Bismarck State College
Bismarck, ND · Public · Small city · BSC
Public institution in Bismarck, ND · 2,629 undergraduates · $54,277 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 6%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 8%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 8%Median graduate debt
- Top 9%Cost of attendance
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $10,725362nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $5,195166th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $7,279120th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $15,274170th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $11,533157th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $54,277833rd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,401515th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 48.0%1,228th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 70.7%1,201st highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,629774th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 14.0%1,957th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 389 mi (MSP)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 2 of 2 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $94,408 | $104,749 |
| Engineering-Related TechnologiesEngineering Technology | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1939source
- Athletic nickname: "Mystics"source
- School colors: Green and Silver and Blacksource
- Campus size: about 120 acressource
- Athletic conference: Frontier Conferencesource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Notable alum: Brock Lesnarsource
Athletics — 8 sports
NJCAA Division I · NJCAA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $619,949 (M $318,428 · W $297,521 · Coed $4,000)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Other Sports
- Rodeo
- Softball
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Bismarck State College’s 2,629 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In ND
- University of MaryBismarck, ND · 2,280 undergrads
- Minot State UniversityMinot, ND · 2,072 undergrads
- Dickinson State UniversityDickinson, ND · 1,108 undergrads
- University of JamestownJamestown, ND · 947 undergrads
- Valley City State UniversityValley City, ND · 918 undergrads
- Mayville State UniversityMayville, ND · 704 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Carthage CollegeKenosha, WI · 2,628 undergrads
- University of Houston-VictoriaVictoria, TX · 2,630 undergrads
- Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston, SC · 2,624 undergrads
- Pima Medical Institute-TucsonTucson, AZ · 2,619 undergrads
- Francis Marion UniversityFlorence, SC · 2,640 undergrads
- Campbellsville UniversityCampbellsville, KY · 2,641 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitebismarckstate.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 200022)
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- Showdown: Bismarck State College vs University of MaryHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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