Valley City State University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Valley City State University

Valley City State University operates as a public institution located in Valley City, North Dakota (town: remote), with a total reported enrollment of 958 students of which 2,024 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. Valley City 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 99.1%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,041 and an ACT midpoint of 20. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $11,890, with published in-state tuition of $8,514 and a Pell grant recipient share of 16.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,369, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 50.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 70.9%. Graduates earn a median of $52,725 ten years after enrolling, compared with $45,820 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 52200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 72.8% 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.