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Black Hills State University

Black Hills State University
1200 University Street
Spearfish, SD 57799

Official telephone: (605) 642-6011
Website: https://www.bhsu.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 3,261
Full-time undergraduates: 1,602
Part-time undergraduates: 1,659
Total graduate students: 164
Full-time graduate students: 17
Part-time graduate students: 147
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
1.8% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.4% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
0.6% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.3% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
89.0% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.2% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.3% Nonresident Alien
1.3% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 123 acres

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
  • special housing for disabled students

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station, television station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Student Activities Committee; Student Government

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 2

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's basketballyes 
Men's basketball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's cross-country runningyes 
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's footballyes 
Men's football NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's track and field NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's track and fieldyes 
Women's archery NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's badminton NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's basketballyes 
Women's basketball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's bowling NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's cross-country runningyes 
Women's football NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's golf NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's indoor track NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's racquetball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's skiing (cross-country) NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's skiing (downhill) NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's soccer NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's socceryes 
Women's softball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's tennis NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's track and field NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's track and fieldyes 
Women's triathlon NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's volleyballyes 
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's weight lifting NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II

Intramural/Recreational sports:
archery; badminton; bowling; basketball; football; golf; racquetball; soccer; softball; tennis; volleyball; weight lifting; triathlon; indoor track; skiing (downhill); track and field; cross-country running; skiing (cross-country)

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Rapid City Regional

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