Black Hills State University

1200 University St, Spearfish, SD 57799-950 -  View Map

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• Black Hills State University, founded in 1883, now is a coeducational, four-year undergraduate institution with an enrollment of nearly 3,900 students. Students looking for a small-but-growing public university located in one of the most scenic parts of the United States should consider Black Hills State. The university combines outstanding academic programs and great recreational opportunities to create the type of learning environment that is rarely offered by other institutions. BHSU's liberal arts philosophy and state-of-the-art technology provide the tools necessary for success. BHSU offers more than 80 bachelor degree majors and minors as well as two master’s degree programs.
• Black Hills State University has enjoyed a long and successful history of educating the citizens of South Dakota and the west river region. The founding of the institution began in 1881 when the Dakota Territorial Legislature passed a law providing for a normal school to be built at Spearfish in the Black Hills Dakota Territory. Approximately $800 was raised for the purchase of 40 acres of land. The Dakota Territorial Normal School at Spearfish became a reality in 1884, with a total budget of $2,000 for the first two years of operation.
• We’re here to challenge you. We’re here to inspire you. But most of all, we’re here to prepare you. Select from 56 majors, 40 minors, eight associate degree programs and 21 areas of pre-professional study offered through three colleges: the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business and Technology, and the College of Education.
• Black Hills State University is located in beautiful Spearfish, SD, the hub of the Northern Black Hills with a population of more than 10,000. Located on I-90, 10 minutes from the Wyoming border, Spearfish is only 46 miles from Rapid City, 65 miles from Mount Rushmore National Memorial and is an hour drive from Devils Tower and the Badlands of South Dakota. Spearfish Canyon, one of the oldest and most scenic canyons in the west, is a local favorite for hiking, biking and sightseeing.
• Black Hills State University is accredited by The Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education, National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, National Association of Schools of Music, South Dakota Department of Education and Cultural Affairs, Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board.
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In the News:

• Monthly networking lunch to be held Oct. 11 in Spearfish (Rapid City Journal)
  posted on September 28, 2011 at 10:17:17 pm
  The South Dakota Center for Enterprise Opportunity at Black Hills State University will host its monthly Women in Networking lunch from noon to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at the Spearfish Holiday Inn Swarm Room.
• BHSU grant aimed at improved science in schools (Rapid City Journal)
  posted on September 27, 2011 at 05:23:39 am
  Black Hills State University in Spearfish has been awarded a $3 million grant to improve science curriculum in the nation's schools.
• College Sports: BHSU's transitional year taking shape (Rapid City Journal)
  posted on July 14, 2011 at 12:31:42 am
  Finding a new home after departing the NAIA didn’t end up being all too difficult for Black Hills State University’s sports programs.
• BHSU outreach program encourages creative, critical thinking skills (Rapid City Journal)
  posted on July 13, 2011 at 04:56:43 am
  Education majors and graduates of Black Hills State University are getting a lesson in lesson planning this summer though the school’s Summer Exploration Institute program.
• Saranac graduate to play for Black Hills State University (Ionia Sentinel-Standard)
  posted on July 12, 2011 at 09:35:23 pm
  Last fall, the Saranac football team leaned heavily on their core of running backs as the Redskins made a run to their first playoff berth in 32 years.

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