North Dakota State University-Main Campus
Fargo, North Dakota
- Public
- City
- 9,471 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 95%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $15,636per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 65%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $65,92510 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
NDSU's Tuition Award Program covers base tuition and mandatory fees during the first two years for eligible North Dakota and Minnesota students.
Source: NDSU Tuition Award Program
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 95%About 9 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 19–25Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $15,636full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $24,407sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $11,738Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $16,672Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 65%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 78%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $65,92510 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 9,471Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 25%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 17%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX — admits 94%
- University of Toledo Toledo, OH — admits 92%
- University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO — admits 97%
- Troy University Troy, AL — admits 96%
- Fort Hays State University Hays, KS — admits 90%
- Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA — admits 93%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for North Dakota State University-Main Campus, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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