Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends for North Dakota Colleges

There are 15 active four-years colleges and universities in North Dakota - 9 public and 6 private schools. The 2024 average acceptance rate of the 4-year colleges in North Dakota is 72.76% - 16,419 students accepted out of total 19,645.

Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 70.72% to 72.76%. The North Dakota Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 46.58% and the yield is lower than 61.75%, rate of 10 years ago.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 76.32% where the current academic year rate is 72.76% at North Dakota Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 74.70% and women students' rate is 78.49%. Last year, it was slightly harder to get into North Dakota Colleges than the previous year. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at North Dakota Colleges over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	70.72%	68.97%	72.32%
2014-15	69.65% -1.08%	67.44% -0.61%	71.71% -0.61%
2015-16	76.85% 7.20%	74.18% 9.82%	81.53% 9.82%
2016-17	75.00% -1.85%	72.84% -3.44%	78.08% -3.44%
2017-18	72.38% -2.63%	70.00% -1.59%	76.50% -1.59%
2018-19	75.86% 3.49%	74.54% 1.27%	77.76% 1.27%
2019-20	80.11% 4.25%	78.82% 3.98%	81.74% 3.98%
2020-21	81.56% 1.45%	80.90% 0.96%	82.70% 0.96%
2021-22	84.98% 3.42%	83.14% 4.65%	87.35% 4.65%
2022-23	79.63% -5.35%	79.49% -7.67%	79.68% -7.67%
2023-24	72.76% -6.87%	71.35% -5.61%	74.07% -5.61%
Average	76.32%	74.70%	78.49%

North Dakota Colleges Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 53.04% where the current academic year yield is 46.58%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate is the percentage of admitted students who finally enrolled. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at North Dakota Colleges from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	61.75%	62.26%	61.52%
2014-15	60.14% -1.60%	59.83% -1.28%	60.24% -1.28%
2015-16	55.74% -4.40%	54.06% -2.68%	57.57% -2.68%
2016-17	51.36% -4.38%	51.32% -5.02%	52.54% -5.02%
2017-18	57.60% 6.24%	56.41% 6.78%	59.32% 6.78%
2018-19	51.68% -5.92%	51.46% -4.81%	54.50% -4.81%
2019-20	50.77% -0.91%	50.17% -3.01%	51.50% -3.01%
2020-21	51.28% 0.50%	51.71% -0.48%	51.02% -0.48%
2021-22	50.65% -0.63%	49.15% 1.92%	52.93% 1.92%
2022-23	45.87% -4.78%	46.74% -7.58%	45.35% -7.58%
2023-24	46.58% 0.71%	45.53% 2.24%	47.60% 2.24%
Average	53.04%	52.60%	54.01%

North Dakota Colleges Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 16,608, the average number of admitted is 13,902, and the average number of enrolled students is 5,914 over the last 10 years. The number of applicants to North Dakota Colleges decreased by -0.48% (95 applicants) compared to last year. The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at North Dakota Colleges from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	15,084	11,398	6,421
2014-15	14,119 -965	11,272 -624	5,797 -624
2015-16	14,010 -109	11,813 100	5,897 100
2016-17	15,235 1,225	12,412 127	6,024 127
2017-18	15,947 712	13,282 155	6,179 155
2018-19	15,811 -136	12,807 -335	5,844 -335
2019-20	15,787 -24	13,236 -293	5,551 -293
2020-21	18,384 2,597	15,972 88	5,639 88
2021-22	18,931 547	16,874 458	6,097 458
2022-23	19,740 809	17,435 -152	5,945 -152
2023-24	19,645 -95	16,419 -280	5,665 -280
Average	16,608	13,902	5,914

North Dakota Colleges Applicants Trends Chart

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4-Year Colleges

University of North Dakota Public, four-years | Grand Forks
North Dakota State University-Main Campus Public, four-years | Fargo
Minot State University Public, four-years | Minot
Valley City State University Public, four-years | Valley City
Rasmussen University-North Dakota Private, four-years | Fargo
University of Mary Private, four-years | Bismarck
Sitting Bull College Public, four-years | Fort Yates
Lynnes Welding Training Private, Less than 2-years | Fargo
Josef's School of Hair, Skin & Body-Fargo Private, Less than 2-years | Fargo
Dickinson State University Public, four-years | Dickinson

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Graduate

University of North Dakota Public, four-years | Grand Forks
North Dakota State University-Main Campus Public, four-years | Fargo
University of Mary Private, four-years | Bismarck
Sitting Bull College Public, four-years | Fort Yates
Trinity Bible College and Graduate School Private, four-years | Ellendale
Turtle Mountain Community College Private, four-years | Belcourt
Valley City State University Public, four-years | Valley City
University of Jamestown Private, four-years | Jamestown
JZ Trend Academy Paul Mitchell Partner School Private, 2-4 years | Bismarck
United Tribes Technical College Private, four-years | Bismarck

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Online Schools

University of North Dakota Public, four-years | Grand Forks
Sitting Bull College Public, four-years | Fort Yates
Minot State University Public, four-years | Minot
Trinity Bible College and Graduate School Private, four-years | Ellendale
United Tribes Technical College Private, four-years | Bismarck
Bismarck State College Public, four-years | Bismarck
Cankdeska Cikana Community College Public, 2-4 years | Fort Totten
Turtle Mountain Community College Private, four-years | Belcourt
Valley City State University Public, four-years | Valley City
Rasmussen University-North Dakota Private, four-years | Fargo

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Trade Schools

North Dakota State College of Science Public, 2-4 years | Wahpeton
Dakota College at Bottineau Public, 2-4 years | Bottineau
United Tribes Technical College Private, four-years | Bismarck
The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo Private, 2-4 years | Fargo
Josef's School of Hair, Skin & Body-Fargo Private, Less than 2-years | Fargo
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College Public, four-years | New Town
Cankdeska Cikana Community College Public, 2-4 years | Fort Totten
Mayville State University Public, four-years | Mayville
Sitting Bull College Public, four-years | Fort Yates
Turtle Mountain Community College Private, four-years | Belcourt

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