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Black Hills State University Admissions Statistics & Acceptance Rate

What Type of Student Gets Admitted to Black Hills State University?

By analyzing the admissions figures of recent freshman cohorts, get a better grasp of your likelihood of gaining admission to Black Hills State University, located in Spearfish, SD.

On this page you’ll find:

• What Admissions Stats Mean for You
• Selectivity of Black Hills State University
• Acceptance & Enrollment Stats at Black Hills State University
• Male to Female Ratio of Applicants
• Average SAT & ACT Scores
• Helpful Resources

How Admissions and Enrollment Stats Are Applicable to You

Selectivity and acceptance rates can be a big clue to how difficult it is to be admitted. Compare your test scores to prior applicants to get a good understanding of who you are competing against for entrance.

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Selectivity: How Many Students Get Accepted?

Selectivity measures how competitive it is to gain admission to a school.

Open Admissions	No
Selectivity of College	Least Selective (85%+)
Acceptance Rate	96%
Application Fee	$20 (waivable)

Acceptance and Enrollment Figures

Black Hills State University received 1,690 total applications. Among these applicants, 1,628 received admission offers, and 490 decided to attend.

Applicant Total	1,690
Accepted	1,628
Enrolled	490
Enrolled Full-Time	442
Enrolled Part-Time	48

The acceptance rate at Black Hills State University is 96.3%. This makes the school highly accessible. Gender-specific acceptance rates at Black Hills State University: women are accepted at a rate of 96% versus 97% for men.

The enrollment percentage for Black Hills State University is 30%. This shows that 30% of admitted applicants chose to attend. By gender, women enroll at a rate of 30% compared to 29% for men.

Gender Balance in Admissions: Male and Female Applicant Trends

Here is the gender distribution for Black Hills State University.

	Men	Women
Applicants	540	1,150
Admitted	523	1,105
Enrolled	154	336

Standardized Test Scores

About 6% of applicants to BHSU reported SAT scores (30 students).

The middle 50% of admitted students scored SAT Reading and Writing scores between 465 and 565. SAT Math scores ranged from 500 and 570.

SAT Section	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
Evidence-Based Reading & Writing	465	565
Mathematics	500	570
Combined Total	965	1135

BHSU got ACT scores from 66% of its admitted class (317 students).

When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 18 and 24.

ACT Section	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
Overall	18	24
English/Reading	17	23
Mathematics	16	24

Additional Question to Ask

• A college’s selectivity gives us an idea of how rigorous the studies are, and how competitive the students are. However, not all students thrive in a competitive atmosphere, even if their grades are good. Does this college have the best learning environment for you?

References

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• Image Credit: By Virginia State Parks staff under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.