North Dakota State University-Main Campus

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for North Dakota State University-Main Campus

North Dakota State University-Main Campus operates as a public institution located in Fargo, North Dakota (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 9,471 students of which 10,508 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. North Dakota State University-Main Campus is categorized as “15” 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 95.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,150 and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $15,543, with published in-state tuition of $11,110 and a Pell grant recipient share of 19.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $23,199, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 63.8%, and the first-year retention rate is 78.4%. Graduates earn a median of $62,203 ten years after enrolling, compared with $54,312 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 549700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 78.6% 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.