Quad

Head-to-head

U. Minnesota-Crookston
Dakota State

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Minnesota-Crookston's grants cover 44% of its full price on average, vs. 18% at Dakota State

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    U. Minnesota-Crookston costs about $7.2K less per year on average than Dakota State ($15,028 vs. $22,246, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    U. Minnesota-Crookston grads earn $7.1K more ten years out than Dakota State's ($58,056 vs. $50,970)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    U. Minnesota-Crookston graduates 7 pts more of its students than Dakota State (52% vs. 45%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    U. Minnesota-Crookston is more diverse (index 0.49 vs. 0.44)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    U. Minnesota-Crookston has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Dakota State (20% vs. 17%)

    Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

U. Minnesota-Crookston admits 87%, Dakota State 88%; Dakota State's yield is higher, at 18%.

Acceptance rate
U. Minnesota-Crookston87%
Dakota State88%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Minnesota-CrookstonAccessiblefrom MinnesotaOpenfrom other states
  • Dakota StateAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
U. Minnesota-CrookstonTest-blind
Dakota State
1190–1440
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Minnesota-CrookstonRigor and GPA very important
  • Dakota StateGPA, school record, and rank required

Who's on each campus

U. Minnesota-Crookston and Dakota State are about the same size; U. Minnesota-Crookston has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Minnesota-Crookston1.9K
Dakota State2.1K
Pell Grant share
U. Minnesota-Crookston20%
Dakota State17%

Majors and faculty

Accounting leads at U. Minnesota-Crookston, and Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance at Dakota State.

Students per faculty member
U. Minnesota-Crookston18 to 1
Dakota State18 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Minnesota-CrookstonAccounting12%
  • Dakota StateComputer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance23%

What each costs

U. Minnesota-Crookston costs about $7.2K less a year than Dakota State on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Minnesota-Crookston$15K
Dakota State$22.2K
Aid generosity
U. Minnesota-Crookston44%
Dakota State18%

What each pays off

U. Minnesota-Crookston's former students earn more, a median $58.1K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Minnesota-Crookston$58.1K
Dakota State$51K
Graduation rate
U. Minnesota-Crookston52%
Dakota State45%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Minnesota-CrookstonGrowing+70%
  • Dakota StateGrowing+213%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:University of Minnesota-Crookston Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;University of Minnesota-Crookston Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;University of Minnesota-Crookston Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023About 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