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Black Hills State University Acceptance Rate & Admissions Info

4 Year

Public

Not-for-Profit

Award Completions

Less than one year certificate
Associate’s degree
Bachelor’s degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master’s degree

State Abbreviation

South Dakota

1200 UNIVERSITY STSPEARFISH, SD 57799

Net Price

Admission Stats

Total enrollments (2022)

Average ACT

$15,895

97%

3425

21

Admission Deadlines

Competitiveness Scale

Average GPA

Average SAT

Rolling Admissions

Normal

3.14

1080

Black Hills State is a public university located in Spearfish, South Dakota. It is a small institution with an enrollment of 1,697 undergraduate students. The Black Hills State acceptance rate is 97%. Popular majors include Business, Elementary Education, and Biology. Graduating 42% of students, Black Hills State alumni go on to earn a starting salary of $29,900.

How does college or university compare?

The acceptance rate for Black Hills State University is forty-eight percent higher than the national average of all colleges which is around 56.7%.

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology76.60%
Dickinson State University99.70%
University of Mary73.60%
Rocky Mountain College59.20%
Northern State University84.50%