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Black Hills State University
Spearfish, SD · Public · 1,928 students · mostly bachelor degrees
8th-cheapest of 21 South Dakota colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$15,911
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$21,277
Graduation rate
43%
Admission rate
96%
Median graduate earnings
$46,674
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$26,000
Average SAT
1087
Median ACT
21
Pell grant recipients
20%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
73 programsHuman Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General · Master's Degree7 grads/yr$73,150Accounting · Bachelor's Degree4 grads/yr$69,079Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Associate's Degree21 grads/yr$60,349Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree82 grads/yr$59,626Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Master's Degree17 grads/yr$57,025Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General · Bachelor's Degree26 grads/yr$55,622Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education · Master's Degree12 grads/yr$53,793Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education · Bachelor's Degree14 grads/yr$52,883Curriculum and Instruction · Master's Degree5 grads/yr$51,881Sociology, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma9 grads/yr$51,562Sociology, General · Bachelor's Degree9 grads/yr$49,833Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic and Other Physical Health Impairments · Bachelor's Degree6 grads/yr$48,332Communication, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma6 grads/yr$45,937Communication, General · Bachelor's Degree9 grads/yr$45,537Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Bachelor's Degree41 grads/yr$44,958Community Organization and Advocacy · Bachelor's Degree21 grads/yr$42,781Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree20 grads/yr$42,417Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree27 grads/yr$40,967General Studies · Associate's Degree16 grads/yr$40,193Design and Visual Communications, General · Bachelor's Degree6 grads/yr$29,733
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.