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North Dakota State University - Main Campus Overview

Located in Fargo, North Dakota, North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a public institution. The city atmosphere of Fargo makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is North Dakota State University - Main Campus Known For?

2,317 Undergraduate Awards
$23,820 Avg Cost After Aid
96% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at North Dakota State University is the doctor's degree.
  • In a recent academic period98% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, North Dakota State University bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $62,203 a year. That's about 52% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is North Dakota State University - Main Campus?

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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: www.ndsu.edu

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How Do I Get Into North Dakota State University?

You can apply to North Dakota State University online at: https://www.ndsu.edu/admission/how_to_apply/application_process

Admission Requirements for North Dakota State University

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 3
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 3

How Hard Is It To Get Into North Dakota State University?

96% Acceptance Rate
57% Of Accepted Are Women
1% Submit SAT Scores
North Dakota State University has the high acceptance rate of 96%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 95%, and the acceptance rate for women is 96%.

Average Test Scores

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 468 and 623. Math scores were between 500 and 593.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for North Dakota State University - Main Campus  ( 468 to 623 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for North Dakota State University - Main Campus  ( 500 to 593 )
200
800
North Dakota State University received ACT scores from 69% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 24. Math scores were between 18 and 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 25.

ACT English Scores for North Dakota State University - Main Campus  ( 16 to 24 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for North Dakota State University - Main Campus  ( 19 to 25 )
1
36

Can I Afford North Dakota State University - Main Campus?

$23,820 Net Price
64% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of North Dakota State University is $23,820. 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

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 64% of students took out student loans averaging $9,555 a year. That adds up to $38,220 over four years for those students.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus Undergraduate Student Diversity

9,339 Full-Time Undergraduates
47% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 10,555 undergraduate students at North Dakota State University, with 9,339 being full-time and 1,216 being part-time.

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There are also 2,291 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 9,339 full-time undergraduates at North Dakota State University, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of North Dakota State University - Main Campus students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 146
Black or African American 214
Hispanic or Latino 258
White 8,159
International Students 101
Other Races/Ethnicities 461

Geographic Diversity

North Dakota students aren't the only ones who study at North Dakota State University - Main Campus. At this time, 25 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 84 countries are represented at North Dakota State University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Bangladesh.

North Dakota State University - Main Campus Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Nursing 0 216 0 0 12 228
Business Administration & Management 0 144 21 38 0 203
Mechanical Engineering 0 122 0 11 0 133
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 53 0 0 75 128
Finance & Financial Management 26 82 0 0 0 108
Computer Science 0 80 0 28 0 108
Human Development & Family Studies 0 103 0 5 0 108
General Architecture 0 55 0 50 0 105
General Psychology 0 94 0 2 0 96
General Biology 0 93 0 2 0 95
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 76 0 0 0 76
Civil Engineering 0 60 0 5 8 73
Electrical Engineering 0 63 0 4 3 70
Marketing 0 61 2 0 0 63
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 56 0 7 0 63
Agricultural Economics & Business 0 50 0 11 0 61
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 54 0 4 0 58
Accounting 0 46 0 11 0 57
Allied Health Professions 0 49 0 7 0 56
Health & Physical Education 0 55 0 0 0 55
Animal Science 0 45 0 7 1 53
Construction Engineering Technology 0 43 0 6 0 49
Computer Engineering 0 28 2 11 2 43
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 0 0 0 35 5 40
Agricultural Production 0 36 0 0 0 36
Public Relations & Advertising 3 27 0 0 0 30
Natural Resource Management 0 22 0 6 2 30
Music 0 16 0 10 3 29
Plant Sciences 0 7 0 16 4 27
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 0 27 0 0 0 27
History 0 20 0 3 2 25
Educational Administration 0 0 0 24 0 24
Entrepreneurial Studies 23 0 0 0 0 23
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 0 14 6 20
Industrial Engineering 0 15 0 2 3 20
Mathematics 0 11 0 1 8 20
Statistics 0 5 6 3 6 20
Homeland Security 0 16 0 3 1 20
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 16 0 0 3 19
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 14 0 5 0 19
Economics 0 15 1 2 0 18
Political Science & Government 0 18 0 0 0 18
Student Counseling 0 0 0 15 2 17
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 6 9 2 17
Design & Applied Arts 0 17 0 0 0 17
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 0 12 4 16
Business/Corporate Communications 0 16 0 0 0 16
General English Literature 0 11 0 5 0 16
Manufacturing Engineering 0 15 0 0 0 15
Public Health 0 0 2 13 0 15
Agricultural Engineering 0 11 0 1 2 14
Chemistry 0 5 0 2 6 13
Management Information Systems 0 12 0 0 0 12
Journalism 0 12 0 0 0 12
Textile & Apparel Studies 1 9 0 1 0 11
Hospitality Management 0 10 0 0 0 10
Construction Engineering 0 3 2 5 0 10
Nutrition Science 0 10 0 0 0 10
Drama & Theater Arts 0 10 0 0 0 10
Food Science Technology 0 4 0 1 4 9
International Business 0 9 0 0 0 9
Animal Services 0 8 0 0 0 8
General Agriculture 0 8 0 0 0 8
Landscape Architecture 0 0 0 8 0 8
Biotechnology 0 8 0 0 0 8
Botany/Plant Biology 0 0 0 3 5 8
General Sales & Marketing 8 0 0 0 0 8
Communication & Media Studies 0 0 0 6 2 8
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 8 0 0 0 8
Health Sciences & Services 0 8 0 0 0 8
Physics 0 4 0 2 2 8
Fine & Studio Arts 0 8 0 0 0 8
Agricultural Mechanization 0 7 0 0 0 7
Environmental Design 0 7 0 0 0 7
Ethnic Studies 0 5 2 0 0 7
Sociology 0 6 0 1 0 7
Soil Sciences 0 0 0 5 1 6
Publishing 4 0 2 0 0 6
Biomedical Engineering 0 0 0 6 0 6
Data Analytics 6 0 0 0 0 6
Writing Studies 4 0 0 0 1 5
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 5 0 0 0 5
Anthropology 0 5 0 0 0 5
Zoology 0 0 0 1 3 4
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 4 0 0 0 4
Agricultural Public Services 0 1 0 2 0 3
Educational Assessment 0 0 0 0 3 3
Genetics 0 0 0 1 1 2
Romance Languages 0 2 0 0 0 2
Materials Sciences 0 0 0 0 2 2
Child Development & Psychology 0 0 0 0 2 2
International Agriculture 0 0 0 1 0 1
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 0 0 1 0 1
International Studies 0 1 0 0 0 1
Other Transportation & Materials Moving 0 0 0 1 0 1
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0
Computer Information Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0
Computer Systems Analysis 0 0 0 0 0 0
Information Technology 0 0 0 0 0 0
Instructional Media Design 0 0 0 0 0 0
Environmental Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0
General Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0
Family & Consumer Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic Languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gerontology 0 0 0 0 0 0
Philosophy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Science Technologies/Technicians 0 0 0 0 0 0
Public Policy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Social Work 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 75 2,242 46 435 186 2,984

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.

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