Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate (for-profit)
National American University - Rapid City
Rapid City, South Dakota·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·Plains·national.edu/locations/campuses/rapid-city
6-yr Graduation
0%
-10.0pp vs Doctoral/Professional
Total enrollment
903
peer median 941
Avg net price
$31,062
+$8.2k vs Doctoral/Professional
Use this data
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Overall completion
0%-10.0pp vs Doctoral/Professional
Overall completion
0%-10.0pp vs Doctoral/Professional
4-year graduation
0%
4-year graduation
0%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
0%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
0%
Full-time retention
33%
Full-time retention
33%
Pell equity
0.0pp gap
Pell recipients
0%0 of 7
Non-Pell (all)
0% of 3
Subsidized loan, no Pell
0%0 of 2
No Federal Aid
0%0 of 1
Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 53 Title IV programs, 20 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 33 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Total programs
53
Passing
20
37.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national
Pass / fail distribution
53programs
- Passing20 · 37.7%
- No Data33 · 62.3%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
3
Watch
5
Safe
12
No data
33
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Program
Typical
Benchmark
EP gap
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$35,072
$34,808
National HS Median
+0.8%
+$264
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+0.8%
$35,072 vs $34,808
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$36,166
$34,808
National HS Median
+3.9%
+$1,358
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+3.9%
$36,166 vs $34,808
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$37,062
$34,808
National HS Median
+6.5%
+$2,254
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+6.5%
$37,062 vs $34,808
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$67,959
$60,112
National BA Median
+13.1%
+$7,847
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+13.1%
$67,959 vs $60,112
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$40,052
$34,808
National HS Median
+15.1%
+$5,244
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+15.1%
$40,052 vs $34,808
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
$41,000
$34,808
National HS Median
+17.8%
+$6,192
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+17.8%
$41,000 vs $34,808
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$43,113
$34,808
National HS Median
+23.9%
+$8,305
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+23.9%
$43,113 vs $34,808
Legal Support Services
Associate Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
$43,288
$34,808
National HS Median
+24.4%
+$8,480
Legal Support Services
Associate Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
+24.4%
$43,288 vs $34,808
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Program
EP gap
Status
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+0.8%
+$264
Just passing
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+3.9%
+$1,358
Just passing
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Program
Median debt
Median earnings
Debt burden
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$34,960
$35,072
100%
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$34,960 debt · $35,072 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
$30,500
$41,000
74%
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
$30,500 debt · $41,000 earn
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$26,235
$36,166
73%
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$26,235 debt · $36,166 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$28,115
$40,052
70%
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$28,115 debt · $40,052 earn
Human Resources Management and Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$45,041
$67,025
67%
Human Resources Management and Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$45,041 debt · $67,025 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$34,151
$52,803
65%
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$34,151 debt · $52,803 earn
Legal Support Services
Associate Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
$26,256
$43,288
61%
Legal Support Services
Associate Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
$26,256 debt · $43,288 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$31,032
$52,215
59%
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$31,032 debt · $52,215 earn
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Accredited since 1985Next review Aug 2035
Programmatic accreditations · 2
Action history · 3
- Aug 2025Renewal of AccreditationHigher Learning Commission
- Feb 2021Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary WithdrawalCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
- Feb 2021Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary WithdrawalCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$30–48k—
$48–75k—
$75–110k—
$110k+—
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Avg net price (private)
$31,062
+$8,238vs Doctoral/Professional median $22,825
Federal loans
53.6%
In-state tuition
$16,065
Out-of-state
$16,065
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 907 students received $3.6M in Pell grants, alongside $6.9M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients
907
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.6M
$3,572,484 total
Direct Loans
$6.9M
1,466 loan awards
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
1k’20
1k’21
1k’22
1k’23
1k’24
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Subsidized$2.3M
694 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.1M
681 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$1.5M
88 loan awards
Parent PLUS$32K
3 loan awards
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 3,569 borrowers who entered repayment, 142 (3.9%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate
3.9%
+1.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
3,569
Defaulted
142
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard
Default rate vs national, by cohort
2016
20.0%+10.7
2017
19.2%+10.0
2018
14.1%+7.1
2019
3.9%+1.6
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at National
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Distinct CIP programs35
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered
Top program families by completions
231 total completions
01Business
11449.4%
01Business
11449.4%
02Security/Protective
3013.0%
02Security/Protective
3013.0%
03Transportation
219.1%
03Transportation
219.1%
04Computer Sciences
198.2%
04Computer Sciences
198.2%
05Health Professions
198.2%
05Health Professions
198.2%
06Multi/Interdisciplinary
104.3%
06Multi/Interdisciplinary
104.3%
07Legal Professions
73.0%
07Legal Professions
73.0%
08Military Tech
62.6%
08Military Tech
62.6%
09Education
41.7%
09Education
41.7%
10Personal/Culinary
10.4%
10Personal/Culinary
10.4%
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Fall total
903
12-mo unduplicated
1,517
Undergraduate
1,328
Graduate
189
Gender split
Men
56%843
Women
44%674
Race / ethnicity composition
White
37.2%
Black
29.2%
Hispanic
16.1%
Unknown
6.0%
Two or more
3.9%
Non-resident
3.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
2.6%
Asian
0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.7%
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Athletes
53
20 M · 33 W
Women athletes
62.3%
Athletic aid
$264K
Total student aid
Budget
$574K
Total expenses
Men vs women · spending splits
Athletic student aid
$53K
$211K
Recruiting expense
$500
$750
Head-coach salaries
$21K
$26K
Men Women
Sport-by-sport · 2
Sport
Men
Women
Expenses
Rodeo
20
18
$268,881
Rodeo
20 M · 18 W
Volleyball
—
15
$304,914
Volleyball
— · 15 W
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.65
1 offenses · 1,543 students
3-year trend
0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.65Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0
Criminal offenses by type
Rape
1
By location
1total
- On campus1
VAWA offenses
0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00
Residence-hall fires
No residence-hall fires reported.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Student-to-faculty
6.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
2
National vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions National selected for federal comparison reporting.
This institutionPeer median
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectNational American University-Rapid City | 0% | — | 903 | $31,062 | Doctoral/Professional |
| 10% | — | 623 | $11,062 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 0% | — | 49,441 | $33,817 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 20% | — | 47,761 | $17,956 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| — | — | 979 | $11,207 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 21% | — | 504 | $27,693 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| Peer group median | 10% | — | 941 | $22,825 |
Institutions like National
Explore the federal data for institutions in National's comparison group.
- Doctoral/ProfessionalSouth Dakota
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Grad rate10%Admit rate—Enrollment623Net price$11,062View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalMinnesota
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Grad rate0%Admit rate—Enrollment49,441Net price$33,817View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalMinnesota
Capella University
Grad rate20%Admit rate—Enrollment47,761Net price$17,956View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalVirginia
University of Management and Technology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment979Net price$11,207View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalSouth Carolina
South University-Columbia
Grad rate21%Admit rate—Enrollment504Net price$27,693View data
Frequently asked questions about National American University-Rapid City
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about National.
What is the graduation rate at National American University-Rapid City?
National American University-Rapid City reports a 6-year graduation rate of 0% per the latest IPEDS.
How many students attend National American University-Rapid City?
National American University-Rapid City reports a total enrollment of 903 students per the latest IPEDS.
What is the average net price at National American University-Rapid City?
The average net price at National American University-Rapid City is $31,062 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.
Where is National American University-Rapid City located?
National American University-Rapid City is located in Rapid City, South Dakota 57702.
About the data on this page
Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.
IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
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