The student population at Black Hills State University is 3,425 (3,261 undergraduate and 164 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,039 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at BHSU is 95.21% which is decreased by 741 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 298 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.74 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

1,332 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 46.86% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,024 where 3,425 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

95.21% of total students is undergraduate students and 4.79% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 741 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 298 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.74 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in BHSU than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Black Hills State University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-144,4644,0021,4852,517462126336
2014-154,489
25
4,020
18
1,460
-25
2,560
43
469
7
113
-13
356
20
2015-164,395
-94
3,896
-124
1,391
-69
2,505
-55
499
30
114
1
385
29
2016-174,244
-151
3,812
-84
1,421
30
2,391
-114
432
-67
92
-22
340
-45
2017-184,178
-66
3,947
135
1,471
50
2,476
85
231
-201
60
-32
171
-169
2018-194,035
-143
3,745
-202
1,333
-138
2,412
-64
290
59
82
22
208
37
2019-203,858
-177
3,684
-61
1,356
23
2,328
-84
174
-116
61
-21
113
-95
2020-213,608
-250
3,413
-271
1,278
-78
2,135
-193
195
21
63
2
132
19
2021-223,539
-69
3,346
-67
1,231
-47
2,115
-20
193
-2
66
3
127
-5
2022-233,425
-114
3,261
-85
1,193
-38
2,068
-47
164
-29
59
-7
105
-22
Average4,0243,7131,3622,35131184227
Black Hills State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,713 where 3,261 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Black Hills State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-144,0022,4879521,5351,515533982
2014-154,0202,2798591,4201,7416011,140
2015-163,8962,2388641,3741,6585271,131
2016-173,8122,2218431,3781,5915781,013
2017-183,9472,1958361,3591,7526351,117
2018-193,7452,0297621,2671,7165711,145
2019-203,6841,9456991,2461,7396571,082
2020-213,4131,7946191,1751,619659960
2021-223,3461,6975811,1161,649650999
2022-233,2611,6025481,0541,6596451,014
Average3,7133,7137561,2923,7136061,058
Black Hills State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 311 where 164 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Black Hills State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-14462391425423112311
2014-1546932151743798339
2015-1649929161347098372
2016-174322992040383320
2017-1823128101820350153
2018-1929033122125770187
2019-20174234191515794
2020-2119540152515548107
2021-221932882016558107
2022-2316417981475097
Average311311111931172209
Black Hills State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 84.82%. The percentage was 85.98% 10 years ago and BHSU still has a high percentage of white students. 0.82% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.02% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Black Hills State University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14158254017393,838122
2014-151542241166103,697143
2015-16137286518893,605168
2016-17140355220853,433176
2017-18160346820343,361185
2018-19156367720613,214172
2019-20146355419753,072178
2020-2188294717042,935143
2021-2268323512232,945120
2022-2373283511032,90570
Average128305117453,301148
Black Hills State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,332 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 39% of total students. The number of online students has increased 46.86% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Black Hills State University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-154,4899078622,720
2015-164,3958878472,661
2016-174,2449719012,372
2017-184,1781,0761,0232,079
2018-194,0351,1069112,018
2019-203,8581,2819681,609
2020-213,6081,3031,0171,288
2021-223,5391,3569641,219
2022-233,4251,3328961,197
Average3,9751,1359321,907

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