Northern State University
Aberdeen, South Dakota
- Public
- Town
- 1,273 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 93%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $15,279per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 51%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $51,00610 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
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Getting in
- Admit rate
- 93%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%)
- 980–1160Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 18–24Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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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
- $15,279full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $22,410sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $9,824Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $12,057Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 51%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 77%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $51,00610 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,273Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 14%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 31%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Greensburg, PA — admits 95%
- West Virginia State University Institute, WV — admits 96%
- Black Hills State University Spearfish, SD — admits 96%
- Sul Ross State University Alpine, TX — admits 99%
- Kentucky State University Frankfort, KY — admits 96%
- Montana Technological University Butte, MT — admits 91%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Northern State University, 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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