Student Population at BHSU

Total Enrollment

3,425

Undergraduate

3,261

Graduate

164

Online Enrollment

1,332

Men Students

1,252

Women Students

2,173

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 3,425 students have enrolled at Black Hills State University - 3,261 undergraduate and 164 graduate.

By gender, 1,252 male and 2,173 female students are attending Black Hills State University. By attendance status, there are 1,619 full-time students and 1,806 part-time students.

The number of students at Black Hills State University is small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in South Dakota. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Mount Marty University and Northern State University, its population is very large (average population is 2,298).

Black Hills State University offers online degree/certificate programs and 1,332 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Black Hills State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,252 male and 2,173 female students attending BHSU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.58 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at BHSU.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at BHSU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	3,261	1,602	1,659
Men	1,193	548	645
Women	2,068	1,054	1,014

Population by Gender/Attending Status at BHSU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	164	17	147
Men	59	9	50
Women	105	8	97

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,905 White students (84.82%) and 146 Race/Ethnicity Unknown students (4.26%) at Black Hills State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Black Hills State University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Black Hills State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	70	22	48
Asian	27	9	18
Black or African American	32	21	11
Hispanic	110	49	61
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	1	2
White	2,776	998	1,778
Two or More Races	69	20	49
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	121	47	74
Total	3,261	1,193	2,068

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Black Hills State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	3	1	2
Asian	1	0	1
Black or African American	3	1	2
Hispanic	0	0	0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	129	50	79
Two or More Races	1	1	0
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	25	5	20
Total	164	59	105

Online Student Population

At Black Hills State University, 2,228 students (65.05% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,332 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 967 students live in South Dakota where Black Hills State University is located in and 348 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	3,425	3,261	164
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	1,332	1,246	86
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	896	875	21
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	1,197	1,140	57

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	1,332	1,246	86
South Dakota Residents	967	925	42
Other State in U.S.	348	305	43
Outside of U.S.	17	16	1
Unknown	0	0	0