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Black Hills State
Lake Superior State

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Lake Superior State graduates 13 pts more of its students than Black Hills State (57% vs. 44%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Lake Superior State grads earn $2.4K more ten years out than Black Hills State's ($49,045 vs. $46,674)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Black Hills State$46.7K
Lake Superior State$49K
Graduation rate
Black Hills State44%
Lake Superior State57%
Retention rate
Black Hills State72%
Lake Superior State79%

Borrowing

Median debt
Black Hills State$26K
Lake Superior State$23.3K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Black Hills State28%
Lake Superior State37%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Black Hills State$18.6K
Lake Superior State$15.3K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Black Hills State31%
Lake Superior State41%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Black Hills State43%
Lake Superior State56%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Black Hills State24%
Lake Superior State24%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Black Hills State38%
Lake Superior State41%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Black Hills State50%
Lake Superior State65%
Pell graduation gap
Black Hills State12 pts lower
Lake Superior State24 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupBlack Hills StateLake Superior State
White43%50%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino30%Not shown: under 30 students
BlackNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Two or more racesNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why