Overview

Black Hills State University is a Comprehensive institution located in Spearfish, SD, in a small town setting.

Location & Contact

Address 1200 University Street
Unit 9502
Spearfish, SD  57799-9502
United States

Contact Mr. Joe Rainboth
Director of Admissions
Email: admissions@bhsu.edu
Phone: 605-642-6411

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Majors & Degrees

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, And Gender Studies	Associate	Bachelors
American Indian/native American Studies	×
Biological And Biomedical Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Biology/biological Sciences, General
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services	Associate	Bachelors
Accounting	×
Administrative Assistant And Secretarial Science, General	×	×
Business Administration And Management, General
Entrepreneurship/entrepreneurial Studies	×
Human Resources Management/personnel Administration, General	×
Marketing/marketing Management, General	×	×
Sales, Distribution, And Marketing Operations, General	×
Tourism And Travel Services Management
Communication, Journalism And Related Programs	Associate	Bachelors
Communication And Media Studies, Other	×
Mass Communication/media Studies	×
Public Relations, Advertising, And Applied Communication, Other	×
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services	Associate	Bachelors
Computer And Information Sciences, General	×	×
Computer Programming/programmer, General	×	×
Computer Science	×	×
Education	Associate	Bachelors
Art Teacher Education	×
Biology Teacher Education	×
Business And Innovation/entrepreneurship Teacher Education	×
Chemistry Teacher Education	×
Elementary Education And Teaching	×
English/language Arts Teacher Education	×
History Teacher Education	×
Junior High/intermediate/middle School Education And Teaching	×
Kindergarten/preschool Education And Teaching	×
Mathematics Teacher Education	×
Music Teacher Education	×
Physical Education Teaching And Coaching	×
Science Teacher Education/general Science Teacher Education	×
Secondary Education And Teaching	×	×
Social Science Teacher Education	×
Spanish Language Teacher Education	×
Special Education And Teaching, General	×
Speech Teacher Education	×
Teacher Assistant/aide		×
Technology Teacher Education/industrial Arts Teacher Education	×
Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate	Bachelors
Drafting And Design Technology/technician, General	×	×
Engineering Technologies/technicians, General	×
Industrial Technology/technician
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/technician		×
English Language And Literature/Letters	Associate	Bachelors
English Language And Literature, General	×
Rhetoric And Composition	×
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics	Associate	Bachelors
Spanish Language And Literature	×
Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Health/health Care Administration/management	×	×
Hospital And Health Care Facilities Administration/management	×	×
History	Associate	Bachelors
History, General	×
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities	Associate	Bachelors
General Studies
Liberal Arts And Sciences/liberal Studies	×
Mathematics And Statistics	Associate	Bachelors
Mathematics, General	×
Natural Resources And Conservation	Associate	Bachelors
Environmental Studies	×	×
Parks, Recreation, Leisure And Fitness Studies	Associate	Bachelors
Outdoor Education	×
Parks, Recreation, And Leisure Studies	×
Sport And Fitness Administration/management	×
Sports, Kinesiology, And Physical Education/fitness, General	×
Physical Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Chemistry, General	×
Physical Sciences, General	×
Physical Sciences, Other	×
Physics, General	×
Psychology	Associate	Bachelors
Psychology, General	×
Public Administration And Social Service Professions	Associate	Bachelors
Community Organization And Advocacy
Human Services, General
Social Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Political Science And Government, General	×
Social Sciences, General	×
Sociology, General	×
Visual And Performing Arts	Associate	Bachelors
Art/art Studies, General	×
Commercial And Advertising Art	×
Fine/studio Arts, General	×
Graphic Design	×
Music Performance, General	×	×
Music, General	×
Photography	×
Voice And Opera	×	×

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

1,900

Applied

1,861

Accepted

3,301

Enrolled

Female Admissions

1,293

Females Applied

1,269

Females Accepted

98%

Acceptance Rate

Male Admissions

607

Males Applied

592

Males Accepted

98%

Acceptance Rate

Applying

21

Application Fee

Admission Requirements
Required	Transcript of high school record Other requirements exist (see below)
Other requirements:	Minimum 2.0 high school GPA in core curriculum

Application Deadlines

Type	Application Closing	Notification Date	Rolling Admissions
Other early decision plan	Not reported	Not reported	No
Transfer	Not reported	Not reported	No

Test Scores Accepted

Test	Avg. Score	25th %	75th %
SAT Critical Reading	-	520	630
SAT Math	-	490	590
ACT Composite	-	18	24

Tuition & Fees

Tuition

8,024

In-state

11,292

Out-of-state

8,024

In-district

Fees

1,204

Full-time student fees

8,438

Room & board

4,338

Room only

Student Body

3,301

Total Undergrad students

1%

International Students

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	5.6%
Black or African American	1.41%
White or Caucasian	60.63%
American Indian or Alaska Native	5.08%
Asian	0.73%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.05%
Two or more races	1.52%
Other	23.98%

Gender

Male (33.87%)

Female (56.62%)

Campus Life

Student Activities

Student-run campus newspaper

Drama/theatre group

Student-run radio station

Marching band

Choral groups

Athletics

Men's Sports

Sport	Intramural	Intercollegiate	Scholarship
Archery	No	No	No
Badminton	No	No	No
Basketball	No	No	No
Bowling	No	No	No
Cross-country Running	No	No	No
Football	No	No	No
Golf	No	No	No
Indoor Track	No	No	No
Racquetball	No	No	No
Skiing (cross-country)	No	No	No
Skiing (downhill)	No	No	No
Soccer	No	No	No
Softball	No	No	No
Tennis	No	No	No
Track And Field	No	No	No
Triathlon	No	No	No
Volleyball	No	No	No
Weight Lifting	No	No	No

Women's Sports

Sport	Intramural	Intercollegiate	Scholarship
Archery	No	No	No
Badminton	No	No	No
Basketball	No	No	No
Bowling	No	No	No
Cross-country Running	No	No	No
Football	No	No	No
Golf	No	No	No
Indoor Track		Division 2	No
Racquetball	No	No	No
Skiing (cross-country)	No	No	No
Skiing (downhill)	No	No	No
Soccer	No	No	No
Softball	No	No	No
Tennis	No	No	No
Track And Field	No	No	No
Triathlon	No	No	No
Volleyball	No	No	No
Weight Lifting	No	No	No

Faculty

164

Total Faculty

18:1

Student-Faculty Ratio

Full-time - 105

Part-time - 59