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 11%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 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,935358th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $9,564234th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $21,042437th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $18,585503rd lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $47,8281,207th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,597977th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 40.3%1,515th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 67.3%1,370th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- 20800th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 7041,565th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,172nd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 24.4%1,499th highest of 2,140 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.
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
- 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
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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