unitid 200059 · Dickinson, ND · public 4-year · town (remote)
Dickinson State University
- enrollment 2023
- 1,792
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
37%
5th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
1,090
13th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
21%
undergrads on Pell grants
20th pctl among public 4-years
completion
51%
finish within 150% time
60th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$20,567
39th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$14,092
after aid, aided students
60th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$50,720
after entry, Title IV students
52nd pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$18,442
40th 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 $10,479 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%
- 30-48k13%
- 48-75k15%
- 75-110k20%
- 110k+34%
- Median family income
- $58,846
- First-generation students
- 31%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $9,118
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.8× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 39 | $56,301 | $27,197 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 20 | $74,011 | $31,000 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | 20 | — | $33,519 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 18 | — | — |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 18 | $70,117 | $18,807 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 17 | — | — |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 16 | $53,656 | $27,321 |
| Agriculture, General. | 15 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 15 | $50,675 | $25,750 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 14 | $49,935 | — |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 14 | — | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 13 | $60,523 | — |
— 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
Price per year
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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.