Spearfish, SD
Black Hills State University
https://www.bhsu.eduRepayment outcome
83.6%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$21,000–$48,700
middle 50% · median $34,400
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$13,407
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$13,575
Sticker price
before any aid
$15,906
Default rate
8.0%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Education$46,294
- Business$36,914
- Public Admin$33,138
- Visual & Performing Arts$31,038
- Social Sciences$28,881
- Parks & Fitness$27,669
- Psychology$27,295
- Biology$25,967
- Communication and Media Studies.$25,611
- History$22,824
Academics
Acceptance
89.2%
Avg SAT
993
Enrollment
3,156
What students study
15 fields offered
Education
18% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Business17.1%
- 03Public Admin8.7%
- 04Communications7.5%
- 05Psychology7.3%
- 06Parks & Fitness6.8%
- 07Biology6.0%
- 08Social Sciences5.3%
- 09English & Literature5.1%
- 10Liberal Arts5.1%
- 11Visual & Performing Arts3.7%
- 12History3.0%
- 13Engineering Tech2.5%
- 14Math & Statistics1.8%
- 15Physical Sciences1.2%