17% 14%
$75K–$110K 		10% 20% 10%
>$110K 		4% 21% 15%
Student Debt School State US
The median debt for family income between $0–$30K $10,000 $14,406 $12,538
The median debt for family income between $30K–$75K $9,000 $16,081 $12,978
The median debt for students with family income >$75K $8,000 $14,930 $12,789
The median debt for Pell students $9,000 $17,046 $13,487
The median debt for no-Pell students $8,000 $13,510 $11,749
Cumulative loan debt at the 90th percentile $19,000 $33,492 $28,917
Cumulative loan debt at the 75th percentile $13,000 $25,486 $20,751
Cumulative loan debt at the 25th percentile $4,000 $6,312 $5,959
Cumulative loan debt at the 10th percentile $2,000 $3,704 $3,316
Loan Repayment Rates School State US
1-year after entering repayment 		43% 64% 49%
3-years after entering repayment 		48% 68% 54%
5-years after entering repayment 		54% 73% 59%
7-years after entering repayment 		55% 77% 65%

Completion

Graduation and Retention

Retention Rate 57%
Transfer Rate 11%
Withdrawal Rate 44%
Graduation Rate 38%
Time Taken to Graduate School State US
Within 4 Years 		39% 36% 33%
Within 6 Years 		38% 50% 49%
Within 8 Years 		38% 50% 52%
Graduation by Ethnicity School State US
Caucasian 		48% 55% 53%
Hispanic or Latino 		27% 41% 47%
Native American or Alaskan Native 		17% 23% 55%
Two or more races 		40% 42% 48%
Other race 		44% 47% 53%

Students

Student Enrollment

Undergraduates 767
Full-time Undergrads 43%
Avg Entry Age 25
Graduate Students N/A
Enrollment by Gender School State US
Female degree-seeking undergraduates 		53% 55% 57%
Male degree-seeking undergraduates 		47% 45% 43%
Enrollment by Race and Nativity School State US
Asian 		1% 1% 7%
Black 		2% 4% 13%
Caucasian 		76% 79% 50%
Hispanic or Latino 		5% 4% 19%
Native American or Alaskan Native 		11% 6% 1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 		0% 0% 0%
Two or more races 		4% 3% 4%
Other race 		0% 1% 4%
Enrollment by Family Income School State US
$0–$30K 		34% 20% 37%
$30K–$48K 		20% 14% 17%
$48K–$75K 		19% 19% 16%

Nearby Colleges

Headlines Academy Inc
2 miles, NW • 1 star
The Salon Professional Academy
2 miles, NW • 1 star

Nearby Airports

Rapid City Regional Airport
6 miles, SE • 1.4 star
Gillette-Campbell County Airport
118 miles, NW • 1 star