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Bismarck State College Overview

Bismarck State College is a public institution located in Bismarck, North Dakota. The location of BSC is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Bismarck State College Known For?

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  • The student loan default rate at BSC is 3%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
  • The bachelor's degree is the highest award offered at BSC.
  • In <nil>, 94% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from BSC makes roughly $52,427 a year. This is 28% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is Bismarck State College?

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Contact details for BSC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1500 Edwards Ave., Bismarck, ND 58506-5587
Phone: 701-224-5400
Website: bismarckstate.edu

How Do I Get Into BSC?

You can apply to BSC online at: https://bismarckstate.edu/admissions/howtoapply/

Since Bismarck State College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Bismarck State College?

44% Take Out Loans
2.6% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

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 BSC, approximately 44% of students took out student loans averaging $6,140 a year. That adds up to $24,560 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at BSC 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.

Bismarck State College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,826 Full-Time Undergraduates
43% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 3,549 undergraduate students at BSC, with 1,826 being full-time and 1,723 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 1,826 full-time undergraduates at BSC, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Bismarck State College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 16
Black or African American 37
Hispanic or Latino 88
White 1,544
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 133

Geographic Diversity

North Dakota students aren't the only ones who study at Bismarck State College. At this time, 20 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 7 countries are represented at BSC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nigeria, Bahamas, and Philippines.

Online Learning at Bismarck State College

1,388 Took All Classes Online
2,291 Took At Least One Class Online
-3.5% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 2,291 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at BSC has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 5th most popular in North Dakota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of BSC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Bismarck State College was -3.5%. This is the #1,900 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at BSC regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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