Academic Profile for 2025

Four Year Graduation Rate
25%

Six Year Graduation Rate
40%

Eight Year Graduation Rate
44%

Student to Faculty Ratio
18 to 1

First Year Retention Rate
71%


Distribution of Students per State

for the first-year class of
481
students in 2022

(Hover in each state to view details of distribution)

None
1 To 5
6 To 15
16 To 25
26 To 50
51 and Above

Student Race, Ethnicity, and Age Information


Total Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity for the 2022 school year

Students Total
3,261

Total Enrollment by Age for the 2022 school year

No records found

Other Learning Opportunities
Distance learning
Graduate level programs or courses are offered via distance education
Undergraduate level programs or courses are offered via distance education
Special learning
ROTC - Army
Study abroad
Teacher certification (below the postsecondary level)
Weekend/evening college


Accreditation

Institutional

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Agency Period of Accreditation Status
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, The Higher Learning Commission
01/01/1928 - 01/01/1933
Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, The Higher Learning Commission
01/01/1950 - Current
Accredited
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, The Higher Learning Commission
(Black Hills State University - West River Higher Education Center)
09/04/2006 - 08/15/2011
Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, The Higher Learning Commission
(Black Hills State University at University Center - Rapid City)
08/15/2011 - Current
Accredited
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, The Higher Learning Commission
(Black Hills State University at Regional Technical Education Center)
10/01/2009 - Current
Accredited
Specialized

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Agency / Program Period of Accreditation Status
National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation
[Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs]
09/01/1980 - Current
Accredited
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
[Teacher Education (TED) - Baccalaureate and graduate programs for the preparation of teachers and other professional personnel for elementary and secondary schools]
01/01/1954 - Current
Accredited

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