North Dakota State University-Main Campus
Cost & Tuition
In-State Tuition: $10,857
In-State Cost of Attendance: $23,391
Out-of-State Tuition: $15,511
Out-of-State Cost of Attendance: $28,045
Student Debt
Median total debt: $16,750
Students with federal loans: 52.8%
Students with Pell grants: 18.7%
Career Outcomes
All graduates median earnings:
After 1 year: $53,030
After 5 years: $65,321
Majors(79 programs)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(202 graduates)
- Mechanical Engineering.(140 graduates)
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.(135 graduates)
- Biology, General.(124 graduates)
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.(121 graduates)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations.(110 graduates)
- Psychology, General.(108 graduates)
- Marketing.(88 graduates)
- Finance and Financial Management Services.(86 graduates)
- Computer Science.(85 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(84 graduates)
- Agricultural Business and Management.(79 graduates)
- Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(79 graduates)
- Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.(71 graduates)
- Civil Engineering.(68 graduates)
- Architecture.(62 graduates)
- Accounting and Related Services.(57 graduates)
- Animal Sciences.(55 graduates)
- Construction Engineering Technologies.(54 graduates)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections.(47 graduates)
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.(47 graduates)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.(44 graduates)
- Agricultural Production Operations.(39 graduates)
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.(36 graduates)
- Computer Engineering.(33 graduates)
- Political Science and Government.(29 graduates)
- Natural Resources Management and Policy.(27 graduates)
- Industrial Engineering.(26 graduates)
- Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians.(25 graduates)
- Business/Corporate Communications.(22 graduates)
- Agriculture, General.(21 graduates)
- Construction Engineering.(21 graduates)
- Sociology.(21 graduates)
- History.(21 graduates)
- Microbiological Sciences and Immunology.(20 graduates)
- Economics.(19 graduates)
- Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services.(19 graduates)
- Management Information Systems and Services.(19 graduates)
- English Language and Literature, General.(18 graduates)
- Mathematics.(18 graduates)
- Environmental Design.(17 graduates)
- Statistics.(17 graduates)
- Homeland Security.(17 graduates)
- Apparel and Textiles.(16 graduates)
- Agricultural Engineering.(15 graduates)
- Design and Applied Arts.(14 graduates)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(14 graduates)
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.(14 graduates)
- Plant Sciences.(13 graduates)
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(13 graduates)
- Agricultural Mechanization.(11 graduates)
- Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services.(11 graduates)
- Chemistry.(11 graduates)
- Music.(11 graduates)
- Biotechnology.(10 graduates)
- Hospitality Administration/Management.(9 graduates)
- Journalism.(8 graduates)
- Philosophy.(7 graduates)
- Manufacturing Engineering.(6 graduates)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(6 graduates)
- Food Science and Technology.(5 graduates)
- International/Global Studies.(5 graduates)
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(5 graduates)
- Physics.(5 graduates)
- Fine and Studio Arts.(5 graduates)
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.(4 graduates)
- Zoology/Animal Biology.(4 graduates)
- Anthropology.(4 graduates)
- International Business.(3 graduates)
- Agricultural Public Services.(2 graduates)
- Landscape Architecture.(2 graduates)
- Research and Experimental Psychology.(2 graduates)
- Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services.
- Soil Sciences.
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.
- Botany/Plant Biology.
- Social Sciences, General.
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.
- Construction Management.
Institution Details
Undergraduate Enrollment: 9,567 students
Admission Rate: 95.8%
Retention Rate: 76.9%
Graduation Rate: 63.7%
Student Demographics
White (85.4%)
Hispanic (3.1%)
Black (3.2%)
Asian (1.6%)
Two or More (4.4%)
International (0.8%)
Gender Distribution
Men (48.9%)
Women (51.0%)