Colleges / North Dakota State University-Main Campus
College · Public · Fargo, ND · City
NDS

North Dakota State University-Main Campus

Fargo, ND

Address1301 12th Avenue North, Fargo, ND 58108-6050
Websitewww.ndsu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate95%
6-yr median pay$54k
Net price / yr$16k
Undergrad size9,471
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $16k/yr for a shot at a $54k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 95% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1150 · ACT 23.

If you get in

9,471 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $24k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $16k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$95k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$62k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$33k
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
$11.1k
Tuition · out-of-state
$15.8k
Room & board
$9.9k
Books & supplies
$1,100

How students pay for it.

Pell grants20%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans52%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $7k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention78%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr64%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$54k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$62k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out22%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
9,471
Location
Fargo, ND
Region
Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
North Dakota State University, NDSU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White84%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Hispanic4%
  • Black3%
  • Asian2%
  • Unknown1%
  • International1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students17%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time8%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$80k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 82

What you can study.

Colleges / North Dakota State University-Main Campus
College · Public · Fargo, ND · City
NDS

North Dakota State University-Main Campus

Fargo, ND

Address1301 12th Avenue North, Fargo, ND 58108-6050
Websitewww.ndsu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate95%
6-yr median pay$54k
Net price / yr$16k
Undergrad size9,471
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $16k/yr for a shot at a $54k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 95% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1150 · ACT 23.

If you get in

9,471 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $24k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $16k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$95k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$62k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$33k
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
$11.1k
Tuition · out-of-state
$15.8k
Room & board
$9.9k
Books & supplies
$1,100

How students pay for it.

Pell grants20%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans52%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $7k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention78%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr64%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$54k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$62k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out22%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
9,471
Location
Fargo, ND
Region
Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
North Dakota State University, NDSU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White84%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Hispanic4%
  • Black3%
  • Asian2%
  • Unknown1%
  • International1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students17%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time8%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$80k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 82

What you can study.