For 2023-2024 admission, the average acceptance rate of North Dakota colleges is 83.58%, 16,419 accepted out of 19,645 applicants.
For North Dakota college admission, the total number of applicants decreased by 95 (-0.48%) compared to last year, from 19,740 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year decreased by 280, which is less than -4.71% last year.
North Dakota colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 4.74% compared to last year, which means harder to get into North Dakota colleges. The yield increased by 0.40%.
Among North Dakota colleges, Trinity Bible College and Graduate School has the lowest acceptance rate of 36.22% with 67 accepted students out of 185 applicants. University of North Dakota has the most number of applicants of 7,437 and North Dakota State University-Main Campus has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 2,252.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in North Dakota. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Bible College and Graduate School | 185 41 | 67 3 | 46 15 | 36.22% -8.22% | 68.66% 20.22% |
| Dickinson State University | 831 102 | 499 -26 | 225 -17 | 60.05% -11.97% | 45.09% -1.01% |
| Valley City State University | 492 63 | 339 -19 | 193 -12 | 68.90% -14.55% | 56.93% -0.33% |
| Minot State University | 745 247 | 536 72 | 364 -14 | 71.95% -21.22% | 67.91% -13.56% |
| University of North Dakota | 7,437 840 | 5,726 232 | 1,775 22 | 76.99% -6.29% | 31.00% -0.91% |
| University of Mary | 1,577 78 | 1,230 10 | 554 96 | 78.00% -3.39% | 45.04% 7.50% |
| University of Jamestown | 1,047 30 | 984 48 | 256 -1 | 93.98% 1.94% | 26.02% -1.44% |
| North Dakota State University-Main Campus | 7,331 -1,204 | 7,038 -1,128 | 2,252 -261 | 96.00% 0.32% | 32.00% 1.23% |