North Dakota State University-Main Campus
North Dakota State University admitted 95% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 19–25 on the ACT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $15,636 a year. Within six years, 66% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 95%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- ACT middle 50%
- 19–25
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $24,407 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $15,636 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $11,551 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $11,738 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $16,672 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 66%
- Students who return for a second year
- 78%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $65,925 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 9,471
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 25%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 19 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 23%
- Health professions
- 13%
- Engineering
- 12%
- Agriculture, animal and plant sciences
- 6%
- Family and consumer sciences
- 6%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Cal Poly Maritime Academy CA · 95% admitted
- Oregon Institute of Technology OR · 95% admitted
- Veritas Baptist College IN · 95% admitted
- California State University-San Marcos CA · 95% admitted
- Colorado State University Pueblo CO · 95% admitted
- Maryville University of Saint Louis MO · 95% admitted
More colleges in North Dakota
- University of North Dakota ND · 77% admitted
- University of Mary ND · 75% admitted
- Minot State University ND · 65% admitted
- Dickinson State University ND · 37% admitted
- University of Jamestown ND · 88% admitted
- Valley City State University ND · 99% admitted
- Trinity Bible College and Graduate School ND · 26% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.