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North Dakota State University-Main Campus
Fargo, ND · Public · 9,471 students · mostly bachelor degrees
18th-cheapest of 24 North Dakota colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$15,543
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$23,716
Graduation rate
64%
Admission rate
95%
Median graduate earnings
$62,203
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$23,199
Average SAT
1150
Median ACT
23
Pell grant recipients
20%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
247 programsPharmaceutical Marketing and Management · First Professional Degree71 grads/yr$135,133Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management · Bachelor's Degree53 grads/yr$125,175Clinical Nurse Leader · Doctoral Degree12 grads/yr$119,874Construction Engineering Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree43 grads/yr$95,019Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Bachelor's Degree63 grads/yr$94,510Computer Engineering, General · Bachelor's Degree28 grads/yr$92,878Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree38 grads/yr$91,876Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree122 grads/yr$87,702Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree80 grads/yr$87,562Agricultural Engineering · Bachelor's Degree11 grads/yr$84,529Industrial Engineering · Bachelor's Degree15 grads/yr$84,016Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · Bachelor's Degree60 grads/yr$83,992Apiculture · Bachelor's Degree36 grads/yr$83,779Selling Skills and Sales Operations · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma8 grads/yr$81,273Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree82 grads/yr$80,522Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Bachelor's Degree49 grads/yr$77,589Farm/Farm and Ranch Management · Bachelor's Degree50 grads/yr$77,296Management Information Systems, General · Bachelor's Degree12 grads/yr$76,527Accounting · Bachelor's Degree46 grads/yr$74,888Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree216 grads/yr$73,935Marketing/Marketing Management, General · Bachelor's Degree61 grads/yr$71,027Environmental/Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services · Master's Degree6 grads/yr$67,825Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree144 grads/yr$67,405Architectural Design · Master's Degree50 grads/yr$66,004Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other · Bachelor's Degree8 grads/yr$65,292
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.