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BHSU TUITION AND FEES

Here we will help to answer some of your questions regarding your financial liability while attending Black Hills State University. It includes when and how payments are made, the cost of tuition and fees per credit hour, and the cost of on-campus housing and meal plans. All rates are subject to change.

See further down to view detailed tuition rates.

Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

South Dakota Residents

Tuition and Fees

$ 8,763

Books and Supplies

$ 1,200

Room

$ 3,926

Meal plan

$ 3,630

Estimated Total Yearly Cost  

$17,519

 

CO, IA, IL, MT, ND, NE, WI, & WY Residents (Qualify for In-State Tuition) 

Tuition and Fees

$ 8,763

Books and Supplies

$ 1,200

Room

$ 3,926

Meal plan

$ 3,630

Estimated Total Yearly Cost 

$17,519

 

Non-Resident

Tuition and Fees

$ 11,865

Books and Supplies

$ 1,200

Room

$ 3,926

Meal plan

$ 3,630

Estimated Total Yearly Cost     

$20,621

 

Minnesota Reciprocity

Tuition and Fees

$ 10,790

Books and Supplies

$ 1,200

Room

$ 3,926

Meal plan

$ 3,630

Estimated Total Yearly Cost  

$19,546

Cost of Attendance

Cost of Attendance (COA), which is a Department of Education term, is the budgetary foundation upon which financial aid offers are built. Unlike the term would imply, COA may not equal the cost to attend.

COA contains direct costs that you will see on your statement like tuition, fees, food, and housing. It also includes indirect costs that are estimates of discretionary expenses to help a student estimate costs to attend BHSU that you will not see on your statement (like transportation and personal).

If approved to live off campus, you will not be billed for food and housing.

Type 2024 Fall 2025 Spring Yearly Amount Estimated Yearly Direct Cost
Tuition and Fees $4,382 $4,382 $8,764 $8,764
Food and Housing $6,080 $6,080 $12,160 $9,200
Books and Supplies $546 $546 $1,092
Transportation $645 $645 $1,290
Loan Fees $57 $57 $114
Miscellaneous $1,135 $1,135 $2,270
Total $12,845 $12,845 $25,690

*Amounts are based on an undergraduate, in-state rate student who is living on campus and taking 15 credit hours per semester. 

Contact Info

Office of Admissions
Admissions@bhsu.edu
Phone: 605.642.6131

Black Hills State University
1200 University St. Unit 9502
Spearfish, SD, USA 57799-9502