BHSU vs Dakota Wesleyan University

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BHSU is a public and Dakota Wesleyan University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Dakota Wesleyan University has more expensive tuition & fees ($32,890) than BHSU ($12,018).
It is harder to admit to Dakota Wesleyan University than BHSU.
BHSU has more students with 3,425 students while Dakota Wesleyan University has 887 students.
Dakota Wesleyan University has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while BHSU's ratio is 18 to 1.
BHSU has more full-time faculties with 119 faculties while Dakota Wesleyan University has 44 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Black Hills State University and Dakota Wesleyan University.

BHSU	vs.	Dakota Wesleyan University
Spearfish, South Dakota	Location	Mitchell, South Dakota
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Master's College and University (smaller programs)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
In-State$8,916 Out-Of-State$12,018	2024 Tuition & Fees	$32,890
63%	% Receiving Financial Aid	81%
$4,601	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$17,013

94.43 %	Acceptance Rates	72.77 %
32.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	21.93 %
-	SAT Score	-
20	ACT Score	-
44 %	Graduation Rate	53 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
71 %	Retention Rate	69 %
3,425	Student Population	887
119	Number of Faculties	44
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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