Black Hills State University
Cost & Tuition
In-State Tuition: $9,000
In-State Cost of Attendance: $21,343
Out-of-State Tuition: $12,100
Out-of-State Cost of Attendance: $24,443
Student Debt
Median total debt: $15,000
Students with federal loans: 29.6%
Students with Pell grants: 18.5%
Career Outcomes
All graduates median earnings:
After 1 year: $40,957
After 5 years: $46,420
Majors(35 programs)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations.(83 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(59 graduates)
- Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(33 graduates)
- Community Organization and Advocacy.(30 graduates)
- Psychology, General.(24 graduates)
- Communication and Media Studies.(23 graduates)
- English Language and Literature, General.(16 graduates)
- Biology, General.(16 graduates)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(14 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(12 graduates)
- Design and Applied Arts.(12 graduates)
- Outdoor Education.(11 graduates)
- Sociology.(11 graduates)
- History.(10 graduates)
- Special Education and Teaching.(9 graduates)
- Social Sciences, General.(6 graduates)
- Physical Sciences, Other.(5 graduates)
- Political Science and Government.(5 graduates)
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.(4 graduates)
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.(3 graduates)
- Chemistry.(3 graduates)
- Fine and Studio Arts.(3 graduates)
- Accounting and Related Services.(3 graduates)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.(2 graduates)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(2 graduates)
- Mathematics.(2 graduates)
- Physical Sciences.(2 graduates)
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts.(2 graduates)
- Music.(1 graduates)
- Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians.
- Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies.
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations.
- Hospitality Administration/Management.
- Human Resources Management and Services.
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations.
Institution Details
Undergraduate Enrollment: 1,935 students
Admission Rate: 94.4%
Retention Rate: 72.2%
Graduation Rate: 38.6%
Student Demographics
White (80.0%)
Hispanic (4.3%)
Black (1.7%)
Asian (0.6%)
Two or More (1.6%)
International (1.5%)
Gender Distribution
Men (33.7%)
Women (66.3%)