Black Hills State University
Spearfish, SD
- Undergrads
- 1,928
- Admit rate
- 96%
- Net price
- $15.9k
- Grad rate
- 43%
- Specialty: Business 22%
- Specialty: Biology 15%
- Specialty: Education 11%
Northern State University
Aberdeen, SD 57401Town: RemoteUNITID 219259
Public 4-yearMaster's Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsSpecialty: Education 21%Specialty: Business 21%Specialty: Biology 18%
Undergraduates
1,273
Graduate students
539
Admit rate
93%
Average net price
$15.8k
Graduation rate
49%
Retention rate
77%
Median earnings (10 yr)
$47.6k
Median debt
$22.3k
Student : faculty
19:1
Value score*
60th pct.
Programs offered
70
Highest degree
Graduate degree
- Sector
- Public 4-year
- Region
- Midwest · West North Central
- Setting
- Town: Remote (in urban cluster more than 35 miles from an urbanized area)
- Carnegie
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
- Size & setting
- Four-year, small, highly 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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- Undergrads
- 2,239
- Admit rate
- 98%
- Net price
- $16.3k
- Grad rate
- 56%
- Specialty: Education 26%
- Specialty: Business 20%
- Specialty: Health Professions 16%
University of Wisconsin-Superior
Superior, WI
- Undergrads
- 1,807
- Admit rate
- 93%
- Net price
- $12.2k
- Grad rate
- 42%
- Specialty: Education 30%
- Specialty: Business 19%
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%
Peru State College
Peru, NE
- Undergrads
- 1,092
- Admit rate
- Not reported
- Net price
- $11.6k
- Grad rate
- 38%
- Specialty: Business 38%
- Specialty: Education 19%
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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%
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.