Public university · United States

Black Hills State University

Also known as BHSU

Spearfish, South Dakota · In a town

✓ On the US government's College Scorecard

The numbers

Tuition and fees, per year$12,206About ₹11.6 lakh. Out-of-state rate, which Indian students usually pay. Living costs are extra.
Applicants admitted96%
Students2,0761,928 bachelor's · 148 graduate
International students1.5%Share of bachelor's students from outside the US
Finish their degree42%Of full-time first-year students, within six years
Average SAT of admitted students1087Out of 1600

Figures from the US government's College Scorecard, files updated 15/10/2026. Rupees at the RBI rate of 16/10/2026. Some universities charge international students more. Check the fee on the official site before you plan.

Subjects it teaches

Subjects in which it awarded degrees in recent years, by official US subject group. The exact course names are on its website.

Bachelor's · 36 subjects
  • Accounting and Related Services
  • Biology, General
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations
  • Chemistry
  • Communication and Media Studies
  • Community Organization and Advocacy
  • Design and Applied Arts
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
  • Film/Video and Photographic Arts
  • Fine and Studio Arts
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  • General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations
  • History
  • Hospitality Administration/Management
  • Human Resources Management and Services
  • Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Outdoor Education
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
  • Physical Sciences, General
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics
  • Political Science and Government
  • Psychology, General
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
  • Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
  • Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Sociology
  • Special Education and Teaching
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
Master's · 8 subjects
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Genetics
  • Human Resources Management and Services
  • Special Education and Teaching
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

Applying from India

For a bachelor's degreeApply to the college directly, often through the Common App. Check its own page for tests, English scores, essays and deadlines.Study abroad stage
For a master's degreeApply to the department on the university's own site. Check which Indian degrees, marks and tests the course asks for.Master's abroad guide
The full costTuition plus living, health insurance and travel. The university sends the visa form (I-20) only once you show you can pay.US cost in rupeesScholarships
Check before you pay anyoneYou can apply yourself, without an agent. Agents who say they are “free” are usually paid by the university.How free agents get paid
We haven't checked this university's entry rules and deadlines for Indian students yet.Use its official website for those. Want us to check a course for you? Ask on WhatsApp.

Source: US Department of Education, College Scorecard (ID 219046), checked 19/10/2026. Public US government data.

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