United StatesSpearfish, SD

Black Hills State University

Public · Solid evidence

Value52/100
Solid evidence67/100 profile coverage

Mixed direct and modelled. Missing lenses stay blank and do not become low scores.

Admissions70
Value100
Career60
Experience48
Location55
Annual university cost$19,500Tuition plus recorded living cost
General acceptance94%Not a personal probability
Graduation39%Source cohort definition varies
Median earnings$46,67410 years after entry/completion

Scorecard

A balanced read, not one ranking.

Academic48
Career41
Evidence coverage67

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    City / metro settingTownFederal IPEDS locale 32; describes the surrounding settlement, not campus layout.
    Monthly student budget allocation$617Reported annual student living budget divided by 12; academic-year coverage may differ. Not a citywide or post-graduation budget.

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    Rankings

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    Univised career benchmarks

    Engineering—Limited confidence · Neutral fallback1.00× career presence
    How estimated

    Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.

    Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.

    Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.

    Technology & computing—Limited confidence · Neutral fallback1.00× career presence
    How estimated

    Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.

    Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.

    Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.

    Consulting—Limited confidence · Neutral fallback1.00× career presence
    How estimated

    Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.

    Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.

    Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.

    Finance & accounting—Limited confidence · Neutral fallback1.00× career presence
    How estimated

    Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.

    Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.

    Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.

    Law & legal services—Limited confidence · Neutral fallback1.00× career presence
    How estimated

    Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.

    Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.

    Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.

    Retail & consumer goods—Limited confidence · Neutral fallback1.00× career presence
    How estimated

    Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.

    Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.

    Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.

    Career ratings adjust for evidence strength. Compatible-school estimates are used only where supported; a neutral fallback means unknown, not measured average performance. These are not hiring odds or degree-quality measurements.

    Creative paths

    Where creative careers have started.

    Documented education links for notable people—not graduation counts or hiring odds. This initial Wikidata snapshot samples up to 500 links per field.

    Campus community

    Faith & belonging

    No reported institutional religious affiliation

    Institutional affiliation does not describe students’ individual beliefs. A verified campus-wide religious breakdown is not available in this dataset.

    Campus experience

    Campus ratings and verifiable strengths.

    Industry strengths

    Engineering · 1.00× estimated career presence · LimitedTechnology · 1.00× estimated career presence · LimitedConsulting · 1.00× estimated career presence · LimitedFinance and Accounting · 1.00× estimated career presence · LimitedLegal Services · 1.00× estimated career presence · LimitedRetail and Consumer Goods · 1.00× estimated career presence · Limited

    Observed employment evidence where supported; otherwise ranking-informed or comparable-school estimates. These school-level ratings do not verify programme availability or hiring probability.

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    65 matching programs

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    Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelors Degree$32,653 Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelors Degree$41,804 Human Resources Management and ServicesGraduate/Professional Certificate$50,231 Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's Degree$50,244 Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$53,540 Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansBachelors Degree$36,494 Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or DiplomaView degree Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity StudiesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$51,106 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$23,925 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelors Degree$31,534 MathematicsBachelors Degree$39,468 MusicBachelors Degree$25,339 MusicUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$22,254 Outdoor EducationBachelors Degree$37,798 Parks, Recreation and Leisure StudiesBachelors Degree$27,440 Physical SciencesBachelors Degree$38,021 Physical Sciences, OtherBachelors Degree$34,900 Political Science and GovernmentBachelors Degree$30,047 Psychology, GeneralBachelors Degree$27,295 Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelors Degree$33,901 Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelors Degree$24,422 Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesGraduate/Professional Certificate$36,848 Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$36,848 Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelors Degree$28,200 Social Sciences, GeneralBachelors Degree$30,771 SociologyBachelors Degree$28,881 SociologyUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$48,745 Special Education and TeachingBachelors Degree$41,725 Sustainability StudiesMaster's Degree$40,365 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelors Degree$40,768

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