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?

• The student loan default rate at North Dakota State University is 1%, 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.
• For the <nil> academic year, 98% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, North Dakota State University bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $58,936 a year. That's about 44% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is North Dakota State University - Main Campus?

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

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	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Neither required nor recommended

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

With an acceptance rate of 95%, North Dakota State University is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 94%, 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 538 and 640. Math scores were between 558 and 673.

North Dakota State University received ACT scores from 63% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 25. Math scores were between 19 and 27. Composite scores were between 20 and 26.

Can I Afford North Dakota State University - Main Campus?

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 63% of students took out student loans averaging $10,276 a year. That adds up to $41,104 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at North Dakota State University is 1.1%. 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

There are 10,199 undergraduate students at North Dakota State University, with 9,019 being full-time and 1,180 being part-time.

There are also 2,262 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 9,019 full-time undergraduates at North Dakota State University, 51% are male and 49% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	129
Black or African American	230
Hispanic or Latino	284
White	7,839
International Students	95
Other Races/Ethnicities	442

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

In 2020-2021, 5,884 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.

This school is the 14th 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 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.

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
• Image Credit: By Jlgrabinger under License

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