Mayville State University
Mayville, ND · Public · Rural (remote) · MSU
Public institution in Mayville, ND · 704 undergraduates · $47,828 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 12%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 18%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 22%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
- $14,454628th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,935357th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $9,564233rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $21,042437th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $18,585500th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $47,8281,201st highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,597974th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 40.3%1,500th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 67.3%1,362nd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- 20798th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 7041,561st largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 24.4%1,484th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 267 mi (MSP)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 19 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $59,253 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $40,641 | $41,725 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $39,369 | $41,441 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $37,478 | $37,424 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $25,194 | $30,771 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesFamily & Consumer Sciences | bachelors | $25,194 | $26,353 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $24,421 | $29,685 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyPsychology | bachelors | — | — |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1889source
- Athletic nickname: "Comets"source
- School colors: #0033A0 and #FFFFFFsource
- Campus size: about 301 acressource
- Formerly known as "Mayville Normal School" (1889–1925)source
- Formerly known as "Mayville State Teacher's College" (1925–1964)source
- Formerly known as "Mayville State College" (1964–1965)source
- Formerly known as "State University of North Dakota at Mayville" (1965–1987)source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
Athletics — 6 sports
NAIA Division II · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $700,835 (M $530,615 · W $170,220)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Mayville State University’s 704 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In ND
- Turtle Mountain Community CollegeBelcourt, ND · 613 undergrads
- United Tribes Technical CollegeBismarck, ND · 532 undergrads
- Valley City State UniversityValley City, ND · 918 undergrads
- University of JamestownJamestown, ND · 947 undergrads
- Dickinson State UniversityDickinson, ND · 1,108 undergrads
- Sitting Bull CollegeFort Yates, ND · 226 undergrads
Elsewhere
Key links
- Official websitemayvillestate.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 200226)
- Compare colleges in NDRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in North DakotaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Turtle Mountain Community CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Mayville State University vs Turtle Mountain Community CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 6 EADA programs at this school
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