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The real 4-year cost of National American University-Rapid City in South Dakota
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at National American University-Rapid City went from $10,939 to $16,065, an average of 2.2% a year.
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition freeze or guarantee, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2027: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $10,939 | – | – |
| 2009 | $11,421 | – | – |
| 2010 | $11,988 | – | – |
| 2011 | $12,474 | – | – |
| 2012 | $11,736 | – | – |
| 2013 | $12,492 | – | – |
| 2014 | $13,212 | – | – |
| 2015 | $13,572 | – | – |
| 2016 | $13,914 | – | – |
| 2017 | $15,000 | – | – |
| 2018 | $15,000 | – | – |
| 2019 | $15,000 | – | – |
| 2020 | $14,985 | – | – |
| 2021 | $15,660 | – | – |
| 2022 | $16,065 | – | – |
| 2023 | $16,065 | $16,065 | – |
| 2024 | – | $16,418 | $15,882–$16,953 |
| 2025 | – | $16,778 | $15,702–$17,890 |
| 2026 | – | $17,147 | $15,524–$18,879 |
| 2027 | – | $17,523 | $15,347–$19,923 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $17,147 |
| Year 2 | $17,523 |
| Year 3 | $17,908 |
| Year 4 | $18,301 |
| 4-year total | $70,880 |
Two aid scenarios
4-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $30,880
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $36,929
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
On-campus housing & meals
Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.
- Latest (2011)
- $4,158/ yr
- rising 3.1% / yr
- Projected 4-year add-on
- $27,624
Books & supplies typically add ~$1,200 a year (national median, not included).
Housing here has kept rising even while tuition was frozen; the creep moved to room & board.
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Published figures for National American University-Rapid City from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.