Black Hills State University Teaching Programs

Black Hills State University is a public institution situated in Spearfish, South Dakota. The surrounding location of Spearfish is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

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

How Do I Get Into BHSU?

You can apply to BHSU online at: https://apply.sdbor.edu/login.cfm?inst=bhsu

Admission Requirements for BHSU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	1
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	3

How Hard Is It To Get Into BHSU?

Since BHSU has an acceptance rate of 97%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 32% of accepted students are men and 68% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 97%, and the acceptance rate for women is 97%.

Average Test Scores

About 6% of students accepted to BHSU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 485 and 495. Math scores were between 485 and 590.

BHSU received ACT scores from 69% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 23. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 18 and 24.

Can I Afford Black Hills State University?

The overall average net price of BHSU is $21,718. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. 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 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.

Black Hills State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,346 undergraduate students at BHSU, with 1,697 being full-time and 1,649 being part-time.

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.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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

There are 6 bachelor’s degree and 15 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.

This school is the 2nd most popular in South Dakota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of BHSU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Curriculum & Instruction	10%

Black Hills State University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	54	0	54
Secondary Education	0	21	21
Curriculum & Instruction	0	10	10
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	10	0	10
General Special Education	7	2	9
Reading Teacher Education	0	8	8
Mathematics Education	4	0	4
Music Education	3	0	3
Science Education	2	0	2
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching	2	0	2
Art Education	0	0	0
Biology Education	0	0	0
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education	0	0	0
Chemistry Education	0	0	0
English & Language Arts Education	0	0	0
History Education	0	0	0
Social Science Teacher Education	0	0	0
Spanish Education	0	0	0
Speech Teacher Education	0	0	0
Technology Education	0	0	0
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	0	0	0
Teacher Education	0	0	0
Teacher Assistant/Aide	0	0	0
TOTAL	82	41	123

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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