North Dakota State University-Main Campus
Fargo, ND1301 12th Avenue North, Fargo, ND 58108-6050
701-231-8011
North Dakota State University-Main Campus is a public research university in Fargo, North Dakota. Founded in 1890 as the state's land-grant university, NDSU is a member of the North Dakota University System and the Carnegie Foundation's Doctoral/Research Universities-Extensive category. NDSU offers more than 200 undergraduate majors and 100 graduate programs, including doctorates in pharmacy, engineering, education, and agribusiness and applied economics. The university's research expenditures totaled $257 million in 2016, ranking it fourth in the nation for research expenditures among public universities without a medical school.
NDSU is home to the FargoDome, the largest indoor stadium in the state of North Dakota. The stadium is used for football, basketball, volleyball, and other sporting events, as well as concerts and other large-scale events. The university's athletic teams, known as the Bison, compete in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The men's basketball team has won six conference championships and made one appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. The women's basketball team has won two conference championships and made one appearance in the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament.
The university's main campus in Fargo is home to several notable buildings, including the Library of the North Dakota State University System, the NDSU Alumni Center, the NDSU Bookstore, and the NDSU Memorial Union. The main campus is also home to several academic and administrative buildings, including the NDSU School of Medicine and Health Sciences, the NDSU College of Nursing, and the NDSU College of Education and Human Development.
Quick Facts
Enrollment: 12846
Acceptance Rate: 94.10%
Type: Public, 4-year or above
Main Website: https://www.ndsu.edu/
Financial Aid: https://www.ndsu.edu/onestop/finaid/
Annual Costs
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $23111
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $27414
Return on Investment Rating
The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at North Dakota State University-Main Campus is $94117.21. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.
We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at North Dakota State University-Main Campus. For graduates of North Dakota State University-Main Campus, we saw an average early-career income of $58800.00 and mid-career income of $104000.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.