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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?

2,676 Undergraduate Awards
$23,820 Avg Cost After Aid
94% Acceptance Rate
  • The student loan default rate at North Dakota State University 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 highest award offered at North Dakota State University is the doctor's degree.
  • In 2017-2018, 98% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, North Dakota State University bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $48,200 a year. That's about 18% more than their peers at other schools.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus Rankings

We have ranked North Dakota State University as #214 out of 2,587 colleges and universities in the country in our 2022 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. North Dakota State University also holds the #3 spot on the Best Colleges in North Dakota ranking.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

North Dakota State University has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#204 Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at North Dakota State University.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Animal Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#10 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#19 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#24 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#47 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#70 Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards North Dakota State University has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Animal Services Schools College Factual
#3 Best Agricultural Production Schools College Factual
#41 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Schools College Factual
#82 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools College Factual
#96 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools College Factual
#206 Best Healthcare Schools Healthcare Degree Search

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
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ndsu.fargo
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NDSUNews

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 required
High School Rank neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program required
Recommendations neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores required
TOEFL neither required nor recommended

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

94% Acceptance Rate
54% Of Accepted Are Women
3% Submit SAT Scores
Since North Dakota State University has an acceptance rate of 94%, 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 46% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 94%, and the acceptance rate for women is 94%.

Average Test Scores

About 3% 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 508 and 623. Math scores were between 520 and 620.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for North Dakota State University - Main Campus  ( 508 to 623 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for North Dakota State University - Main Campus  ( 520 to 620 )
200
800
North Dakota State University received ACT scores from 97% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 25. Math scores were between 20 and 27. Composite scores were between 20 and 26.

ACT English Scores for North Dakota State University - Main Campus  ( 18 to 25 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for North Dakota State University - Main Campus  ( 20 to 27 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for North Dakota State University - Main Campus  ( 20 to 26 )
1
36

Can I Afford North Dakota State University - Main Campus?

$23,820 Net Price
64% Take Out Loans
3.1% Loan Default Rate
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 $9,736 a year. That adds up to $38,944 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at North Dakota State University is 3.1%. 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.

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.

Online Learning at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

581 Took All Classes Online
6,266 Took At Least One Class Online
-4.0% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 6,266 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at North Dakota State University has changed over the last few years.

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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 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of North Dakota State University

The following table shows how North Dakota 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
Agricultural Public Services #1 #1
Construction Management #1 #7
Journalism #1 #1
Construction Engineering #1 #1
Other Transportation & Materials Moving #1 #1
Textile & Apparel Studies #4 #1
Food, Nutrition & Related Services #7 #4
Transportation & Materials Moving #7 #7
Economics #7 #10
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services #7 #10
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations #7 #10
Human Development & Family Studies #16 #28
Computer Engineering #25 #16
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences #49 #64
Engineering #55 #52
Sociology #58 #73
Engineering Technologies #73 #10

Online Growth Rankings of North Dakota State University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at North Dakota State University - Main Campus was -4.0%. This is the #1,912 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at North Dakota State University regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of North Dakota State University majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Construction Engineering 42%
Engineering 6%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at North Dakota State University ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at North Dakota State University.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Construction Engineering #1
Engineering #225

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%.

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
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 135 0 0 89 224
Nursing 0 202 0 0 13 215
Business Administration & Management 0 110 7 39 5 161
Mechanical Engineering 0 140 0 11 2 153
Human Development & Family Studies 0 121 1 7 0 129
General Biology 0 124 0 4 0 128
General Psychology 0 108 0 0 2 110
Computer Science 0 85 0 12 4 101
General Architecture 0 62 0 32 0 94
Marketing 0 88 4 0 0 92
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 84 0 3 4 91
Finance & Financial Management 2 86 2 0 0 90
Electrical Engineering 0 71 0 10 9 90
Agricultural Economics & Business 0 79 0 8 0 87
Civil Engineering 0 68 0 5 6 79
Health & Physical Education 0 79 0 0 0 79
Accounting 0 57 0 16 0 73
Animal Science 0 55 0 4 5 64
Computer Engineering 0 33 4 17 4 58
Allied Health Professions 0 47 0 11 0 58
Construction Engineering Technology 0 54 0 2 0 56
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 47 0 1 0 48
Educational Administration 0 0 0 45 0 45
Public Relations & Advertising 0 44 0 0 0 44
Plant Sciences 0 13 0 24 3 40
Statistics 0 17 10 10 3 40
Agricultural Production 0 39 0 0 0 39
Natural Resource Management 0 27 0 10 0 37
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 36 0 0 0 36
Industrial Engineering 0 26 0 3 4 33
Public Health 0 0 1 29 0 30
Political Science & Government 0 29 0 0 0 29
Construction Engineering 0 21 1 4 0 26
History 0 21 0 4 0 25
General Sales & Marketing 24 0 0 0 0 24
Music 0 11 0 11 2 24
General English Literature 0 18 0 5 0 23
Mathematics 0 18 0 4 1 23
Sociology 0 21 0 2 0 23
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 20 0 2 0 22
Business/Corporate Communications 0 22 0 0 0 22
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 9 13 0 22
Textile & Apparel Studies 0 16 0 6 0 22
General Agriculture 0 21 0 0 0 21
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 19 0 2 0 21
Economics 0 19 0 2 0 21
Chemistry 0 11 0 0 9 20
Food Science Technology 0 5 0 10 4 19
Management Information Systems 0 19 0 0 0 19
Communication & Media Studies 0 0 0 12 6 18
Agricultural Engineering 0 15 0 0 3 18
Environmental Design 0 17 0 0 0 17
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 0 0 0 16 1 17
Homeland Security 0 17 0 0 0 17
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 13 0 0 1 14
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 14 0 0 0 14
Design & Applied Arts 0 14 0 0 0 14
Drama & Theater Arts 0 14 0 0 0 14
Physics 0 5 0 5 2 12
Agricultural Mechanization 0 11 0 0 0 11
Animal Services 0 11 0 0 0 11
Botany/Plant Biology 0 0 0 5 6 11
Biotechnology 0 10 0 0 0 10
Student Counseling 0 0 0 8 2 10
Zoology 0 4 0 1 4 9
Hospitality Management 0 9 0 0 0 9
Journalism 0 8 0 0 0 8
Landscape Architecture 0 2 0 5 0 7
Publishing 4 0 3 0 0 7
Philosophy 0 7 0 0 0 7
Child Development & Psychology 0 2 0 0 5 7
Soil Sciences 0 0 0 5 1 6
Manufacturing Engineering 0 6 0 0 0 6
Romance Languages 0 6 0 0 0 6
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 0 0 5 5
Entrepreneurial Studies 5 0 0 0 0 5
International Studies 0 5 0 0 0 5
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 5 0 0 0 5
Anthropology 0 4 0 1 0 5
Fine & Studio Arts 0 5 0 0 0 5
Genetics 0 0 0 1 3 4
Educational Assessment 0 0 0 0 4 4
Ethnic Studies 0 4 0 0 0 4
Agricultural Public Services 0 2 0 1 0 3
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 0 2 1 3
International Business 0 3 0 0 0 3
Information Technology 0 0 3 0 0 3
Materials Sciences 0 0 0 1 2 3
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 0 0 2 2
Writing Studies 0 0 0 0 2 2
Gerontology 0 0 1 0 1 2
International Agriculture 0 0 0 1 0 1
Biomedical Engineering 0 0 0 1 0 1
General Engineering 0 0 0 0 1 1
Social Work 0 0 1 0 0 1
Other Transportation & Materials Moving 0 0 1 0 0 1
Food Processing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Horticulture 0 0 0 0 0 0
Construction Management 0 0 0 0 0 0
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0
Environmental Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0
Materials Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0
General Social Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 35 2,641 48 433 221 3,378

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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