North Dakota State University

IPEDS: 200332

Performance Metrics

Detailed breakdown of all metrics for this institution. The bar shows relative performance across all institutions (fuller = better), and percentile shows rank position.

Metric Value Relative Performance Percentile Range
Percent of first-time undergraduates - in-state (DRVEF2024)
Lower is better
37
Top 1.8% 20.0 – 99.0
Out-of-state acceptance rate
Higher is better
96
Top 7.6% 7.0 – 100.0
Net cost
Lower is better
0
Top 9.3% 0.0 – 66,625.0
College grads earning more than a HS grad
Higher is better
90
Top 12.9% 57.0 – 95.0
Pell % of Cohort
Lower is better
22
Top 20.9% 10.0 – 80.0
Educational expenditures per student
Higher is better
36,140
Top 32.4% 11,852.0 – 126,832.0
total_rd_expenditures
Higher is better
199,885
Top 39.2% 1,138.0 – 2,110,961.0
6-year graduation rate (single cohort)
Higher is better
64
Top 47.1% 22.0 – 96.0
6-Year Graduation Rate Of Students Who Received A Pell Grant
Higher is better
55
Top 50.5% 20.0 – 92.0
Student/faculty ratio
Higher is better
16.98
Top 50.7% 10.9 – 28.3
Number of students receiving a Doctor's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
174
Top 59.1% 17.0 – 1,858.0
Top Public Schools Rank - National Universities
Lower is better
129
Top 60% 1.0 – 225.0
Full-time first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate enrollment (DRVEF2024)
Higher is better
2,174
Top 63.1% 320.0 – 13,981.0
Average Faculty Salary
Higher is better
91,837
Top 67.1% 54,887.0 – 205,648.0
Number of students receiving a Bachelor's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
2,240
Top 67.1% 280.0 – 14,934.0
First-Year Retention Rate
Higher is better
78
Top 67.6% 33.0 – 98.0
% of first-year students in top 10 percent of high school class
Higher is better
17
Top 71.2% 5.0 – 100.0
Total enrollment
Higher is better
11,952
Top 77.8% 2,391.0 – 79,818.0
Median debt for grads with federal loans ($)
Lower is better
23,199
Top 79.6% 5,500.0 – 31,000.0
Total faculty
Higher is better
705
Top 81% 176.0 – 6,529.0
Number of applicants
Higher is better
8,535
Top 82.7% 1,985.0 – 149,815.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - foreign countries (DRVEF2024)
Higher is better
1
Top 83.1% 0.0 – 19.0
Number of students receiving a Master's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
421
Top 88.4% 59.0 – 7,563.0
In-state acceptance rate
Lower is better
94
Top 91.3% 10.0 – 100.0
Acceptance rate
Lower is better
95
Top 91.5% 9.0 – 100.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - out-of-state (DRVEF2024)
Lower is better
62
Top 98.7% 0.0 – 78.0