unitid 200022 · Bismarck, ND · public 4-year · city (small)
Bismarck State College
- enrollment 2023
- 5,111
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
2,839
34th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
15%
undergrads on Pell grants
6th pctl among public 4-years
completion
47%
finish within 150% time
53rd pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$15,771
20th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$10,270
after aid, aided students
33rd pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$54,277
after entry, Title IV students
60th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$11,533
17th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $6,140 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k18%
- 30-48k14%
- 48-75k18%
- 75-110k23%
- 110k+27%
- Median family income
- $55,668
- First-generation students
- 27%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $5,247
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 4.7× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 293 | $50,084 | $12,000 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 65 | $114,086 | $14,236 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. | 43 | $113,847 | $12,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 42 | $67,782 | $25,382 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. | 41 | $78,479 | $5,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 40 | $130,501 | $15,452 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 38 | — | $18,297 |
| Agricultural Business and Management. | 34 | $59,268 | $12,000 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. | 32 | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 27 | — | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 26 | $55,078 | $6,275 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. | 24 | — | $19,101 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.