Students
Who's on campus
A medium campus of 9,471 undergrads, where 20% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.30
Economic access
Campus size
7% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 56% take some
Where first-years come from
2,197 first-time students
62% came from other states and 0.8% from abroad; 37% are from North Dakota. More from other states than at 87% of colleges.
- In-state (North Dakota)37%
- Other states62%
- Abroad0.8%
Top home states
- Minnesota54% 1,186
- North Dakota(home state)37% 809
- South Dakota2.5% 55
- Wisconsin1.5% 33
- Montana0.7% 15
From 33 states (counting DC).
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
569
new transfer students, 21% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 39% of colleges.
477 full-time, 92 part-time.
Going on to another college
24%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 838 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
8.3% of undergrads study part-time.
51% women
Another gender: Not collected by this college.
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 5,563 students.
Housing
Beds
5,563
About 59 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Offered
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I FCS · The Summit League
Football in the Missouri Valley Conference. Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
How the Summit League comparesROTC
Army, Air Force
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- On-campus child care for students' children
- A program for students with intellectual disabilities
- 6% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Affiliation
No religious affiliation
Campus ministries
Listed among campus activities
Faith communities · 3
- Catholic 1
- Christian 1
- Nonreligious and secular 1
Nonreligious and secular
North Dakota State University Secular Student Alliance
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Councils and chapters
2listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Sigma Psi
1listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Eta Theta
LGBTQ+ life
Support on campus
LGBTQ+ center or office
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
- Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Not collected by this college.
Gender unknown: 0
First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024
0 reported. The college may not record other genders.
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;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 (distance education), 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;North Dakota State University-Main Campus Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2024;North Dakota State University-Main Campus Common Data Set 2024–25, 2024–25;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)