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Dickinson State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Dickinson, ND
Population 30,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,108
Men / Women 45% / 55%
White 77%
Mixed 7%
Hispanic 5%
Black 4%
Asian 3%
Native American 2%
International 2%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics 36%
Humanities & Social Sciences 19%
Education 18%
Health Sciences 14%
Life & Natural Sciences 11%
Arts 1%
Computer Science & Math 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $9,118
Est. Cost of Attendance $11,795
10-Year ROI $171,000
ROI Percentile 68th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 67%
4-Year Graduation Rate 23%
6-Year Graduation Rate 51%
Transfer-Out Rate 18%

Weather

Comfortable Days 90 (14th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,630 (54th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 267 (84th pctl)
Muggyness Very Dry

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 70%
Yield (Unbound) 49%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level

Honors College

Standardized Tests — Test Blind

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average; +1 is one standard deviation above. The emphasized lines at +2 and −2 mark two standard deviations. One chart per macro-category; all charts share a common y-axis.

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Dickinson State University 233 46% / 54% 2% $63,238
Computer Science 1 100% / 0% 0%
Data Processing 1 100% / 0% 0%
Information Science 1 100% / 0% 0%
Agriculture 13 38% / 62% 0%
Biology 9 67% / 33% 0%
Environmental Science 3 33% / 67% 0%
Exercise Science 17 53% / 47% 0% $68,003
Nursing 16 19% / 81% 19% $83,158
Accounting 19 53% / 47% 0% $60,288
Business 9 56% / 44% 0%
Business Administration 45 +3 62% / 38% 2% $63,260
Finance 6 +12 67% / 33% 0%
Human Resources Management 4 +7 50% / 50% 0%
Criminal Justice 6 50% / 50% 0%
English 3 0% / 100% 0%
History 1 0% / 100% 0%
Interdisciplinary Studies 19 47% / 53% 0% $59,926
Political Science 5 60% / 40% 20%
Psychology 10 20% / 80% 0%
Social Sciences
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education 1 100% / 0% 0% $56,107
Elementary Education 30 7% / 93% 0% $56,938
English Education 4 75% / 25% 0% $56,107
History Education 2 50% / 50% 0% $56,107
Mathematics Teacher Education
Physical Education 1 100% / 0% 0% $56,107
Social Studies Education 4 100% / 0% 0% $56,107
Music 2 50% / 50% 0%
Music Education 1 100% / 0% 0% $56,107