Valley City State University
Valley City, North Dakota
- Public
- Town
- 958 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 99%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $13,748per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 51%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $53,88610 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
All full-time on-campus students at Valley City State University are issued either a MacBook Air or a Windows-based laptop.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 99%About 10 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%)
- 830–1070Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 17–24Composite, 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
- $13,748full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $21,988sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $9,009Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $14,247Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 51%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 71%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $53,88610 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,750federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 958Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 21%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 26%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Mayville State University Mayville, ND
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley Center Valley, PA — admits 97%
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton Dunmore, PA — admits 99%
- West Virginia State University Institute, WV — admits 96%
- University of Pittsburgh-Bradford Bradford, PA — admits 89%
- Bluefield State University Bluefield, WV — admits 97%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Valley City 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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