North Dakota State University-Main Campus

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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)

  1. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(202 graduates)
  2. Mechanical Engineering.(140 graduates)
  3. Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.(135 graduates)
  4. Biology, General.(124 graduates)
  5. Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.(121 graduates)
  6. Business Administration, Management and Operations.(110 graduates)
  7. Psychology, General.(108 graduates)
  8. Marketing.(88 graduates)
  9. Finance and Financial Management Services.(86 graduates)
  10. Computer Science.(85 graduates)
  11. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(84 graduates)
  12. Agricultural Business and Management.(79 graduates)
  13. Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(79 graduates)
  14. Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.(71 graduates)
  15. Civil Engineering.(68 graduates)
  16. Architecture.(62 graduates)
  17. Accounting and Related Services.(57 graduates)
  18. Animal Sciences.(55 graduates)
  19. Construction Engineering Technologies.(54 graduates)
  20. Criminal Justice and Corrections.(47 graduates)
  21. Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.(47 graduates)
  22. Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.(44 graduates)
  23. Agricultural Production Operations.(39 graduates)
  24. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.(36 graduates)
  25. Computer Engineering.(33 graduates)
  26. Political Science and Government.(29 graduates)
  27. Natural Resources Management and Policy.(27 graduates)
  28. Industrial Engineering.(26 graduates)
  29. Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians.(25 graduates)
  30. Business/Corporate Communications.(22 graduates)
  31. Agriculture, General.(21 graduates)
  32. Construction Engineering.(21 graduates)
  33. Sociology.(21 graduates)
  34. History.(21 graduates)
  35. Microbiological Sciences and Immunology.(20 graduates)
  36. Economics.(19 graduates)
  37. Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services.(19 graduates)
  38. Management Information Systems and Services.(19 graduates)
  39. English Language and Literature, General.(18 graduates)
  40. Mathematics.(18 graduates)
  41. Environmental Design.(17 graduates)
  42. Statistics.(17 graduates)
  43. Homeland Security.(17 graduates)
  44. Apparel and Textiles.(16 graduates)
  45. Agricultural Engineering.(15 graduates)
  46. Design and Applied Arts.(14 graduates)
  47. Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(14 graduates)
  48. Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.(14 graduates)
  49. Plant Sciences.(13 graduates)
  50. Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(13 graduates)
  51. Agricultural Mechanization.(11 graduates)
  52. Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services.(11 graduates)
  53. Chemistry.(11 graduates)
  54. Music.(11 graduates)
  55. Biotechnology.(10 graduates)
  56. Hospitality Administration/Management.(9 graduates)
  57. Journalism.(8 graduates)
  58. Philosophy.(7 graduates)
  59. Manufacturing Engineering.(6 graduates)
  60. Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(6 graduates)
  61. Food Science and Technology.(5 graduates)
  62. International/Global Studies.(5 graduates)
  63. Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(5 graduates)
  64. Physics.(5 graduates)
  65. Fine and Studio Arts.(5 graduates)
  66. Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.(4 graduates)
  67. Zoology/Animal Biology.(4 graduates)
  68. Anthropology.(4 graduates)
  69. International Business.(3 graduates)
  70. Agricultural Public Services.(2 graduates)
  71. Landscape Architecture.(2 graduates)
  72. Research and Experimental Psychology.(2 graduates)
  73. Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services.
  74. Soil Sciences.
  75. Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.
  76. Botany/Plant Biology.
  77. Social Sciences, General.
  78. Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.
  79. 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%)

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