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North Dakota State
South Dakota State

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    North Dakota State grads earn $7.1K more ten years out than South Dakota State's ($62,203 vs. $55,070)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    North Dakota State graduates 6 pts more of its students than South Dakota State (64% vs. 58%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
North Dakota State$62.2K
South Dakota State$55.1K
Graduation rate
North Dakota State64%
South Dakota State58%
Retention rate
North Dakota State78%
South Dakota State84%

Borrowing

Median debt
North Dakota State$23.2K
South Dakota State$23.3K
Undergrads with a federal loan
North Dakota State52%
South Dakota State43%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
North Dakota State$18.7K
South Dakota State$18.3K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
North Dakota State46%
South Dakota State43%
Credential within 8 years, all students
North Dakota State63%
South Dakota State59%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
North Dakota State24%
South Dakota State26%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
North Dakota State55%
South Dakota State52%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
North Dakota State68%
South Dakota State69%
Pell graduation gap
North Dakota State13 pts lower
South Dakota State16 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupNorth Dakota StateSouth Dakota State
White66%64%
Asian50%Not shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino49%48%
Black46%48%
Two or more races46%43%
InternationalNot shown: under 30 students66%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why