Black Hills State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 40,000

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,630
Men / Women 34% / 66%
From State 50%
From Region 32%
Athletes 373 (24.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 67%
Hispanic 5%
Native American 4%
Mixed 2%
International 2%
Asian 1%
Black 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business and Natural Sciences 140 32% 89% 1% 1% 2% 3% $65,196 28 -0.55 74 95%
Chemistry 5 — 40% 80% 0% 0% 0% 20% $61,801 11 -0.94 69 — — — — —
Mathematics 7 — 29% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,567 21 -0.71 76 — — — — —
Physical Sciences 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,660 10 -1.15 77 — — — — —
Physics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,967 10 -1.13 77 — — — — —
Biology 29 — 21% 83% 0% 0% 3% 7% $52,685 5 -1.60 49 96% — — — —
Accounting 8 — 38% 88% 12% 0% 0% 0% $73,041 19 -0.90 83 100% — — — —
Business Administration 61 — 39% 89% 0% 2% 2% 2% $68,442 34 -0.48 78 94% — — — —
Sport Management 25 — 28% 92% 0% 0% 4% 0% $69,071 81 +0.82 79 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education and Behavioral Sciences 75 15% 88% 0% 0% 7% 1% $50,505 1 -0.52 43 94%
Psychology 23 — 13% 83% 0% 0% 4% 4% $48,405 14 -1.01 37 94% — — — —
Elementary Education 34 — 6% 94% 0% 0% 6% 0% $50,119 35 -0.32 42 93% — — — —
Physical Education 10 — 50% 70% 0% 0% 20% 0% $55,884 46 -0.23 57 97% — — — —
Preschool Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,119 35 -0.32 42 93% — — — —
Science Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $55,884 52 -0.18 57 97% — — — —
Special Education 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,932 17 -0.90 41 93% — — — —
Speech Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $55,884 62 +0.06 57 97% — — — —
Music Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,884 88 +0.98 57 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Liberal Arts 111 38% 83% 0% 4% 4% 0% $50,203 1 -0.54 42 97%
Outdoor Education 6 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,433 66 +0.31 73 — — — — —
English 12 — 25% 92% 0% 0% 8% 0% $50,682 46 -0.21 43 — — — — —
General Studies 13 — 46% 46% 0% 23% 0% 0% $60,157 74 +0.27 66 — — — — —
History 11 — 82% 91% 0% 0% 9% 0% $67,361 89 +1.02 77 — — — — —
Native American Studies — — — — — — — — $49,768 20 -0.75 41 — — — — —
Rhetoric and Composition — — — — — — — — $51,957 52 -0.06 47 — — — — —
Spanish 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $57,076 51 -0.09 59 — — — — —
Communication Studies 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,884 10 -1.12 41 94% — — — —
Community Organization and Advocacy 16 — 38% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,759 20 -0.53 38 98% — — — —
Mass Communication 5 — 40% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,884 10 -1.12 41 94% — — — —
Political Science 4 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,743 11 -1.06 61 — — — — —
Public Relations and Advertising 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,335 6 -1.40 58 — — — — —
Social Sciences 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,237 23 -0.60 42 — — — — —
Sociology 5 — 20% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $50,610 25 -0.57 43 95% — — — —
Fine Arts 4 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $34,936 6 -1.27 8 — — — — —
Graphic Design 9 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $31,032 0 -2.26 5 100% — — — —
Music 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $35,596 7 -1.20 9 — — — — —
Photography 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $35,881 3 -1.34 9 — — — — —
Studio Art 9 — 11% 89% 0% 0% 11% 0% $35,110 7 -1.26 8 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,207
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $12,624
Est. In-State Cost $11,910
Est. Out-of-State Cost $16,330
ROI Percentile 59th

Retention & Graduation

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

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).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 28.8% 94 36% 89% 1% 1% 2% 1% $69,001 22 -0.17 79 95% —
Social Sciences 19.3% 63 27% 83% 0% 2% 2% 2% $49,842 8 -0.86 41 95% —
Education 15.3% 50 14% 90% 0% 0% 8% 0% $51,257 33 -0.35 45 94% —
Humanities 11.7% 38 50% 74% 0% 8% 8% 0% $59,088 73 +0.32 64 — —
Arts 8.9% 29 24% 93% 0% 0% 3% 0% $35,366 3 -1.42 9 99% —
Life & Natural Sciences 8.9% 29 21% 83% 0% 0% 3% 7% $52,685 3 -1.60 49 96% —
Physical Sciences & Math 5.2% 17 29% 94% 0% 0% 0% 6% $65,505 13 -0.91 74 — —
Health Sciences 1.8% 6 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,433 9 +0.31 73 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $1.6M #276 84% $0 — — — —
Education $0.6M #282 93% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.3M #322 97% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.2M #521 96% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.0M #445 0% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.0M #538 50% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $2.6M #463 88% $0 — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 125 $1.7M $1.7M -$57K
Track & Field (combined) 122 $335K $340K -$4K
Basketball 18 $825K $813K $12K
Rodeo 6 $90K $98K -$7K
Total 197 $2.9M $3.0M -$57K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 111 $352K $357K -$4K
Soccer 33 $377K $377K -$684
Rodeo 23 $321K $312K $8K
Softball 23 $366K $378K -$11K
Volleyball 16 $389K $380K $9K
Basketball 14 $569K $527K $41K
Other Sports 10 $187K $174K $13K
Golf 9 $162K $161K $1K
Total 176 $2.7M $2.7M $57K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 233 $688K $697K -$9K
Football 125 $1.7M $1.7M -$57K
Soccer 33 $377K $377K -$684
Basketball 32 $1.4M $1.3M $53K
Rodeo 29 $411K $411K $502
Softball 23 $366K $378K -$11K
Volleyball 16 $389K $380K $9K
Other Sports 10 $187K $174K $13K
Golf 9 $162K $161K $1K
Total 373 $6.9M $6.9M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

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

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 97% 97% 97%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 72%
SAT Range 960 – 1130
SAT Math Range 500 – 570
SAT RW Range 460 – 560