National American University-Rapid City
Rapid City, South Dakota · Website
$37,325
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$37,325
median earnings, 10 years after starting
National American University-Rapid City is a for-profit 4-year college in Rapid City, South Dakota with 764 undergraduates and 136 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $31,062 a year (tuition and fees $16,065). 0% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $37,325 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $29,020 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$31,062
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$16,065
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
0%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$29,020
About $308 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$37,325
Rank 3,126 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Net price
- $31,062
- Tuition and fees
- $16,065
- Cost of attendance
- $34,452
- Students with a need-based grant
- 57%
- Students with federal loans
- 54%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $31,062
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $13,647 in 2015-16 to $16,065 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 764
- Graduate students
- 136
- Part-time students
- 88%
- Women
- 45%
- Students per teacher
- 6
- Completion rate
- 0%
- Retention rate
- 33%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 72
- Other
- Online only, Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 3,126 of 5,094 US colleges and 15 of 21 in South Dakota (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | SD median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $31,062 | $18,146 | $28,553 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $16,065 | $8,845 | $17,408 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 85% | 91% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 0% | 54% | 50% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 33% | 78% | 67% | 75% |
| Median debt | $29,020 | $23,250 | $20,899 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $29,641 | $43,427 | $36,954 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $37,325 | $46,709 | $40,092 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 24% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 49% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
72 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 55 | $32,001 | $57,430 | $67,959 | $103,485 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | $28,458 | $48,827 | $57,756 | $68,257 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $32,805 | $45,392 | $52,803 | $58,716 |
| Air TransportationOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $85,825 |
| Homeland SecurityOnlineMaster's | Master's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | $107,332 | $96,660 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 14 | $34,597 | $28,699 | $35,072 | $37,073 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | $27,986 | $45,720 | $47,907 | $55,378 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 12 | $12,920 | $37,252 | $36,555 | $35,447 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 11 | $17,178 | $33,364 | $43,113 | $48,733 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $13,456 | $52,129 | $64,936 | $92,374 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 9 | $12,880 | $33,190 | $47,334 | $54,726 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | $27,525 | $35,820 | $52,215 | $76,194 |
| Homeland SecurityOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $70,193 |
| Homeland SecurityOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $149,417 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | $58,897 | $85,063 |
| Intelligence, Command Control and Information OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,835 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 5 | $31,370 | Withheld | $41,000 | $46,706 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Construction ManagementOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | $67,025 | $68,069 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 3 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Homeland SecurityOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Legal Support ServicesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | $43,288 | $44,669 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/TechniciansOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Rapid City and South Dakota on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in South Dakota
Questions and answers
How much does National American University-Rapid City cost?
$31,062 a year is the average net price at National American University-Rapid City after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $16,065, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $34,452. Families earning under $30,000 pay $31,062 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at National American University-Rapid City?
National American University-Rapid City has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do National American University-Rapid City graduates earn?
$37,325 a year is the median pay of former National American University-Rapid City students who work, 10 years after they started ($29,641 after 6 years). That ranks 3,126 of 5,094 US colleges and 15 of 21 in South Dakota. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral) at $120,607.
How much student debt do National American University-Rapid City graduates have?
$29,020 is the median federal student loan debt of National American University-Rapid City graduates, about $308 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 54% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at National American University-Rapid City?
0% of first-time, full-time students at National American University-Rapid City finish within 6 years. 33% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit 4-year colleges is 50%.
What are the most popular majors at National American University-Rapid City?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (55 master's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (47 bachelor's graduates), Health and Medical Administrative Services (21 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 72 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.