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North Dakota State University-Main Campus

Fargo, ND · Public · Midsize city · Carnegie R1/R2 · NDSU · North Dakota State University

Public institution in Fargo, ND · 9,567 undergraduates · 96% acceptance rate · $62,203 median earnings 10 years after entry.

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
$16,334774th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$10,857668th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$15,511578th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$23,391578th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$23,1991,027th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$62,203461st highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$54,312371st highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
63.7%635th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
76.9%845th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
95.8%1,427th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1120596th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
23493rd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
9,567267th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
18.0:11,696th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
18.7%1,767th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 221 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 12 of 79 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$77,213$72,828
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$69,977$66,401
Construction EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$67,660$59,417
Manufacturing EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$64,791$67,660
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$64,076$65,409
Industrial EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,600$59,576
Construction ManagementBusinessbachelors$63,005$64,865
Computer Sciencebachelors$61,516$58,866
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$61,218$56,776
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$60,885$62,397
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$60,133$63,556
Agricultural EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$57,318$67,660

Campus facts

Athletics — 9 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $5,304,959 (M $3,302,245 · W $2,002,714)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to North Dakota State University-Main Campus’s 9,567 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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