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Located in Spearfish, South Dakota, Black Hills State University is a public institution. Spearfish is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

Where Is Black Hills State University?

Contact details for BHSU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1200 University St, Spearfish, SD 57799-9500
Phone:	800-255-2478
Website:	www.bhsu.edu

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Can I Afford BHSU?

In a recent term, part-time BHSU students paid $254 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $357 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,616	$10,718
Fees	$1,300	$1,300
Books and Supplies	$1,200	$1,200
On Campus Room and Board	$7,400	$7,400
On Campus Other Expenses	$4,500	$4,500

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At BHSU, approximately 61% of students took out student loans averaging $6,930 a year. That adds up to $27,720 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at BHSU is 0.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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Black Hills State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,413 undergraduate students at BHSU, with 1,794 being full-time and 1,619 being part-time.

There are also 195 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,794 full-time undergraduates at BHSU, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Black Hills State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	13
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	100
White	1,500
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	135

Geographic Diversity

South Dakota students aren't the only ones who study at Black Hills State University. At this time, 19 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 32 countries are represented at BHSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, Japan, and Nigeria.

Online Learning at Black Hills State University

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 18 master’s degree programs available online at BHSU. In 2022-2023, 2,228 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at BHSU has changed over the last few years.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Virginia State Parks staff under License

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