Black Hills State University is a small public institution located in Spearfish, SD ranked 16th in South Dakota. It has a total of 5,185 full-time undergraduate students and is not competitive, with a 83.94% acceptance rate. Black Hills State University offers 86 different majors and is best known for its Community Organization and Advocacy, Commercial and Advertising Art, and Mathematics Teacher Education programs (nationally ranked 23rd, 43rd, and 49th respectively). With an annual tuition of $9,009 for in-state students and $12,155 for those from out-of-state, Black Hills State University is pretty cheap. 29.49% of students graduate beginning the next stage of their lives, entering the labor force. After college, alumni go on to bring home about $35,900 per year, which is 14% less than the national median.