College · Public · Mayville, ND · Rural
Mayville State University
Mayville, ND
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$44k
Net price / yr$11k
Undergrad size733
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $11k/yr for a shot at a $44k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school. Admitted students average ACT 20.
If you get in
733 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
Rural — true campus bubble, nature on the doorstep, plan for a car.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $21k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $11k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$83k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$46k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$37k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.1x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $8.0k
- Tuition · out-of-state
- $11.2k
- Room & board
- $9.6k
- Books & supplies
- $1,000
How students pay for it.
Pell grants27%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans39%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$19k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention73%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr41%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$44k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$48k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out5%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- Rural
- Control
- Public
- Undergrad size
- 733
- Location
- Mayville, ND
- Region
- Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
- Size & setting
- Four-year · very small · primarily residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White70%
- Two or more races8%
- Black8%
- Hispanic6%
- American Indian / Alaska Native3%
- International2%
- Unknown2%
- Asian1%
First-gen students30%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time20%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$47k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 21
What you can study.