by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
University of Jamestown was awarded 85 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is curriculum & instruction.
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UJ landed the #1,178 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when UJ held the #1,204 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
UJ is also ranked #10 out of 12 schools in North Dakota.
The acceptance rate at University of Jamestown is 76%. 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 UJ is a good fit for you.
About 17% of students accepted to UJ submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 450 and 560. Math scores were between 450 and 580.
The student to faculty ratio at UJ is an impressive 11 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Jamestown is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at University of Jamestown is 72%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At UJ this rate is 31%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at University of Jamestown.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 912 undergraduates at UJ with 875 being full-time and 37 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $16,045 | $16,466 | $18,341 | $20,780 | $21,625 |
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 UJ, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UJ, approximately 75% of students took out student loans averaging $8,471 a year. That adds up to $33,884 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UJ is 4.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
See which majors at University of Jamestown make the most money.
Get more details about the location of University of Jamestown.
Contact details for UJ are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 608 6Th St Ne, Jamestown, ND 58405 |
| Phone: | 701-252-3467 |
| Website: | www.uj.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/pages/University-of-Jamestown/124742453792 |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/JimmieKnight |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 30 | $40,658 |
| Nursing | 18 | $59,961 |
| General Psychology | 16 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 14 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 11 | $43,756 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 10 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 8 | NA |
| General Biology | 7 | NA |
| Mechanical Engineering | 6 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 5 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 340 students took at least one online class at University of Jamestown. This is an increase from the 297 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 340 | 170 |
| 2019-2020 | 297 | 150 |
| 2018-2019 | 103 | 103 |
| 2017-2018 | 56 | 56 |
| 2016-2017 | 66 | 66 |
Learn more about online learning at University of Jamestown.
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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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