Black Hills State University

Spearfish, SD · Public

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Acceptance rate

96%

Average SAT

1,087

ACT midpoint

Enrollment

1,928

In-state tuition

$8,764

Out-of-state tuition

$11,866

Avg net price

$15,911

4-yr grad rate

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Test scores

Admitted students score between 965 and 1135 on the SAT (25th–75th percentile).

ACT midpoint: 21

Popular programs at Black Hills State University

Bachelor’s degree programs ranked by Stairway Ranking — a composite letter grade comparing this school’s program against every other school’s in the same major nationally. Ties broken alphabetically.

#	Program	Graduates/yr	Earnings (1yr)	Earnings (4yr)
1	Business Administration, Management and Operations.	71	$45,682	$59,626
2	Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.	56	$47,978	$44,958
3	Biology, General.	27	$33,518	$40,967
4	Psychology, General.	26	$35,996	$42,417
5	Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness.	20	$34,142	$55,622
6	Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.	19	$47,494	$52,883
7	History.	19	N/A	N/A
8	English Language and Literature, General.	18	N/A	N/A
9	Communication and Media Studies.	17	N/A	$45,537
10	Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.	16	N/A	N/A
11	Community Organization and Advocacy.	15	$39,092	$42,781
12	Design and Applied Arts.	13	$31,022	$29,733
13	Outdoor Education.	10	N/A	N/A
14	Chemistry.	10	N/A	N/A
15	Sociology.	9	N/A	$49,833
16	Special Education and Teaching.	7	$49,134	$48,332
17	Physical Sciences, Other.	7	N/A	N/A
18	Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.	6	N/A	N/A
19	Mathematics.	6	N/A	N/A
20	Fine and Studio Arts.	6	N/A	N/A