by our College Data Analytics Team
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North Dakota State University - Main Campus was awarded 424 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is physical education teaching & coaching.
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College Factual ranked North Dakota State University as #242 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation.
North Dakota State University is also ranked #2 out of 12 schools in North Dakota.
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Because it has a high acceptance rate of 95%, some consider North Dakota State University to be a safety school. But don't just assume that admittance is in the bag. Make sure to spend enough time on your application so that it is in tip-top shape.
About 1% of students accepted to North Dakota State University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 538 and 640. Math scores were between 558 and 673.
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With a student to faculty ratio of 18 to 1, North Dakota State University - Main Campus is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
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 North Dakota State University - Main Campus is 97%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
North Dakota State University - Main Campus has a freshmen retention rate of 76%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At North Dakota State University this rate is 35%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 10,555 undergraduates at North Dakota State University with 9,339 being full-time and 1,216 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $11,835 | $12,735 | $16,071 | $17,909 | $19,055 |
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 North Dakota State University, 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 North Dakota State University, approximately 63% of students took out student loans averaging $10,276 a year. That adds up to $41,104 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at North Dakota State University is 2.6%. 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.
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Contact details for North Dakota State University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1301 12Th Avenue North, Fargo, ND 58108-6050 |
| Phone: | 701-231-8011 |
| Website: | https://www.ndsu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/ndsu.fargo |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/NDSUNews |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 203 | $61,449 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 163 | $64,224 |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 157 | $34,734 |
| Business Administration & Management | 151 | $41,964 |
| General Biology | 114 | $26,447 |
| General Psychology | 98 | $32,020 |
| Health & Physical Education | 87 | $33,052 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 85 | $47,369 |
| Computer Science | 81 | $59,793 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 77 | $38,980 |
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, 5,884 students took at least one online class at North Dakota State University - Main Campus. This is a decrease from the 6,266 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 5,884 | 671 |
| 2019-2020 | 6,266 | 581 |
| 2018-2019 | 5,328 | 592 |
| 2017-2018 | 6,421 | 903 |
| 2016-2017 | 5,270 | 756 |
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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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