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Statement · Bismarck, ND

Bismarck State College

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $6,140 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $15,771.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $54,277 ten years after entering, the 60th percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 47% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
5,111

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $15,771 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $5,828 and $13,979 a year depending on income at Bismarck State College.

Statement of cost · Bismarck State College

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$15,771
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$6,140
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$10,270
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$5,247

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $6,140; $30–48k: $5,828; $48–75k: $8,524; $75–110k: $12,160; over $110k: $13,979. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$6,140
$30k–$48k$5,828
$48k–$75k$8,524
$75k–$110k$12,160
Over $110k$13,979

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $54,277; the median graduate who borrowed owes $11,533.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$50,401
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$50,690
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
60th percentile among public 4-years
$54,277
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
17th percentile among public 4-years
$11,533
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$6,750

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $50,401; 8 yrs after entry: $50,690; 10 yrs after entry: $54,277. Median graduate debt: $11,533. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $11,533.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$50,401
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$50,690
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$54,277
Median graduate debt$11,533

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Bismarck State College
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree293$50,084$12,000
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree65$114,086$14,236
Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree43$113,847$12,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree42$67,782$25,382
Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma41$78,479$5,500
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree40$130,501$15,452
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma38not reported$18,297
Agricultural Business and ManagementAssociate's Degree34$59,268$12,000
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma32not reportednot reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma27not reportednot reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma26$55,078$6,275
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate's Degree24not reported$19,101
Show all 21 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma23not reportednot reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree22not reportednot reported
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma21not reportednot reported
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's Degree21not reportednot reported
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma20not reportednot reported
Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree20$106,999$12,000
Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's Degree18not reportednot reported
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma17not reportednot reported
Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate's Degree11not reported$7,832

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Bismarck State College: 2,839 undergraduates; 15% of students receive Pell grants.

Admission rate

not reported

Undergraduates

2,839

34th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

15%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

6th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

47%

finish within 150% of normal time

53rd percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

27%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$55,668

80th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k18%
  • $30k–$48k14%
  • $48k–$75k18%
  • $75k–$110k23%
  • Over $110k27%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k18%
$30k–$48k14%
$48k–$75k18%
$75k–$110k23%
Over $110k27%

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • 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.