United StatesRapid City, SD

National American University-Rapid City

Private for-profit · Medium evidence

Value51/100
Medium evidence43/100 profile coverage

Mixed direct and modelled. Missing lenses stay blank and do not become low scores.

Admissions40
Value85
Career25
Experience0
Location64
Graduation60%Source cohort definition varies
Median earnings$37,32510 years after entry/completion

Scorecard

A balanced read, not one ranking.

Academic62
Career32
Evidence coverage43
Not eligible for value ordering. This profile is missing a compatible minimum set of cost, outcome and completion evidence.

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    City / metro settingCityPrincipal city in Rapid City, SD Metro Area; Census 2024.

    The regional economy · 2024 Census ACS

    Rapid City, SD Metro Area

    Metropolitan-area residents, not just Rapid City or the student population.

    Employed residents · age 16+78,122
    Residents aged 22–244,401
    Residents aged 25–299,557

    Largest industries by employment share

    Education & health23.6% · 18,399 employed residents
    Retail12.1% · 9,484 employed residents
    Arts, leisure & hospitality11.1% · 8,654 employed residents

    Broad employer industries, not roles or job vacancies. Annual survey estimates include commuters working outside the metro.

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    Rankings

    Reputation & career strength.

    Univised career benchmarks

    Engineering—Limited confidence · Neutral fallback1.00× career presence
    How estimated

    Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.

    Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.

    Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.

    Technology & computing—Limited confidence · Neutral fallback1.00× career presence
    How estimated

    Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.

    Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.

    Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.

    Consulting—Limited confidence · Neutral fallback1.00× career presence
    How estimated

    Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.

    Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.

    Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.

    Finance & accounting—Limited confidence · Neutral fallback1.00× career presence
    How estimated

    Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.

    Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.

    Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.

    Law & legal services—Limited confidence · Neutral fallback1.00× career presence
    How estimated

    Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.

    Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.

    Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.

    Retail & consumer goods—Limited confidence · Neutral fallback1.00× career presence
    How estimated

    Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.

    Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.

    Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.

    Career ratings adjust for evidence strength. Compatible-school estimates are used only where supported; a neutral fallback means unknown, not measured average performance. These are not hiring odds or degree-quality measurements.

    Campus community

    Faith & belonging

    No reported institutional religious affiliation

    Institutional affiliation does not describe students’ individual beliefs. A verified campus-wide religious breakdown is not available in this dataset.

    Campus experience

    Campus ratings and verifiable strengths.

    Industry strengths

    Engineering · 1.00× estimated career presence · LimitedTechnology · 1.00× estimated career presence · LimitedConsulting · 1.00× estimated career presence · LimitedFinance and Accounting · 1.00× estimated career presence · LimitedLegal Services · 1.00× estimated career presence · LimitedRetail and Consumer Goods · 1.00× estimated career presence · Limited

    Observed employment evidence where supported; otherwise ranking-informed or comparable-school estimates. These school-level ratings do not verify programme availability or hiring probability.

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    Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral Degree$103,746 Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsAssociate's Degree$26,353 Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBachelors Degree$42,682 Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelors Degree$42,682 Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree$29,277 Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelors Degree$39,832 Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$25,484 Homeland SecurityBachelors Degree$44,776 Homeland SecurityDoctoral DegreeView degree Homeland SecurityMaster's Degree$61,516 Homeland SecurityUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,775 Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelors Degree$42,682 Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelors Degree$41,205 Intelligence, Command Control and Information OperationsBachelors DegreeView degree Intelligence, Command Control and Information OperationsMaster's DegreeView degree Intelligence, Command Control and Information OperationsUndergraduate Certificate or DiplomaView degree International BusinessBachelors Degree$42,682 International BusinessMaster's Degree$71,644 Legal Professions and Studies, OtherAssociate's Degree$33,138 Legal Professions and Studies, OtherBachelors Degree$34,954 Legal Support ServicesAssociate's Degree$35,060 Legal Support ServicesBachelors Degree$29,685 Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or DiplomaView degree MarketingBachelors Degree$42,682 Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$36,848 Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,837 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$52,357 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelors Degree$56,133 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree$96,722 Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$36,848

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