The Student Achievement Measure is supported by six sponsoring associations, working together to provide a more comprehensive and accurate picture of student progress and completion as students move across institutions and state boundaries.
Black Hills State University
Black Hills State University is a master’s level university that promotes excellence in teaching and learning; supports research, creative and scholarly activities and provides service to the state, region, nation and global community. BHSU provides innovative, high quality undergraduate (associate and baccalaureate) programs in the arts, humanities, education, behavioral sciences, mathematics, social sciences, natural sciences, business and technology as well as selected disciplines of strength at the graduate level. Black Hills State University is the only comprehensive University in western South Dakota.Fall 2017 First-time Full-time Cohort
6-year outcomes for undergraduate associates-seeking students as of 2023
First-time-at-Institution, All Students Starting Fall 2017
Number of students: 73
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The SAM Associate's Degree / Certificate model tracks a group of students who started an associate degree program or certificate program at Black Hills State University in the Fall of 2017. The students’ progress toward a degree or certificate is reported within 6 years.
The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.
- Students who started at and graduated from Black Hills State University are represented by the purple bar with the solid black bar underneath ().
- Students who started at and are still enrolled at Black Hills State University are represented by the aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
- Students who started at Black Hills State University and transferred to another institution prior to earning a degree or certificate are represented by the orange bar with the large white stripe underneath (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled at another institution.
- Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.
Black Hills State University | Associate / Certificate Seeking Model - All Students
| OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY IN FALL 2017 BY SUMMER 2023 | |||||||
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| = | Total Graduated from Black Hills State University | 16% | |||||
| Enrolled at Black Hills State University | 4% | ||||||
| Transferred with no degree or certificate from Black Hills State University* | 38% | ||||||
| Current Status Unknown | 42% | ||||||
First-time-at-Institution, Full-Time Students Starting Fall 2017
Number of students: 55
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The SAM Associate's Degree / Certificate model tracks a group of students who started an associate degree program or certificate program at Black Hills State University in the Fall of 2017. The students’ progress toward a degree or certificate is reported within 6 years.
The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.
- Students who started at and graduated from Black Hills State University are represented by the purple bar with the solid black bar underneath ().
- Students who started at and are still enrolled at Black Hills State University are represented by the aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
- Students who started at Black Hills State University and transferred to another institution prior to earning a degree or certificate are represented by the orange bar with the large white stripe underneath (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled at another institution.
- Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.
Black Hills State University | Associate / Certificate Seeking Model - Full-Time
| OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY IN FALL 2017 BY SUMMER 2023 | |||||||
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| = | Total Graduated from Black Hills State University | 21% | |||||
| Enrolled at Black Hills State University | 2% | ||||||
| Transferred with no degree or certificate from Black Hills State University* | 36% | ||||||
| Current Status Unknown | 41% | ||||||
First-time-at-Institution, Part-Time Students Starting Fall 2017
Number of students: 18
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The SAM Associate's Degree / Certificate model tracks a group of students who started an associate degree program or certificate program at Black Hills State University in the Fall of 2017. The students’ progress toward a degree or certificate is reported within 6 years.
The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.
- Students who started at and graduated from Black Hills State University are represented by the purple bar with the solid black bar underneath ().
- Students who started at and are still enrolled at Black Hills State University are represented by the aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
- Students who started at Black Hills State University and transferred to another institution prior to earning a degree or certificate are represented by the orange bar with the large white stripe underneath (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled at another institution.
- Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.
Black Hills State University | Associate / Certificate Seeking Model - Part-Time
| OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY IN FALL 2017 BY SUMMER 2023 | |||||||
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| = | Total Graduated from Black Hills State University | 6% | |||||
| Enrolled at Black Hills State University | 11% | ||||||
| Transferred with no degree or certificate from Black Hills State University* | 44% | ||||||
| Current Status Unknown | 39% | ||||||