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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.

1,697 Full-Time Undergraduates
$7,616 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is Black Hills State University?

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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

Can I Afford BHSU?

$7,616 In-State Tuition
60% Take Out Loans
2.3% Loan Default Rate
For the <nil> academic year, 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 $7,528 $7,528
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 60% of students took out student loans averaging $6,660 a year. That adds up to $26,640 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at BHSU is 2.3%. 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.

Black Hills State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,697 Full-Time Undergraduates
66% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 3,346 undergraduate students at BHSU, with 1,697 being full-time and 1,649 being part-time.

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There are also 193 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,697 full-time undergraduates at BHSU, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 7
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 64
White 1,472
International Students 32
Other Races/Ethnicities 112

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

1,356 Took All Classes Online
2,320 Took At Least One Class Online
7.8% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 6 bachelor’s degree and 15 master’s degree programs available online at BHSU. In 2020-2021, 2,320 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.

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Online Growth Rankings of BHSU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Black Hills State University was 7.8%. This is the #1,294 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at BHSU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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