Northern State University
Aberdeen, SD
- Undergrads
- 1,273
- Admit rate
- 93%
- Net price
- $15.8k
- Grad rate
- 49%
- Specialty: Education 21%
- Specialty: Business 21%
- Specialty: Biology 18%
Black Hills State University
Spearfish, SD 57799Town: DistantUNITID 219046
Public 4-yearMaster's Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsSpecialty: Business 22%Specialty: Biology 15%Specialty: Education 11%
Undergraduates
1,928
Graduate students
148
Admit rate
96%
Average net price
$15.9k
Graduation rate
43%
Retention rate
72%
Median earnings (10 yr)
$46.7k
Median debt
$26k
Student : faculty
17:1
Value score*
58th pct.
Programs offered
73
Highest degree
Graduate degree
- Sector
- Public 4-year
- Region
- Midwest · West North Central
- Setting
- Town: Distant (in urban cluster more than 10 miles and up to 35 miles from an urbanized area)
- Carnegie
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
- Size & setting
- Four-year, small, primarily residential
- Predominant degree
- Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
- Religious affiliation
- None reported
- Main campus
- Yes
* Value score is a CampusAtlas estimate, not an official metric.
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Emporia, KS
- Undergrads
- 2,239
- Admit rate
- 98%
- Net price
- $16.3k
- Grad rate
- 56%
- Specialty: Education 26%
- Specialty: Business 20%
- Specialty: Health Professions 16%
Wayne State College
Wayne, NE
- Undergrads
- 3,010
- Admit rate
- Not reported
- Net price
- $15.4k
- Grad rate
- 52%
- Specialty: Education 24%
- Specialty: Business 20%
Central State University
Wilberforce, OH
- Undergrads
- 2,620
- Admit rate
- 99%
- Net price
- $13.1k
- Grad rate
- 23%
- HBCU
- Specialty: Business 35%
- Specialty: Education 25%
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Kearney, NE
- Undergrads
- 4,088
- Admit rate
- 89%
- Net price
- $16.2k
- Grad rate
- 58%
- Specialty: Business 22%
- Specialty: Education 16%
Chadron State College
Chadron, NE
- Undergrads
- 1,540
- Admit rate
- Not reported
- Net price
- $12.5k
- Grad rate
- 50%
- Specialty: Education 27%
- Specialty: Business 25%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, data as of June 10, 2026. “Not reported” means the value is missing or privacy-suppressed in the source data.