by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Dickinson State University was awarded 22 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.
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College Factual ranked DSU as #1,407 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.
DSU also holds the #10 spot on the Best Colleges in North Dakota ranking.
The acceptance rate at Dickinson State University is 72%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that DSU is a good fit for you.
About 4% of students accepted to DSU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 450 and 550. Math scores were between 425 and 580.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Dickinson State University, this ratio is 13 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Dickinson State University is 48%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Dickinson State University this rate is 57%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 16% for first-time, full-time students at DSU, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Dickinson State University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,381 undergraduates at DSU with 966 being full-time and 415 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $11,645 | $13,070 | $14,326 | $16,822 | $17,157 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of DSU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At DSU, approximately 54% of students took out student loans averaging $6,257 a year. That adds up to $25,028 over four years for those students.
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See which majors at Dickinson State University make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Dickinson State University.
Contact details for DSU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 291 Campus Drive, Dickinson, ND 58601-4896 |
| Phone: | 701-483-2507 |
| Website: | www.dickinsonstate.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 49 | $49,811 |
| Business Administration & Management | 43 | $50,830 |
| Accounting | 25 | $51,006 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 23 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 19 | $44,841 |
| General Agriculture | 18 | $42,583 |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 15 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 15 | NA |
| Nursing | 13 | $68,151 |
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 11 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 943 students took at least one online class at Dickinson State University. This is an increase from the 866 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 943 | 376 |
| 2021-2022 | 866 | 330 |
| 2020-2021 | 760 | 324 |
| 2018-2019 | 566 | 313 |
Learn more about online learning at Dickinson State University.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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