How hard is NDSU to get into?
North Dakota State University-Main Campus (NDSU) acceptance rate is 95.81% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 7,331 students applied and 7,024 were admitted to the school. Its acceptance rate is relatively high, making it somewhat easy to get into NDSU.
NDSU's acceptance rate places 5th out of 8 North Dakota colleges with competitive admission.
To apply to NDSU, it is required to submit high school GPA and record. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission.
Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2023-24, NDSU's acceptance rate is 95.81% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 31.52%. 3,168 men and 4,163 women applied to NDSU and 3,020 men and 4,004 women students were accepted.
Among them, 1,047 men and 1,167 women were enrolled in NDSU (Fall 2023).
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
Median SAT and ACT Score
In 2024, 1 students (1% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 91 students (4%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at NDSU.
The median ACT composite score is 22 with 75th percentile score of 24 and 25th percentile score of 19 at NDSU. The median ACT math score is 20 and the ACT English score is 20.
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type
For the academic year 2023-24, total 2,214 first-year students enrolled in NDSU. The proportion of full-time students is 99.01% and part-time students is 0.99%.
By gender, the proportion of men students is 47.29% and women students is 52.71%.
The following table shows the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at NDSU.
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
Application Requirements
It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), and Completion of College Preparatory Program to its applicants.
The SAT and ACT test score is not reqired, but considered in admission process at NDSU. The english proficiency test is not considered.
The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply North Dakota State University-Main Campus.
For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .
General Admissions Information
Application fee is $35 for applying graduate schools. The following table provides general admission information for applying to NDSU.