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Black Hills State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Spearfish, SD
Population 40,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,935
Men / Women 34% / 66%
White 80%
Hispanic 7%
Native American 4%
Mixed 3%
Black 2%
International 2%
Asian 1%
From State 50%
From Region 32%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 34%
Business & Economics 28%
Education 16%
Arts 9%
Life & Natural Sciences 6%
Physical Sciences & Math 6%
Health Sciences 1%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,764
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $11,866
Est. In-State Cost $11,337
Est. Out-of-State Cost $15,350
10-Year ROI $126,000
ROI Percentile 37th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 72%
4-Year Graduation Rate 29%
6-Year Graduation Rate 43%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,900 (84%)
Days Without Precipitation 273 (85%)

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 97%
Yield (Unbound) 27%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $2M #418
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #438
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #522

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 72%
SAT Range 990 – 1110
SAT Math Range 500 – 570
SAT RW Range 465 – 565
ACT Range 18 – 24

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business and Natural Sciences 126 40% / 60% 2% $52,299 97%
Chemistry 3 33% / 67% 33% $51,460 56
Mathematics 9 56% / 44% 0% $55,116 64
Physical Sciences 5 20% / 80% 0% $64,108 79
Physics 1 0% / 100% 0% $63,228 78
Biology 18 22% / 78% 0% $40,148 24 100%
Accounting 10 10% / 90% 0% $67,697 83 100%
Business Administration 55 51% / 49% 2% $54,682 63 95%
Sport Management 25 44% / 56% 0% $45,938 40 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education and Behavioral Sciences 83 11% / 89% 0% $44,335 89%
Psychology 30 10% / 90% 0% $36,298 14 90%
Elementary Education 35 3% / 97% 0% $48,096 47 87%
Physical Education 7 57% / 43% 0% $51,966 57 92%
Preschool Education 2 0% / 100% 0% $48,096 47 87%
Science Teacher Education $48,630 48
Special Education 7 0% / 100% 0% $49,089 50 94%
Speech Teacher Education $49,014 49
Music Education 2 50% / 50% 0% $51,966 57 92%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Liberal Arts 110 31% / 69% 0% $38,087 93%
Outdoor Education 3 67% / 33% 0% $45,301 38
Communication Studies 3 0% / 100% 0% $43,841 34 94%
Community Organization and Advocacy 20 10% / 90% 0% $32,818 9 92%
English 9 22% / 78% 0% $39,163 21
General Studies 14 50% / 50% 0% $41,031 26
History 7 86% / 14% 0% $41,911 29
Mass Communication 5 60% / 40% 0% $43,841 34 94%
Native American Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $42,686 31
Political Science 5 40% / 60% 0% $47,836 46
Public Relations and Advertising $46,383 42
Rhetoric and Composition 2 50% / 50% 0% $40,514 25
Social Sciences 3 33% / 67% 0% $40,727 25
Sociology 9 11% / 89% 0% $41,764 28 90%
Spanish 1 0% / 100% 0% $43,393 33
Fine Arts 3 0% / 100% 0% $32,853 9
Graphic Design 7 57% / 43% 0% $29,138 5 100%
Music 3 33% / 67% 0% $34,639 11
Photography 7 29% / 71% 0% $36,214 14
Studio Art 8 0% / 100% 0% $32,758 9