Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Black Hills State University · Admissions
Spearfish, SD · Town · Public · Master's university · the Yellow Jackets · Website ↗
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.
94%
Admitted
of 1,617 applicants
26th
Selectivity percentile
among Division II schools
18–23
ACT middle 50%
Optional
Test scores
40%
Graduate in 6 yrs
Where your scores would fall
The band is the middle 50% of admitted students; type a score to see where you land. A score alone is not a decision — coaches and admissions weigh the whole file.
ACT
18 – 23
Your ACT
Test-optional: scores are considered if you send them but not required.
Selectivity in context
- Applicants1,617
- Admitted1,520 94%
- Undergraduates3,279
- Women64%
- Graduate within 6 years40%
For a recruit, admission runs alongside the coach's support: many schools admit supported athletes inside the middle 50%, but the academic floor is the school's, not the coach's. NCAA eligibility (a 2.3 core GPA for Division I) is a separate bar — see the guides.
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