BHSU FACTS

ENROLLMENT: 4,203

CAMPUS: 123 acres 

ATHLETICS: NCAA Division II, Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference 

TEAMS: 14 NCAA DII Sports Teams + 1 NIRA Rodeo Team 

MASCOT: Yellow Jacket (Sting) 

SCHOOL COLORS: Green & Gold 

FACULTY WITH TERMINAL DEGREE: 69% 

HOUSING: 5 Residence Halls (All Co-ed), 8-Building Apartment Complex 

LOCATIONS: Spearfish & Rapid City in South Dakota 

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS: 80 bachelor's, associate's, and master's degree programs 

STUDENT BODY: 75% from South Dakota from all of the 66 South Dakota counties, 25% from 43 other states and 29 countries

FINANCIAL AID: 92% of BHSU students receive assistance 

AFFILIATION: 4-year South Dakota public liberal arts university 

ACCREDITATION: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, South Dakota Department of Education and Cultural Affairs, Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board