🇺🇸 USA · South Dakota
Black Hills State University (BHSU) is a public university in Spearfish, South Dakota, United States. Close to 4,000 students attend classes at its 123-acre (50 ha) campus in Spearfish, with a satellite campus in Rapid City which is shared with South Dakota State University, and through distance offerings. BHSU is governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents.
96.3% baseline · Low data confidence
Sensitivity range: 61.3%–99%. This is a modelling range, not a statistical confidence interval or a personal admission probability.
Stored headline rate, year/definition not independently confirmed in this refresh. Retained as a prior rather than applying an unsupported inflation multiplier. Historical IPEDS 2023 comparator: 94.43%; different cohorts are not mixed.
Reviewed 2026-10-01. Recommendations also use your grades, intended course, eligibility and available entrance cutoffs.
All / All Rounds: 94.4% (1,527/1,617; 2023). Fall 2023 first-time first-year applicants; historical, not 2026. Official source
96 in 100 applications received an offer in this reported cohort. Year unverified. This is not your personal chance.
64.3% of students offered a place chose to enrol (the yield).
The middle 50% of enrolled students who submitted scores. Test-optional selection can affect these bands.
Average aid awarded: ₹5,67,443 a year.
A typical ratio for a strong university.
As reported by the college; shares may not add up to 100.
No programme matches that.
| Programme | Level |
|---|---|
| Accounting and Related Services | bachelor |
| Biology, General | bachelor |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | bachelor |
| Chemistry | bachelor |
| Communication and Media Studies | bachelor |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | bachelor |
| Design and Applied Arts | bachelor |
| English Language and Literature, General | bachelor |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | bachelor |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | bachelor |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | bachelor |
| Fine and Studio Arts | bachelor |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | bachelor |
| History | bachelor |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | bachelor |
| Human Resources Management and Services | bachelor |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | bachelor |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | bachelor |
| Mathematics | bachelor |
| Music | bachelor |
| Outdoor Education | bachelor |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | bachelor |
| Physical Sciences, General | bachelor |
| Physical Sciences, Other | bachelor |
| Political Science and Government | bachelor |
| Psychology, General | bachelor |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | bachelor |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | bachelor |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | bachelor |
| Social Sciences, General | bachelor |
| Sociology | bachelor |
| Special Education and Teaching | bachelor |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | bachelor |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | bachelor |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | bachelor |
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