Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Fargo, ND
Population 240,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 90 (14%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,630 (54%)
Days Without Precipitation 267 (84%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,949
Men / Women 50% / 50%
From State 37%
From Region 58%
Athletes 6.9%

Racial/Ethnic

White 84%
Mixed 5%
Hispanic 4%
Black 3%
Asian 2%
Native American 1%
International 1%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources 170 48% / 52% 0% $68,424 81 98%
Agribusiness 8 +1 88% / 12% 0% $78,513 89 100%
Agricultural Economics 27 78% / 22% 0% $78,513 89 100%
Agricultural Education 6 17% / 83% 0% $55,866 61 98%
Agricultural Systems Management 9 89% / 11% 0% $81,513 91 100%
Agriculture 4 75% / 25% 0% $67,870 80 100%
Animal Sciences 29 3% / 97% 0% $62,179 73 94%
Crop and Weed Sciences 20 80% / 20% 0% $80,404 90 98%
Equine Studies 3 +2 0% / 100% 0% $46,827 37 100%
Food Safety 3 0% / 100% 0% $67,865 80
Horticulture 7 14% / 86% 0% $79,079 90 100%
Natural Resources Management 23 48% / 52% 0% $67,457 80 97%
Sustainable Agriculture 11 100% / 0% 0% $80,404 90 98%
Veterinary Technology 20 5% / 95% 0% $39,954 17 97%
Agricultural Communication $66,870 79
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 429 30% / 70% 1% $60,925 71 96%
Corporate and Organizational Communication 15 47% / 53% 0% $61,340 72 100%
Anthropology 5 +1 20% / 80% 0% $54,518 58
English 9 +4 11% / 89% 0% $52,511 53 90%
French $57,029 64
History 11 +2 73% / 27% 0% $50,185 46 96%
Humanities 7 +2 57% / 43% 0% $56,038 61
International Studies 1 +5 0% / 100% 0%
Journalism 3 +1 67% / 33% 0% $61,038 71
Political Science 22 +4 50% / 50% 0% $73,754 86 100%
Psychology 129 +8 18% / 82% 1% $56,233 62 97%
Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology 2 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Public History +1 $50,185 46 96%
Sociology 3 33% / 67% 0% $53,735 56 81%
Spanish 2 0% / 100% 0% $56,844 63
Strategic Communication 26 23% / 77% 0% $65,092 77 96%
Women's Studies 2 0% / 100% 0%
Architecture 60 43% / 57% 5% $76,248 88 100%
Art 17 +1 29% / 71% 0% $50,253 47 85%
Art Education 6 0% / 100% 0% $55,866 61 98%
Interior Design 19 0% / 100% 0% $56,526 62 100%
Landscape Architecture 14 29% / 71% 0% $60,637 71 94%
Music 16 +1 44% / 56% 6% $57,402 64 96%
Theatre Arts 8 25% / 75% 0% $38,374 14 94%
Criminal Justice 43 +7 42% / 58% 0% $62,059 73 95%
Emergency Management 9 +1 44% / 56% 0% $68,267 81 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business 424 65% / 35% 1% $74,605 86 97%
Accounting 53 +6 64% / 36% 0% $75,411 87 100%
Business Administration 19 +3 47% / 53% 0% $68,921 82 94%
Economics 20 +1 90% / 10% 0% $78,579 89
Finance 90 +8 79% / 21% 0% $77,736 89 100%
Management 154 +11 61% / 39% 1% $68,921 82 94%
Management Information Systems 21 +1 81% / 19% 5% $102,744 98 100%
Marketing 60 +7 45% / 55% 0% $75,298 87 94%
Transportation, Logistics, and Finance 6 +1 100% / 0% 17% $68,921 82 94%
Business Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $55,866 61 98%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering 433 85% / 15% 1% $97,304 97 99%
Civil Engineering 49 78% / 22% 0% $90,320 95 100%
Computer Engineering 15 93% / 7% 7% $101,206 98 100%
Construction Engineering 7 71% / 29% 0% $93,597 97
Electrical Engineering 51 86% / 14% 0% $102,386 98 97%
Environmental Engineering 5 60% / 40% 0% $79,819 90
Industrial Engineering 32 66% / 34% 0% $94,934 97 100%
Manufacturing Engineering 8 75% / 25% 12% $94,174 97
Mechanical Engineering 119 87% / 13% 0% $96,174 97 96%
Computer Science 93 +1 90% / 10% 3% $98,366 98 100%
Software Engineering 3 100% / 0% 0% $101,206 98 100%
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering 8 88% / 12% 12% $96,660 97 100%
Construction Management 43 95% / 5% 0% $103,540 98 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health and Human Sciences 582 18% / 82% 0% $73,883 86 96%
Dietetics 18 6% / 94% 0% $61,572 72
Exercise Science 37 43% / 57% 0% $65,381 78 97%
Medical Laboratory Science 5 40% / 60% 0% $76,278 88 100%
Nursing 191 9% / 91% 1% $79,798 90 97%
Pharmaceutical Sciences 48 33% / 67% 0% $143,396 100 99%
Radiologic Sciences 49 10% / 90% 0% $76,335 88 97%
Respiratory Care 7 0% / 100% 0% $76,335 88 97%
Hospitality and Tourism Management 6 33% / 67% 0% $56,346 62 96%
Sport Management 21 57% / 43% 0% $65,381 78 97%
Human Development and Family Sciences 122 +4 5% / 95% 0% $51,112 49 92%
Biology Education 4 0% / 100% 0% $55,866 61 98%
Chemistry Education $55,866 61 98%
Earth Science Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0%
English Education 7 14% / 86% 0% $55,866 61 98%
Family and Consumer Sciences Education 3 0% / 100% 0% $55,866 61 98%
French Language Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0%
Mathematics Education 4 0% / 100% 0% $55,866 61 98%
Physical Education 18 67% / 33% 0% $55,866 61 98%
Physics Education $55,866 61 98%
Science Education 3 100% / 0% 0% $55,866 61 98%
Social Studies Education 15 67% / 33% 0% $55,866 61 98%
Spanish Education $55,866 61 98%
Apparel, Retail Merchandising, and Design 12 8% / 92% 0% $60,334 70 98%
Applied Sciences 10 10% / 90% 0% $85,671 93
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Science and Mathematics 209 44% / 56% 0% $60,630 71 94%
Chemistry 4 75% / 25% 0% $67,599 80
Geosciences 9 44% / 56% 0% $65,682 78
Mathematics 9 +4 67% / 33% 0% $93,141 96 100%
Physics 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $80,157 90
Statistics 3 +5 67% / 33% 0% $83,807 92
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 7 57% / 43% 0% $67,102 80
Biological Sciences 101 +8 34% / 66% 1% $55,007 59 91%
Biotechnology 6 +2 67% / 33% 0% $67,236 80
Microbiology 10 +4 10% / 90% 0% $75,827 87 100%
University Studies 58 57% / 43% 0% $58,156 66 96%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,672
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $16,771
Est. In-State Cost $15,099
Est. Out-of-State Cost $21,695
ROI Percentile 86th

Retention & Graduation

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

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 20.7% 465 64% / 36% 1% $73,566 86 97%
Humanities & Social Sciences 17.9% 402 24% / 76% 0% $56,235 62 95%
Health Sciences 15.0% 337 17% / 83% 0% $86,646 94 97%
Engineering 12.7% 286 82% / 18% 1% $95,999 97 98%
Agriculture & Food Science 8.7% 196 45% / 55% 1% $68,948 82 98%
Arts 6.8% 152 30% / 70% 3% $63,399 75 97%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.5% 124 35% / 65% 1% $57,961 65 92%
Professional 4.7% 105 61% / 39% 0% $81,827 91 97%
Computer Science 4.3% 96 91% / 9% 3% $98,455 98 100%
Education 2.5% 57 46% / 54% 0% $55,866 61 98%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.2% 27 59% / 41% 0% $78,205 89 100%

Research R1

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science $115M #21 16% $1.2M 13 #42 78 17
Engineering $26.2M #138 58% $0.1M 22 #124 156 11
Business & Economics $13.3M #48 9% $0.0M 7 #158 1
Physical Sciences & Math $12.7M #163 64% $0.2M 17 #140 139 6
Health Sciences $8.5M #144 60% $0.1M 24 #78 30 4
Life & Natural Sciences $6.6M #189 69% $0 12 #136 136 28
Humanities & Social Sciences $6.5M #178 31% $0.0M 18 #187 49 1
Computer Science $3.6M #156 44% $0 7 #115 41
Education $1.3M #209 28% $0 9 #341
Total $193M #124 29% $1.6M 129 #152 630 67

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 92%
Yield (Unbound) 32%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 92% 92% 92%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional