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North Dakota State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Fargo, ND
Population 240,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 9,567
Men / Women 49% / 51%
White 76%
Black 5%
Mixed 5%
Hispanic 4%
Asian 2%
Native American 1%
International 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 28%
Business & Economics 22%
Humanities & Social Sciences 20%
Engineering, Computing & Math 19%
Arts 6%
Professional 3%
Education 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,110
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $15,764
Est. In-State Cost $14,372
Est. Out-of-State Cost $20,392
10-Year ROI $206,000
ROI Percentile 84th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 46%
6-Year Graduation Rate 64%
Transfer-Out Rate 22%

Weather

Comfortable Days 90 (14th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,630 (54th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 267 (84th pctl)
Muggyness Very Dry

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 92%
Yield (Unbound) 32%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $141M #98
Humanities & Social Sciences $12M #121
Engineering, Computing & Math $32M #141
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 34 #132
Life & Natural Sciences 118 #199
Humanities & Social Sciences 29 #330

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
ACT Range 19 – 25

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources 170 45% / 55% 0% $68,503
Agriculture 8 88% / 12% 0%
Animal Sciences 29 +1 10% / 90% 0% $62,833
Crop and Weed Sciences 21 +4 48% / 52% 0% $81,249
Equine Studies 3 +4 0% / 100% 0%
Food Safety 1 100% / 0% 0%
Horticulture 12 25% / 75% 0%
Natural Resources Management 16 50% / 50% 0% $61,454
Sustainable Agriculture 10 90% / 10% 0% $81,249
Veterinary Technology 19 +1 5% / 95% 0% $40,374
Agribusiness 12 67% / 33% 0% $79,338
Agricultural Economics 28 +1 71% / 29% 0% $79,338
Agricultural Education 6 33% / 67% 0% $56,453
Agricultural Systems Management 4 100% / 0% 0% $82,370
Agricultural Communication 1 100% / 0% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 348 31% / 69% 2% $62,277
Corporate and Organizational Communication 2 0% / 100% 0% $61,984
Anthropology 8 12% / 88% 0%
Criminal Justice 37 +5 38% / 62% 3% $62,711
English 11 +2 27% / 73% 9% $53,063
French 1 0% / 100% 0%
History 4 +3 100% / 0% 0% $50,712
Humanities 4 75% / 25% 0%
Journalism 4 25% / 75% 0%
Political Science 22 27% / 73% 0% $74,529
Psychology 95 +6 20% / 80% 3% $56,824
Public History 3 +2 33% / 67% 0% $50,712
Sociology 7 +3 43% / 57% 0% $54,300
Spanish 3 +2 0% / 100% 0%
Strategic Communication 25 12% / 88% 0% $65,776
Architecture 49 51% / 49% 0% $77,093
Art 11 +2 18% / 82% 9%
Art Education 3 67% / 33% 0% $56,453
Interior Design 17 6% / 94% 0% $57,120
Landscape Architecture 12 75% / 25% 0%
Music 17 +1 29% / 71% 0% $58,006
Theatre Arts 7 43% / 57% 0% $38,778
Emergency Management 6 +2 50% / 50% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Business 352 66% / 34% 0% $81,686
Accounting 33 +4 64% / 36% 0% $77,070
Business Administration 23 +2 30% / 70% 0% $84,453
Economics 8 +4 88% / 12% 0%
Finance 94 +11 76% / 24% 0% $78,553
Management 112 +10 67% / 33% 0% $84,453
Management Information Systems 19 95% / 5% 0% $103,824
Marketing 59 +6 54% / 46% 0% $76,090
Transportation, Logistics, and Finance 3 67% / 33% 0% $84,453
Business Education 1 100% / 0% 0% $56,453
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Engineering 408 86% / 14% 1% $97,447
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering 8 75% / 25% 12% $97,676
Civil Engineering 47 79% / 21% 2% $91,270
Computer Engineering 23 91% / 9% 0%
Computer Science 77 +2 82% / 18% 4% $99,400
Construction Engineering 9 100% / 0% 0%
Electrical Engineering 34 88% / 12% 0% $103,462
Environmental Engineering 5 40% / 60% 0%
Industrial Engineering 22 73% / 27% 0% $95,931
Manufacturing Engineering 5 100% / 0% 0%
Mechanical Engineering 126 90% / 10% 0% $97,185
Software Engineering 1 100% / 0% 0%
Construction Management 51 90% / 10% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Health and Human Sciences 528 20% / 80% 0% $84,961
Dietetics 7 0% / 100% 0%
Exercise Science 34 38% / 62% 0% $66,069
Medical Laboratory Science 12 25% / 75% 0% $77,080
Nursing 178 11% / 89% 1% $108,793
Pharmaceutical Sciences 41 27% / 73% 0% $151,180
Physical Education 18 72% / 28% 0% $56,453
Radiologic Sciences 38 11% / 89% 0% $77,137
Respiratory Care 11 18% / 82% 9% $77,137
Hospitality and Tourism Management 5 40% / 60% 0% $56,938
Sport Management 27 74% / 26% 0% $66,069
Human Development and Family Sciences 108 0% / 100% 0% $51,649
Biology Education 3 0% / 100% 0% $56,453
Chemistry Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $56,453
English Education 4 0% / 100% 0% $56,453
Family and Consumer Sciences Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $56,453
Mathematics Education 3 100% / 0% 0% $56,453
Physics Education 1 100% / 0% 0% $56,453
Science Education 2 0% / 100% 0% $56,453
Social Studies Education 15 67% / 33% 0% $56,453
Spanish Education 1 100% / 0% 0% $56,453
Apparel, Retail Merchandising, and Design 8 25% / 75% 0% $60,969
Applied Sciences 10 10% / 90% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Science and Mathematics 197 41% / 59% 2% $59,807
Mathematics 7 +4 86% / 14% 0% $94,120
Physics 7 +2 86% / 14% 0%
Statistics 4 +4 25% / 75% 25%
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 9 22% / 78% 0%
Biological Sciences 71 +3 30% / 70% 0% $55,585
Biotechnology 9 +3 22% / 78% 0%
Chemistry 4 25% / 75% 0%
Geosciences 6 83% / 17% 17%
Microbiology 8 +3 50% / 50% 0% $76,624
University Studies 72 46% / 54% 1% $58,767