Mayville State University Overview
Located in Mayville, North Dakota, Mayville State University is a public institution. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.
What Is Mayville State University Known For?
- The master's degree is the highest award offered at Mayville State University.
- In 2019-2020, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
- After graduation, Mayville State University bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $42,211 a year. That's about 3% more than their peers at other schools.
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Mayville State University Rankings
Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.
Mayville State University has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.
Rank | Ranking Name | Share |
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#80 | Best Graduate Certificate Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Mayville State University.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards Mayville State University has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#51 | Best Value Colleges for Secondary Education | College Factual |
#74 | Best Value Colleges for Elementary Education | College Factual |
#75 | Best Value Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific | College Factual |
#83 | Best Nursing Schools | Nursing Degree Search |
#107 | Best Value Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific | College Factual |
#119 | Best Value Colleges for Education | College Factual |
Where Is Mayville State University?

Contact details for Mayville State University are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 330 Third Street Ne, Mayville, ND 58257-1299 |
Phone: | 701-788-2301 |
Website: | www.mayvillestate.edu |
Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/mayvillestate/ |
Twitter: | https://twitter.com/mayvillestate |
How Do I Get Into Mayville State University?
You can apply to Mayville State University online at: app.applyyourself.com/AYApplicantLogin/fl_ApplicantConnectLogin.asp?id=Mayville
Admission Requirements for Mayville State University
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | required |
High School Rank | neither required nor recommended |
High School Transcript | required |
College Prep Program | considered but not required |
Recommendations | neither required nor recommended |
SAT or ACT Scores | required |
TOEFL | considered but not required |
How Hard Is It To Get Into Mayville State University?
Approximately 55% of accepted students are men and 45% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 49%, and the acceptance rate for women is 58%.
Average Test Scores
About 3% of students accepted to Mayville State University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 440 and 680. Math scores were between 440 and 570.
Can I Afford Mayville State University?
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.
Student Loan Debt
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Mayville State University, approximately 70% of students took out student loans averaging $7,047 a year. That adds up to $28,188 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Mayville State University is 8.4%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
Mayville State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are also 23 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 603 full-time undergraduates at Mayville State University, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Mayville State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 43 |
Hispanic or Latino | 41 |
White | 457 |
International Students | 22 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 39 |
Geographic Diversity
North Dakota students aren't the only ones who study at Mayville State University. At this time, 13 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 9 countries are represented at Mayville State University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Honduras, and Australia.
Online Learning at Mayville State University
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Mayville State University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 8th most popular in North Dakota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Affordability Rankings of Mayville State University
During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Mayville State University was $7,381 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $10,394. The following table shows how Mayville State University is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.
Major | Tuition for In-State Students | Tuition for Out-of-State Students |
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Teaching Assistants | #1 | #1 |
Human Development & Family Studies | #4 | #10 |
Mathematics & Statistics | #7 | #11 |
Mathematics | #7 | #11 |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | #10 | #13 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific | #19 | #1 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific | #22 | #4 |
Education | #33 | #10 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities | #64 | #25 |
Liberal Arts General Studies | #64 | #25 |
Online Affordability Rankings of Mayville State University Rankings
During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Mayville State University was $7,381 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $10,394. The following table shows how Mayville State University is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.
Major | Tuition for In-State Students | Tuition for Out-of-State Students |
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Teaching Assistants | #1 | #1 |
Agricultural Economics & Business | #1 | #1 |
Mathematics | #1 | #1 |
Mathematics & Statistics | #1 | #4 |
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations | #1 | #1 |
Chemistry | #1 | #1 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific | #4 | #4 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific | #4 | #4 |
Human Development & Family Studies | #7 | #7 |
Physical Sciences | #7 | #4 |
Education | #7 | #13 |
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | #7 | #4 |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | #7 | #7 |
General English Literature | #10 | #16 |
English Language & Literature | #13 | #13 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities | #16 | #25 |
Liberal Arts General Studies | #16 | #25 |
Special Education | #16 | #13 |
Health Professions | #19 | #22 |
Nursing | #22 | #33 |
Accounting | #25 | #40 |
Online Growth Rankings of Mayville State University
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Mayville State University was 2.9%. This is the #818 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Mayville State University regardless of major.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Mayville State University majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
Major | 1-Year Growth Rate |
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Education | 25% |
Teacher Education Grade Specific | 20% |
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Mayville State University ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Mayville State University.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Chemistry | #12 | |
Agricultural Economics & Business | #14 | |
Teaching Assistants | #23 | |
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | #30 | |
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations | #42 | |
Physical Sciences | #45 | |
Mathematics | #58 | |
Mathematics & Statistics | #77 | |
General English Literature | #93 | |
Health & Physical Education | #103 | |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies | #112 | |
Human Development & Family Studies | #127 | |
Instructional Media Design | #146 | |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | #156 | |
English Language & Literature | #162 | |
Teacher Education Subject Specific | #190 | |
Special Education | #191 | |
General Business/Commerce | #244 | |
Nursing | #293 | |
Teacher Education Grade Specific | #345 |
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%.
Mayville State University Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
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
- Image Credit: By Willjay under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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