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IPEDS ID: 219204
OPE ID: 00405700
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National American University-Rapid City
All programs offered completely via Distance education
4020 Jackson Boulevard Suite 1, Rapid City, South Dakota 57702
General information:  (605) 394-4800
Website:  www.national.edu/locations/campuses/rapid-city/
Type:  4-year, Private for-profit
Awards offered:  Less than one year certificate
One but less than two years certificate
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master's degree
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Campus setting:  City: Small
Campus housing:  No
Student population:  903 (767 undergraduate)
Student-to-faculty ratio:  6 to 1
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Financial Aidwww.national.edu/admissions-financial/financial-aid/federal-financial-aid/
Net Price Calculatorwww.national.edu/net-price-calculator/
Tuition Policies for Servicemembers and Veteranswww.national.edu/military-benefits-tuition/
Disability Serviceswww.national.edu/americans-with-disabilities-act-policy/
Mission Statement
  www.national.edu/mission-purpose-vision-history/
Special Learning Opportunities
Distance education – undergraduate programs offered
Distance education – graduate programs offered
Weekend/evening college
Student Services
Academic/career counseling service
Employment services for students
Placement services for completers
Undergraduate students enrolled who are formally registered with office of disability services, Fall 2023
3% or less
Carnegie Classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Religious Affiliation
Not applicable
Federal Aid
Eligible students may receive Pell Grants and other federal aid (e.g. Direct Loans).
For-credit instruction programs offered
Occupational
Academic
Developmental
Noncredit education offered
Institution does not offer noncredit education
Credit Accepted
Credit for life experiences
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Faculty and graduate assistants by primary function, Fall 2024Full timePart time
Total faculty2134
Instructional2134
Research and public service00
Total graduate assistants-0
Instructional-0
Research-0
open-close Tuition, Fees, and Estimated Student Expenses
Estimated Expenses for Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students
  • Beginning students are those who are entering postsecondary education for the first time.
Estimated expenses for academic year2021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025% change 2023-2024 to 2024-2025
Tuition and fees$15,660$16,065$16,065$16,0650.0%
Living arrangement
Off Campus
Food and Housing$12,213$12,213$14,400$14,4000.0%
Other expenses$954$954$3,987$3,9870.0%
Off Campus with Family
Food and Housing---$3,006 -
Other expenses$954$954$3,987$3,9870.0%
Total Expenses2021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025% change 2023-2024 to 2024-2025
Off Campus$28,827$29,232$34,452$34,4520.0%
Off Campus with Family$16,614$17,019$20,052$20,0520.0%
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Average graduate student tuition and fees for academic year2024-2025
Tuition$15,750
Fees$675
Alternative Tuition Plans and Promise Program
  • No alternative tuition plans are offered by this institution.
  • Does not participate in Promise program
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Undergraduate Student Financial Aid, 2023-2024
Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students
  • Beginning students are those who are entering postsecondary education for the first time.
Type of AidNumber awarded aidPercent awarded aidTotal amount of aid awardedAverage amount of aid awarded
Any student financial aid1(*)29%————
Grant or scholarship aid(*)29%(*)(*)
Federal grants(*)29%(*)(*)
Pell grants(*)29%(*)(*)
Other federal grants00%$0—
State/local government grant or scholarships00%$0—
Institutional grants or scholarships00%$0—
Student loan aid(*)29%(*)(*)
Federal student loans(*)29%(*)(*)
Other student loans00%$0—
  • 1 Includes students awarded Federal work study aid and aid from other sources not listed above.
  • (*) Number awarded aid and total and average amounts of aid awarded are withheld to preserve the privacy of individuals.
All Undergraduate Students
Type of AidNumber awarded aidPercent awarded aidTotal amount of aid awardedAverage amount of aid awarded
Degree/certificate-seeking
Grant or scholarship aid149760%$2,805,409$5,645
Pell grants47757%$2,331,364$4,888
Federal student loans44854%$3,780,002$8,438
Non-degree/non-certificate-seeking
Grant or scholarship aid100%$0—
  • 1 Grant or scholarship aid includes aid awarded, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.

  • For more information on Student Financial Assistance Programs or to apply for financial aid via the web, visit Federal Student Aid.
open-close Net Price
Average Net Price for Full-Time Beginning Students
Full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded grant or scholarship aid from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.
2021-20222022-20232023-2024
Average net price$23,855$22,086$31,062
Full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded Title IV aid by income.
Average net price by Income2021-20222022-20232023-2024
$0 – $30,000$22,332$22,086$31,062
$30,001 – $48,000$24,362——
$48,001 – $75,000———
$75,001 – $110,000———
$110,001 and more———
  • Average net price is generated by subtracting the average amount of federal, state/local government, or institutional grant or scholarship aid from the total cost of attendance. Total cost of attendance is the sum of published tuition and required fees, books and supplies, and the weighted average for Food and Housing and other expenses.
  • Beginning students are those who are entering postsecondary education for the first time.
  • Title IV aid to students includes grant aid, work study aid, and loan aid. These include: Federal Pell Grants, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (FSEOG), Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grants, Federal Work-Study, Subsidized Direct Loans, and Unsubsidized Direct Loans. For those Title IV recipients, net price is reported by income category and includes students awarded federal aid even if none of that aid was provided in the form of grants. While Title IV status defines the cohort of student for which the data are reported, the definition of net price remains the same – total cost of attendance minus grant aid.
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open-close Enrollment
Fall 2024
Total enrollment903
Undergraduate enrollment767
Undergraduate transfer-in enrollment43
Graduate enrollment136
Undergraduate Attendance StatusUndergraduate Student Gender
Undergraduate Attendance Status: Full-time: 12% Part-time: 88%Undergraduate Student Gender: Male: 55% Female: 45%
Undergraduate Race/ethnicity
Undergraduate Race/ethnicity: American Indian or Alaska Native: 3% Asian: 1% Black or African American: 29% Hispanic/Latino: 16% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: 1% White: 37% Two or more races: 4% Race/ethnicity unknown: 6% U.S. Nonresident: 3%
Undergraduate Student AgeUndergraduate Student Residence
Undergraduate Student Age: 24 and under: 15% 25 and over: 85% Age unknown: 0%Undergraduate Student Residence: In-state: 4% Out-of-state: 95% Foreign countries: 1% Unknown: 0%
  • Age data are reported for Fall 2023.
  • Residence data are reported for first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates.
Undergraduate Distance Education Status
Undergraduate Enrollment by Distance Education Status: Enrolled exclusively in distance education courses: 100% Enrolled in some, but not all, distance education courses: 0% Not enrolled in any distance education courses: 0%
Graduate Attendance Status
Graduate Attendance Status: Full-time: 46% Part-time: 54%
Graduate Distance Education Status
Graduate Enrollment by Distance Education Status: Enrolled exclusively in distance education courses: 100% Enrolled in some, but not all, distance education courses: 0% Not enrolled in any distance education courses: 0%
open-close Admissions
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open-close Retention and Graduation Rates
First-to-Second Year Retention Rates

Retention rates measure the percentage of first-time students who are seeking bachelor's degrees who return to the institution to continue their studies the following fall.

Retention Rates for First-Time Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees
Student retention: Full-time students: 33% Part-time students: 46%
Percentage of Students Who Began Their Studies in Fall 2023 and Returned in Fall 2024
Overall Graduation Rate and Transfer-Out Rate

The overall graduation rate is also known as the "Student Right to Know" or IPEDS graduation rate. It tracks the progress of students who began their studies as full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking students to see if they complete a degree or other award such as a certificate within 150% of "normal time" for completing the program in which they are enrolled.

Some institutions also report a transfer-out rate, which is the percentage of the full-time, first-time students who transferred to another institution without completing at the current institution.

Note that not all students at the institution are tracked for these rates. Students who have already attended another postsecondary institution, or who began their studies on a part-time basis, are not tracked for this rate. At this institution, 4 percent of entering students were counted as "full-time, first-time" in 2024.

Overall Graduation and Transfer-Out Rates for Students Who Began Their Studies in Fall 2018
Overall graduation rate: Overall graduation rate: 0% (*) Transfer-out rate:
Percentage of Full-time, First-Time Students Who Graduated or Transferred Out Within 150% of "Normal Time" to Completion for Their Program
  • (*) Not all institutions report transfer-out rates.
  • Interpret data cautiously due to a small cohort of full-time, first-time students at this institution, 3 percent of the entering students were counted as "full-time, first-time in 2024.
open-close Outcome Measures
  • Alternative measures of student success are reported by degree-granting institutions to describe the outcomes of degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students who are not only first-time, full-time students, but also part-time attending and non-first-time (transfer-in) students. These measures are also reported for students receiving Pell grants and those students that do not receive Pell grants. These measures provide the 8-year award-completion rates by award level (certificates, associate's and bachelor degrees) after entering an institution. For students who did not earn any undergraduate award after 8-years of entry, the enrollment statuses are reported as either still enrolled at the institution, or subsequently transferred out of the institution. Unlike the Graduation Rates data, all reporting institutions must report on their transfer outs regardless if the institution has a mission that provides substantial transfer preparation.
FULL-TIME, FIRST-TIME DEGREE/CERTIFICATE-SEEKING UNDERGRADUATES WHO ENTERED IN 2016-17
Award and enrollment rate: [All students] Received a certificate: 8% Received an Associate's degree: 8% Received a Bachelor's degree: 8% Enrolled at same institution: 0% Enrolled at different institution: 36% [Pell] Received a certificate: 13% Received an Associate's degree: 13% Received a Bachelor's degree: 10% Enrolled at same institution: 0% Enrolled at different institution: 40% [Non-Pell] Received a certificate: 0% Received an Associate's degree: 0% Received a Bachelor's degree: 5% Enrolled at same institution: 0% Enrolled at different institution: 30%
PART-TIME, FIRST-TIME DEGREE/CERTIFICATE-SEEKING UNDERGRADUATES WHO ENTERED IN 2016-17
Award and enrollment rate: [All students] Received a certificate: 0% Received an Associate's degree: 7% Received a Bachelor's degree: 5% Enrolled at same institution: 0% Enrolled at different institution: 33% [Pell] Received a certificate: 0% Received an Associate's degree: 7% Received a Bachelor's degree: 2% Enrolled at same institution: 0% Enrolled at different institution: 37% [Non-Pell] Received a certificate: 0% Received an Associate's degree: 7% Received a Bachelor's degree: 7% Enrolled at same institution: 0% Enrolled at different institution: 28%
FULL-TIME, NON-FIRST-TIME DEGREE/CERTIFICATE-SEEKING UNDERGRADUATES WHO ENTERED IN 2016-17
Award and enrollment rate: [All students] Received a certificate: 46% Received an Associate's degree: 3% Received a Bachelor's degree: 7% Enrolled at same institution: 0% Enrolled at different institution: 18% [Pell] Received a certificate: 53% Received an Associate's degree: 3% Received a Bachelor's degree: 7% Enrolled at same institution: 0% Enrolled at different institution: 17% [Non-Pell] Received a certificate: 34% Received an Associate's degree: 3% Received a Bachelor's degree: 8% Enrolled at same institution: 0% Enrolled at different institution: 20%
PART-TIME, NON-FIRST-TIME DEGREE/CERTIFICATE-SEEKING UNDERGRADUATES WHO ENTERED IN 2016-17
Award and enrollment rate: [All students] Received a certificate: 2% Received an Associate's degree: 8% Received a Bachelor's degree: 16% Enrolled at same institution: 0% Enrolled at different institution: 33% [Pell] Received a certificate: 1% Received an Associate's degree: 6% Received a Bachelor's degree: 16% Enrolled at same institution: 0% Enrolled at different institution: 36% [Non-Pell] Received a certificate: 3% Received an Associate's degree: 10% Received a Bachelor's degree: 15% Enrolled at same institution: 0% Enrolled at different institution: 30%
open-close Programs/Majors
Completions (Number of awards conferred) 2023-2024
Completions are the number of awards conferred by program and award level.
sort byProgramUndergraduate
Certificate		Postgraduate
Certificate		AssociateBachelorMasterDoctor
  • Data shown are for first majors.
  • (-) Program is not offered at this award level.
  • d identifies programs and award levels that are offered as a distance education program. For program category totals, d is shown if one or more programs in the category are offered as a distance education program.
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Accounting---5d--
Accounting and Business/Management---0d--
Accounting and Finance-1d----
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping0d-3d---
Business Administration and Management, General--17d48d43d-
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry0d-----
Construction Management, General1d-4d4d--
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce-1d----
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, Other0d-----
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General1d3d-3d--
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management--1d---
Retail Management---0d--
Small Business Administration/Management--1d---
Category total2d5d26d60d43d-
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance---7d--
Computer Support Specialist0d-6d---
Information Technology---7d--
Network and System Administration/Administrator0d-----
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design0d-----
Category total0d-6d14d--
Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services
Salon/Beauty Salon Management/Manager--2d---
Category total--2d---
Education
Community College Administration-----9d
Category total-----9d
Health Professions and Related Programs
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician--0d---
Health/Health Care Administration/Management---17d--
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary--3d---
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder4d-----
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller11d-----
Medical Staff Services Technology/Technician--2d---
Category total15d-5d17d--
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies--8d6d--
Homeland Security0d0d-6d2d11d
Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations1d0d-2d2d-
Category total1d0d8d14d4d11d
Legal Professions and Studies
Legal Assistant/Paralegal--2d3d--
Legal Professions and Studies, Other--0d1d--
Category total--2d4d--
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences
Strategic Intelligence-0d-5d11d-
Category total-0d-5d11d-
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other--2d3d--
Category total--2d3d--
Science Technologies/Technicians
Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/Technicians, Other---1d--
Category total---1d--
Transportation and Materials Moving
Aviation/Airway Management and Operations---18d--
Category total---18d--
Grand total185511365820
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Services and Programs for Servicemembers and Veterans
Yellow Ribbon Program (officially known as Post-9/11 GI Bill, Yellow Ribbon Program)
Credit for military training
Dedicated point of contact for support services for veterans, military servicemembers, and their families
Member of Department of Defense Voluntary Educational Partnership Memorandum of Understanding
Tuition policies specifically for Veterans and Servicemembers
Educational Benefits, 2023-2024
Number of students receiving benefits/assistance
Number of students receiving benefits/assistance: Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefits - undergraduates: 165 Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefits - graduates: 48 DoD Tuition Assistance Program - undergraduates: 210 DoD Tuition Assistance Program - graduates: 23
Average amount of benefits/assistance disbursed through the institution
Average amount of benefits/assistance disbursed through the institution: Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefits - undergraduates: $3,160 Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefits - graduates: $4,605 DoD Tuition Assistance Program - undergraduates: $2,174 DoD Tuition Assistance Program - graduates: $2,676
RETENTION RATES
RETENTION RATES FOR FIRST-TIME, DEGREE/CERTIFICATE EDUCATION BENEFIT USERS PURSUING BACHELOR'S DEGREES
RETENTION RATES FOR FIRST-TIME, DEGREE/CERTIFICATE EDUCATION BENEFIT USERS PURSUING BACHELOR'S DEGREES Full-time students: 75% Part-time students: 33%
Retention rate is the percentage of undergraduate students who began their studies in academic year 2013-14 and returned in academic year 2014-15
open-close Varsity Athletic Teams
  • No varsity sports data reported for this institution. Data on varsity athletics are submitted annually as required by the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA), by all co-educational postsecondary institutions that have an intercollegiate athletics program. For the most recent data collection, EADA did not collect data on varsity athletics for programs that were cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.
open-close Accreditation
Institutional Accreditation
AccreditorStatusNext Review Date
Higher Learning CommissionAccredited since ((!)01/01/1985)08/31/2025
Programmatic Accreditation
Accreditor / ProgramStatusNext Review Date
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levelsAccredited (03/07/2011 - 02/22/2021)
Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levelsAccredited (03/07/2011 - 02/22/2021)
  • (!) Estimated date
  • For more detailed information on accreditation for this institution, including all actions and justification for actions, visit OPE's Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs: ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/institution-profile/142896.
open-close Campus Security and Safety
On-Campus
Criminal Offenses201920202021
a. Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter0––
b. Negligent manslaughter0––
c. Rape0––
d. Fondling0––
e. Incest0––
f. Statutory Rape0––
g. Robbery0––
h. Aggravated assault0––
i. Burglary0––
j. Motor vehicle theft0––
k. Arson0––
VAWA Offenses201920202021
a. Domestic violence0––
b. Dating violence0––
c. Stalking0––
Arrests201920202021
a. Weapons: carrying, possessing, etc.0––
b. Drug abuse violations0––
c. Liquor law violations0––
Disciplinary Actions201920202021
a. Weapons: carrying, possessing, etc.0––
b. Drug abuse violations0––
c. Liquor law violations0––
  • The crime data reported by the institutions have not been subjected to independent verification by the U.S. Department of Education. Therefore, the Department cannot vouch for the accuracy of the data reported here.
  • The crime statistics displayed only includes On-Campus data associated with the main campus as listed on College Navigator. For statistics associated with each campus location, off campus data, and for additional information covering Hate Crimes, and Fire statistics see https://ope.ed.gov/campussafety.
  • The On-Campus data do not include incidents that: (a) took place on public property, including thoroughfares, streets, sidewalks, and parking facilities, that is within the campus, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus; (b) took place on any building or property owned or controlled by a student organization that is officially recognized by the institution; or (c) took place on any building or property owned or controlled by an institution that is used in direct support of, or in relation to, the institution's educational purposes, is frequently used by students, and is not within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area of the institution.
open-close Cohort Default Rates
Three-year Official Cohort Default Rates
Fiscal Year202120202019
Default rate0.0%0.0%3.9%
Number in default01142
Number in repayment1,0471,8733,569
Aid Programs
  • Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan)