How hard is BHSU to get into?
Black Hills State University (BHSU) acceptance rate is 94.43% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 1,617 students applied and 1,527 were admitted to the school. Its acceptance rate is relatively high, making it somewhat easy to get into BHSU.
BHSU's acceptance rate places 6th out of 11 South Dakota colleges with competitive admission.
To apply to BHSU, it is required to submit high school GPA and record. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission.
Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2023-24, BHSU's acceptance rate is 94.43% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 32.02%. 526 men and 1,091 women applied to BHSU and 500 men and 1,027 women students were accepted.
Among them, 170 men and 319 women were enrolled in BHSU (Fall 2023).
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
Median SAT and ACT Score
In 2024, 2 students (1% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 356 students (73%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at BHSU.
The median ACT composite score is 20 with 75th percentile score of 23 and 25th percentile score of 18 at BHSU. The median ACT math score is 19 and the ACT English score is 20.
The institutional SAT code for BHSU is 6042 and 4-digt code ACT code is 3904.
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type
For the academic year 2023-24, total 489 first-year students enrolled in BHSU. The proportion of full-time students is 92.64% and part-time students is 7.36%.
By gender, the proportion of men students is 34.76% and women students is 65.24%.
The following table shows the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at BHSU.
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
Application Requirements
It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record (or Transcript), and Completion of College Preparatory Program to its applicants.
The SAT and ACT test score is not reqired, but considered in admission process at BHSU. The english proficiency test is not considered.
The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Black Hills State University.
For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .
General Admissions Information
The application fee is $20 for applying undergraduate schools and $35 for for applying graduate schools at Black Hills State University. The following table provides general admission information for applying to BHSU.