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| Metric | Dakota State | U. Minnesota-Crookston |
|---|---|---|
| Getting in | ||
| Admissions data | Fall 2024 | Fall 2025Fall 2025 |
| Acceptance rate | 88% | 87%Fall 2025 |
| Acceptance rate, men / women | 88% / 88% | 86% / 89% |
| Acceptance rate, in-state / other states / international | Not published | 86% / 91% / 82%Fall 2025 |
| Yield, in-state / other states / international | Not published | 27% / 9.8% / 7.1%Fall 2025 |
| Applicants | 2,418 | 1,421Fall 2025 |
| Admitted | 2,129 | 1,243Fall 2025 |
| Enrolled | 383 | 215Fall 2025 |
| Yield | 18% | 17%Fall 2025 |
| SAT middle 50% | 1190–1440 | – |
| ACT middle 50% | 20–27 | – |
| Sent an SAT | – | – |
| Sent an ACT | – | – |
| Scored 1400+ on the SAT | – | – |
| Scored 30+ on the ACT | – | – |
| Admission: High school GPA | Required | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: High school record | Required | Required |
| Admission: Class rank | Required | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: College-prep program | Not considered | Considered |
| Admission: Recommendations | Not considered | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Essay | Not considered | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Legacy status | Not considered | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Work experience | Not considered | ImportantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Demonstration of competencies | Not considered | Not considered |
| Admission: English proficiency test | Required | Required |
| Admission: Other tests | Not considered | Not considered |
| Average high school GPA | – | – |
| First-years in the top tenth of their class | – | 16% (of the 44% with a rank)Fall 2025 |
| Early decision | – | Not offered2025–26 |
| Early action | – | Not offered2025–26 |
| Wait list | – | No wait listFall 2025 |
| Admission: Rigor of high school record | – | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Test scores | – | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Interview | – | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Extracurricular activities | – | ImportantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Talent or ability | – | ImportantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Character and personal qualities | – | ImportantFall 2025 |
| Admission: First generation | – | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Geographic residence | – | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: State residency | – | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Religious affiliation | – | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Volunteer work | – | ImportantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Demonstrated interest | – | ImportantFall 2025 |
| Test policy | Test-optional | Test-blindFall 2027 applicants |
| Application fee | $20 | $30 |
| Deadlines & deposit | – | Apply by August 1 · no set reply date · $50 housing depositFall 2026 cycle |
| Gap year allowed | – | Yes, up to one semesterFall 2026 cycle |
| Credit for AP exams | Yes | Yes |
| Transfer acceptance rate | – | 96%Fall 2025 |
| Students & campus | ||
| Setting | Town: Distant | Town: Distant |
| Carnegie class | Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Master's Large/Medium | Professions-focused Baccalaureate Small |
| Research activity | Research college or university | Not a research tier |
| Student access & earnings | Lower Access, Medium Earnings | Higher Access, Medium Earnings |
| HBCU, tribal, land-grant | None | None |
| Minority-serving, single-sex | None | None |
| Religious affiliation | None | None |
| Athletics | NAIA | Division II |
| Conference | Frontier Conference | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference |
| ROTC | Air Force | Air Force |
| Study abroad | Offered | Offered |
| Undergraduate research program | Yes | Yes |
| Calendar | Semesters | Semesters |
| Undergrads | 2,071 | 1,889Fall 2025 |
| Beds in college housing | 895 | 558 |
| First-years must live on campus | No | No |
| Men in a fraternity | – | – |
| Women in a sorority | – | – |
| Fraternity/sorority housing | – | – |
| Greek councils present | – | – |
| Pell Grant | 17% | 20% |
| First-gen | 28% | 29% |
| Men / women | 64% / 36% | 43% / 57%Fall 2025 |
| Part-time students | 23% | 31%Fall 2025 |
| Students 25 and older | 19% | 28% |
| First-years from in state | 58% | 66% |
| First-years from other states | 22% | 31% |
| First-years from abroad | 20% | 2% |
| New transfer students this fall | 269 | 248 |
| Transfers, share of new undergraduates | 41% | 49% |
| Diversity index | 0.44 | 0.49 |
| Academics | ||
| Students per faculty member | 18 to 1 | 18 to 1 |
| Classes under 20 students | – | 74%Fall 2025 |
| Full-time faculty share | 75% | 100% |
| Average faculty salary | $89,528 | $83,247 |
| Bachelor's degrees awarded | 403 | 353 |
| Most popular majors | Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance 23% · Computer and Information Sciences, General 16% · Elementary Education and Teaching 10% | Accounting 12% · Business Administration and Management, General 8% · Finance, General 8% |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,768 (public, GASB accounting) | $7,692 (public, GASB accounting) |
| Endowment per student | $8,534 (public, GASB accounting) | $14,511 (public, GASB accounting) |
| Tuition share of core revenue | 20% | 27% |
| Cost & aid | ||
| Average cost, all students (est.) | $22,246 | $15,028 |
| Aid generosity (grants ÷ full price) | 18% | 44% |
| Net price, students with grants | $20,438 | $13,490 |
| Sticker price, in-state | $26,109 | $26,672 |
| Sticker price, out-of-state | $29,211 | $26,672 |
| Tuition guarantee | No | No |
| Promise program | No | Yes |
| Tuition & fees, in-state | $9,633 | $13,120 |
| Tuition & fees, out-of-state | $12,735 | $13,120 |
| First-years paying out-of-state rates | 28% | 0% |
| First-years with grants | 88% | 93% |
| Average grant | $5,371 | $12,476 |
| Aid from the college | 79% | 92% |
| Need-based aid up to | Little need-based aid above $110K | Little need-based aid above $110K |
| Merit for students without need | – | 30% got merit aid, averaging $5K |
| Published promise | – | – |
| Aid forms | – | FAFSAFall 2026 entrants |
| Aid priority date or deadline | – | March 1 (priority)Fall 2026 entrants |
| Need met, first-years | – | 85%2025–26 (estimated) |
| Average aid package, first-years | – | $17,6162025–26 (estimated) |
| College grant dollars given as merit | – | 36%2025–26 (estimated) |
| Aid for international students | – | 5 students, average $6.4K2025–26 (estimated) |
| Outcomes | ||
| Median earnings (10 yrs) | $50,970 | $58,056 |
| Graduation rate | 45% | 52% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients | 44% | 51% |
| Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 61% | 50% |
| Pell graduation gap | 17 pts lower | 1 pts higher |
| Finished within 4 years: Pell recipients | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 4 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: Pell recipients | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | Not published |
| Graduated in 6 years, White students | 55% | 55% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Asian students | Under 30 students | Under 30 students |
| Graduated in 6 years, Hispanic/Latino students | Under 30 students | Under 30 students |
| Graduated in 6 years, Black students | Under 30 students | Under 30 students |
| Graduated in 6 years, students of two or more races | Under 30 students | Under 30 students |
| Graduated in 6 years, international students | Under 30 students | Under 30 students |
| Retention rate | 75% | 80%Entered fall 2024 |
| Credential within 4 years, all students | 33% | 44% |
| Credential within 8 years, all students | 47% | 52% |
| Enrolled at another college, 8 years on | 25% | 22% |
| Median debt | $23,500 | $20,500 |
| Undergrads with a federal loan | 34% | 26% |
| Median debt, Pell Grant recipients | $17,250 | $12,500 |
| Website | dsu.edu | crk.umn.edu |
Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;National directories of campus chapters and groups, October 2026;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;College Scorecard, 2023–24;Common Data Set, most recent release;University of Minnesota-Crookston Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;University of Minnesota-Crookston Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;University of Minnesota-Crookston Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;University of Minnesota-Crookston Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 cycle;University of Minnesota-Crookston Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;University of Minnesota-Crookston Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;University of Minnesota-Crookston Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26 (estimated)About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
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