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Acceptance Rate

95.0%

Total Profiles

2

SAT Range

968–1216

User Accept Rate

N/A

In-State Tuition

$10,857

Out-of-State Tuition

$15,511

Undergrad Enrollment

9,567

Applicants

7,331

Yield Rate

31.5%

Endowment / Student

$46,028

Student:Faculty

18:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$15,543/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $62,172 over four years.

What grads earn

$62,181/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$69,898 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 11% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.0 years of pay.

83% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

5.2%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

33%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.7%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of North Dakota State University-Main Campus’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$9,370
$30–48k$11,343
$48–75k$11,923
$75–110k$16,082
Over $110k$18,856

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

66%

Completion · all

65%

Completion · Pell

56%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

81%

Median debt

$23,199

Classification

R1 research universityFour-year, large, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
7,331
Admitted
7,02495.8%
Enrolled
2,21432% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling2
Motor Vehicle Theft421
Rape6

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation59% / 41%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball40Basketball15Football130Golf9Track & Field124Wrestling32

Women's

Basketball14Golf9Soccer31Softball21Track & Field155Volleyball17
Research Activity
FY 2024
$200Mtotal R&D expenditure#140 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse178 grads
Mechanical Engineering126 grads
Business Administration and Management, General112 grads
Human Development and Family Studies, General108 grads
Psychology, General95 grads
Finance, General94 grads
Computer Science77 grads
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other72 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General71 grads
Marketing/Marketing Management, General59 grads

4yr Grad Rate

41%

6yr Grad Rate

65%

Retention Rate

78%

Median Earnings

$62,203