Black Hills State University

Spearfish, SDMain CampusTown 10–35 miles from an urban areaVisit WebsiteWikipedia

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)

  1. Business Administration, Management and Operations.(83 graduates)
  2. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(59 graduates)
  3. Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(33 graduates)
  4. Community Organization and Advocacy.(30 graduates)
  5. Psychology, General.(24 graduates)
  6. Communication and Media Studies.(23 graduates)
  7. English Language and Literature, General.(16 graduates)
  8. Biology, General.(16 graduates)
  9. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(14 graduates)
  10. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(12 graduates)
  11. Design and Applied Arts.(12 graduates)
  12. Outdoor Education.(11 graduates)
  13. Sociology.(11 graduates)
  14. History.(10 graduates)
  15. Special Education and Teaching.(9 graduates)
  16. Social Sciences, General.(6 graduates)
  17. Physical Sciences, Other.(5 graduates)
  18. Political Science and Government.(5 graduates)
  19. Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.(4 graduates)
  20. Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.(3 graduates)
  21. Chemistry.(3 graduates)
  22. Fine and Studio Arts.(3 graduates)
  23. Accounting and Related Services.(3 graduates)
  24. Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.(2 graduates)
  25. Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(2 graduates)
  26. Mathematics.(2 graduates)
  27. Physical Sciences.(2 graduates)
  28. Film/Video and Photographic Arts.(2 graduates)
  29. Music.(1 graduates)
  30. Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians.
  31. Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies.
  32. Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations.
  33. Hospitality Administration/Management.
  34. Human Resources Management and Services.
  35. 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%)

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