Quad

Head-to-head

U. Minnesota-Crookston
Black Hills State

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Minnesota-Crookston's grants cover 44% of its full price on average, vs. 21% at Black Hills State

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Black Hills State's yield is 13 pts higher than U. Minnesota-Crookston's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    U. Minnesota-Crookston grads earn $11.4K more ten years out than Black Hills State's ($58,056 vs. $46,674)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    U. Minnesota-Crookston graduates 9 pts more of its students than Black Hills State (52% vs. 44%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    U. Minnesota-Crookston costs about $2.8K less per year on average than Black Hills State ($15,028 vs. $17,814, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    U. Minnesota-Crookston admits 87% vs. 96% at Black Hills State

    Acceptance rate

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

U. Minnesota-Crookston admits 87%, Black Hills State 96%; Black Hills State's yield is higher, at 30%.

Acceptance rate
U. Minnesota-Crookston87%
Black Hills State96%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Minnesota-CrookstonAccessiblefrom MinnesotaOpenfrom other states
  • Black Hills StateOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
U. Minnesota-CrookstonTest-blind
Black Hills State
965–1135
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Minnesota-CrookstonRigor and GPA very important
  • Black Hills StateGPA, school record, rank, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

U. Minnesota-Crookston and Black Hills State are about the same size; both have the same Pell share, 20%.

Undergrads
U. Minnesota-Crookston1.9K
Black Hills State1.9K
Pell Grant share
U. Minnesota-Crookston20%
Black Hills State20%

Majors and faculty

Accounting leads at U. Minnesota-Crookston, and Business Administration and Management at Black Hills State.

Students per faculty member
U. Minnesota-Crookston18 to 1
Black Hills State17 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Minnesota-CrookstonAccounting12%
  • Black Hills StateBusiness Administration and Management, General19%

What each costs

U. Minnesota-Crookston costs about $2.8K less a year than Black Hills State on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Minnesota-Crookston$15K
Black Hills State$17.8K
Aid generosity
U. Minnesota-Crookston44%
Black Hills State21%

What each pays off

U. Minnesota-Crookston's former students earn more, a median $58.1K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Minnesota-Crookston$58.1K
Black Hills State$46.7K
Graduation rate
U. Minnesota-Crookston52%
Black Hills State44%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; U. Minnesota-Crookston got less selective while Black Hills State held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Minnesota-CrookstonGrowing+70%
  • Black Hills StateGrowing+25%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:University of Minnesota-Crookston Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;University of Minnesota-Crookston Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;University of Minnesota-Crookston Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023About 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