Dickinson State University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Dickinson State University

Dickinson State University operates as a public institution located in Dickinson, North Dakota (town: remote), with a total reported enrollment of 1,090 students of which 1,683 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Dickinson State University is categorized as “22” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 37.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 19. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $14,092, with published in-state tuition of $9,118 and a Pell grant recipient share of 21.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $18,442, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 46.8%, and the first-year retention rate is 67.4%. Graduates earn a median of $50,720 ten years after enrolling, compared with $48,628 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 88500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 75.4% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.