University of Jamestown
Jamestown, ND · Private · Town (remote) · UJ Jimmies
Private institution in Jamestown, ND · 947 undergraduates · 94% acceptance rate · $56,621 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 14%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 25%Median earnings, 6 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
- $20,3181,099th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $24,8201,215th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $24,8201,058th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $36,9601,140th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $56,621705th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $51,151484th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 44.0%1,379th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 64.5%1,462nd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 93.5%1,348th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- 21701st highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 9471,391st largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 26.1%1,409th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 298 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 39 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $62,463 | $61,859 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $42,682 | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $41,193 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $40,461 | $42,682 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $39,729 | $39,729 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $39,369 | — |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $33,993 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | — | — |
| Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 10 sports
NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,651,217 (M $2,458,814 · W $1,192,403)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- 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 University of Jamestown’s 947 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In ND
- Valley City State UniversityValley City, ND · 918 undergrads
- Dickinson State UniversityDickinson, ND · 1,108 undergrads
- Mayville State UniversityMayville, ND · 704 undergrads
- Turtle Mountain Community CollegeBelcourt, ND · 613 undergrads
- United Tribes Technical CollegeBismarck, ND · 532 undergrads
- Sitting Bull CollegeFort Yates, ND · 226 undergrads
Elsewhere
- United States Merchant Marine AcademyKings Point, NY · 947 undergrads
- Anna Maria CollegePaxton, MA · 948 undergrads
- Goucher CollegeBaltimore, MD · 948 undergrads
- Denver College of NursingDenver, CO · 949 undergrads
- Fisk UniversityNashville, TN · 950 undergrads
- College of Our Lady of the ElmsChicopee, MA · 951 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteuj.edu
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