Black Hills State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Black Hills State University is a public master's university in Spearfish, SD (town setting), with 3,279 undergraduates (64% women). It admitted 94% of 1,617 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 18–23 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $25,200 a year for out-of-state students and $22,100 in-state; aided first-year students paid $16,474 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 40% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, education, psychology. The campus reported 0.6 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Black Hills State University ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division II schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 40%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $8,916 in-state · $12,018 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Black Hills State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Black Hills State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 33 | — | 3 | $378k | $11,447 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $813k | $45,184 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 14 | — | 1 | $528k | $37,712 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Football | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 125 | — | 1 | $1.7M | $13,845 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 9 | — | 1 | $161k | $17,890 | — | |
| Softball | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 23 | — | 1 | $378k | $16,455 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 122 | — | 1 | $340k | $2,790 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 111 | — | 1 | $357k | $3,217 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $380k | $23,765 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.