Dickinson State University Overview

Dickinson State University is a public institution situated in Dickinson, North Dakota. The location of DSU is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

What Is Dickinson State University Known For?

• Students at DSU have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 3%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• The master's degree is the highest award offered at DSU.
• For the <nil> academic year, 52% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from DSU with a bachelor's degree make about $49,125 a year. That's 20% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is 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

How Do I Get Into DSU?

You can apply to DSU online at: www.dickinsonstate.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for DSU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Required
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into DSU?

Since DSU has an acceptance rate of 99%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 50% of accepted students are men and 50% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 99%, and the acceptance rate for women is 100%.

Average Test Scores

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 440 and 535. Math scores were between 483 and 528.

DSU received ACT scores from 63% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 14 and 21. Math scores were between 16 and 23. Composite scores were between 16 and 22.

Can I Afford Dickinson State University?

The overall average net price of DSU is $19,111. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

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 DSU, approximately 54% of students took out student loans averaging $6,922 a year. That adds up to $27,688 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at DSU is 2.8%. 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.

Dickinson State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,337 undergraduate students at DSU, with 988 being full-time and 349 being part-time.

There are also 78 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 988 full-time undergraduates at DSU, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Dickinson State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	9
Black or African American	36
Hispanic or Latino	73
White	767
International Students	41
Other Races/Ethnicities	62

Geographic Diversity

North Dakota students aren't the only ones who study at Dickinson State University. At this time, 14 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 28 countries are represented at DSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nigeria, Canada, and Nepal.

Online Learning at Dickinson State University

In 2020-2021, 866 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 12th 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 DSU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Dickinson State University was 2.4%. This is the #1,624 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at DSU 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.