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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Lake Superior State has 7 pts more Pell recipients than Black Hills State (27% vs. 20%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  2. 2

    Black Hills State is a bit larger (1,928 vs. 1,325)

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Lake Superior State has 5 pts more first-gen students than Black Hills State (33% vs. 28%)

    First-generation students

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
Black Hills State1.9K
Lake Superior State1.3K
Pell Grant share
Black Hills State20%
Lake Superior State27%
First-gen share
Black Hills State28%
Lake Superior State33%
Diversity index
Black Hills State0.50
Lake Superior State0.49

Who they are

Men
Black Hills State34%
Lake Superior State46%
Part-time students
Black Hills State19%
Lake Superior State13%
Students 25 and older
Black Hills State11%
Lake Superior State12%

Race & ethnicity

Black Hills State
Lake Superior State
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Black Hills State55%
Lake Superior State87%
First-years from other states
Black Hills State44%
Lake Superior State4%
First-years from abroad
Black Hills State0%
Lake Superior State9%
New transfer students this fall
Black Hills State145
Lake Superior State122
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Black Hills State23%
Lake Superior State33%

Campus

Black Hills State
Distant townNCAA D-II · Rocky Mountain Athletic ConferenceROTCStudy abroad
Lake Superior State
Remote townNCAA D-II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceStudy abroad

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About 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