Located in Spearfish, South Dakota, Black Hills State University is a public four-year institution. Its campus is in a town setting. It enrolled 3,346 students in fall 2024, including 3,198 undergraduates and 148 graduate students. It is part of South Dakota Board of Regents.
Black Hills State University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 75 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Biology, and Elementary Education and Teaching. It awarded 502 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 9 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
72% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1.
Key figures
3,346
Students enrolled
72%
First-year retention
502
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
75
Programs and majors
17:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 75
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.