The average acceptance rate of the 5 North Dakota colleges that have competitive admission is 83.37% for the academic year 2023-2024. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 5.74%. The acceptance rate at 2 North Dakota colleges increased and the rate of 3 colleges decreased.
Minot State University has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 72.21%. University of North Dakota (77.09%) and University of Mary (78.25%) are following it in the list of Tightest North Dakota Colleges to get in.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
Minot State University ranked 1st, up 3 places from 4th last year. University of North Dakota ranked 2nd, up 0 places from 2nd last year.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $17,200 and graduate tuition & fees is $13,241 for the academic year 2023-2024.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 3 | Minot State University Minot, NDPublic, 4-year | 72.21% 20.96% | 67.84% | 1,040 | $8,633 ($8,633) | 2,777 | 44.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 2 - | University of North Dakota Grand Forks, NDPublic, 4-year | 77.09% 6.19% | 30.80% | - | $15,570 ($10,951) | 13,876 | 63.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 3 2 | University of Mary Bismarck, NDPrivate, 4-year | 78.25% 3.14% | 45.30% | - | $21,468 | 3,652 | 63.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 4 1 | University of Jamestown Jamestown, NDPrivate, 4-year | 93.51% 1.47% | 25.64% | - | $24,820 | 1,242 | 48.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 5 - | North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, NDPublic, 4-year | 95.81% 0.13% | 31.52% | - | $15,511 ($10,857) | 12,242 | 63.00% | 17 to 1 |
| Average | 83.37% | 40.22% | 1,040 | $17,200 ($10,147) | 6,758 | 56.20% | 14 to 1 |