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Statement · Wahpeton, ND

North Dakota State College of Science

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $7,803 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $17,265.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $50,513 ten years after entering, the 96th percentile among public 2-years.

  3. 55% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
3,803

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $17,265 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $7,297 and $14,772 a year depending on income at North Dakota State College of Science.

Statement of cost · North Dakota State College of Science

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$17,265
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$7,803
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$11,261
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$5,974

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: $7,803; $30–48k: $7,297; $48–75k: $9,678; $75–110k: $12,078; over $110k: $14,772. Shaded band: middle half of public 2-years, from $5,297 to $10,706; dotted line at the median, $7,702.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 2-years (all incomes), $5,297 to $10,706. Dotted line: the median, $7,702.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$7,803
$30k–$48k$7,297
$48k–$75k$9,678
$75k–$110k$12,078
Over $110k$14,772

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 $50,513; the median graduate who borrowed owes $12,000.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$48,800
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$49,782
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
96th percentile among public 2-years
$50,513
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
78th percentile among public 2-years
$12,000
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$8,250

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 2-years at 10 years: $35,069 to $42,382.

6 yrs after entry: $48,800; 8 yrs after entry: $49,782; 10 yrs after entry: $50,513. Median graduate debt: $12,000. Shaded band: middle half of public 2-years at 10 years, from $35,069 to $42,382; dotted line at the median, $38,550.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 2-years, 10 years out ($35,069 to $42,382); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $12,000.

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$48,800
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$49,782
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$50,513
Median graduate debt$12,000

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 North Dakota State College of Science
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree95$63,841$11,835
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree83$35,804$11,000
Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate's Degree49not reportednot reported
Agricultural Business and ManagementAssociate's Degree44$52,517$11,956
Agricultural MechanizationAssociate's Degree37$68,155$12,553
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree33$69,172$30,098
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree31$52,083$15,320
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree30$39,819$14,762
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssociate's Degree22$59,092$24,385
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma21$55,739not reported
Precision Metal WorkingAssociate's Degree21$61,453$11,246
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree17$42,173not reported
Show all 21 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree15not reportednot reported
Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma15not reportednot reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma10$52,137not reported
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionAssociate's Degree9not reportednot reported
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree7not reportednot reported
Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree7not reportednot reported
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree6$39,940not reported
Architectural Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree6not reportednot reported
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degreenot reported$69,547$11,000

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

North Dakota State College of Science: 1,909 undergraduates; 16% of students receive Pell grants; no admission rate is reported (common at open-admission schools).

Admission rate

No admission rate reported (common at open-admission schools)

Undergraduates

1,909

46th percentile among public 2-years

Pell share

16%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

9th percentile among public 2-years

Completion

55%

finish within 150% of normal time

85th percentile among public 2-years

First-generation

24%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$51,056

above the 99th percentile among public 2-years

Students by family income

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

  • Under $30k23%
  • $30k–$48k17%
  • $48k–$75k17%
  • $75k–$110knot reported
  • Over $110knot reported
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k23%
$30k–$48k17%
$48k–$75k17%
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

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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.