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North Dakota State University

Fargo, North Dakota

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10,199
Degree-Seeking Undergraduates
Enrolled female students
50%
 
Enrolled male students
50%
 
Gender Ratio
Full-time students
88%
 
Part-time students
12%
 
Full-time to Part-time Ratio
-0%1%2%3%4%5%6%7%8%9%10%11%12%13%14%15%16%17%18%19%20%21%22%23%24%25%26%27%28%29%30%31%32%33%34%35%36%37%38%39%40%41%42%43%44%45%46%47%48%49%50%51%52%53%54%55%56%57%58%59%60%61%62%63%64%65%66%67%68%69%70%71%72%73%74%75%76%77%78%79%80%81%82%83%84%85%86%87%88%89%90%91%92%93%94%95%96%97%98%99%100%
Retention rate
Full-time faculty
98%
 
Adjuncts
2%
 
Faculty Ratio
18:1
Student/teacher ratio
$8,951
In-state tuition cost
$13,426
Out-of-state tuition cost
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Acceptance rate
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Admission

TEST SCORES
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FRESHMAN PROFILE
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
25th Percentile: 538 | 75th Percentile: 640
SAT Math
25th Percentile: 558 | 75th Percentile: 673
ACT Composite
25th Percentile: 20 | 75th Percentile: 26
ACT Math
25th Percentile: 19 | 75th Percentile: 27
ACT English
25th Percentile: 17 | 75th Percentile: 25

Tuition & Cost

Tuition (in-state): $8,951
Tuition (out-of-state): $13,426
Fees: $1,650
Room & Board: $9,078
Room: $4,100
Board: $4,778

Contact North Dakota State University

Contact Admissions

www.ndsu.edu/admission

Campus Location

1340 Administration Ave.
Fargo, ND 58102

(701) 231-8011

Find NSDU Online

www.ndsu.edu

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