Northern State University
Northern State University admitted 93% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 980–1160 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $15,279 a year. Within six years, 53% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 93%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 980–1160
- ACT middle 50%
- 18–24
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $22,410 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $15,279 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $13,929 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $9,824 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $12,057 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 53%
- Students who return for a second year
- 77%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $51,006 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,273
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 14%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 19 to 1
- Campus setting
- Town
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Education
- 21%
- Business, management and marketing
- 21%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 18%
- Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
- 11%
- Psychology
- 8%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- University of Northwestern-St Paul MN · 94% admitted
- College of Staten Island CUNY NY · 92% admitted
- Stephen F Austin State University TX · 94% admitted
- Wichita State University KS · 94% admitted
- University of North Carolina at Pembroke NC · 93% admitted
- Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania PA · 93% admitted
More colleges in South Dakota
- South Dakota State University SD · 98% admitted
- University of South Dakota SD · 99% admitted
- Dakota State University SD · 88% admitted
- South Dakota School of Mines and Technology SD · 80% admitted
- Augustana University SD · 68% admitted
- Black Hills State University SD · 96% admitted
- University of Sioux Falls SD · 83% admitted
- Mount Marty University SD · 43% 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.