Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Black Hills State University · Campus
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.
Town, some distance from a city
Setting
Spearfish, SD
3,279
Undergraduates
+ 196 graduate students
17:1
Student–faculty
Division II median 15:1
72%
Return for year two
Division II median 72%
42%
From out of state
first-year students
$7k
Food & housing
on campus · median $12k
The place
- SettingTown, some distance from a city Spearfish, SD
- TypePublic · Master's university
- Part ofSouth Dakota Board of Regents
- CalendarSemester
- Admissions94% admitted · admissions
Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.
Who is on campus
Students
3,279
Undergraduates 3,279Graduate students 196
Where first-years come from
57%42%
In state 57%Other states 42%
Division II median: 75% in state.
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
79%
White 79%Hispanic 4%Black 2%Asian 1%Two or more 2%International 2%American Indian 3%Not reported 7%
- Women64%
- Full-time48% of undergraduates · median 82%
- First-year class489 entered last fall
- Transfers in159 5% of undergraduates, last fall
- Online30% take some classes online 38% fully online
- Registered with disability services3% or fewer of undergraduates
Living there
| Where you live | Food & housing | Other expenses | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| On campus | $7,400 | $4,500 | $11,900 |
| Off campus | $7,528 | $4,500 | $12,028 |
| With family | — | $4,500 | $4,500 |
The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division II median for on-campus food and housing is $11,540. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.
Services a recruit asks about
- ROTCArmy
- Study abroadOffered
- Veteran and military supportDedicated services
- Campus safety0.6 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page upper half for safety in Division II
- Degrees offeredAssociate's · Bachelor's · Master's · majors
Division II campuses
39%22%31%
City 39%Suburb 22%Town 31%Rural 8%
50% of the 300 Division II schools are public; the median has 2,932 undergraduates and a 15:1 student-faculty ratio.
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