Institutional Highlights, Fall 2024

  • Awarded 2,843 degrees from Summer 2023 to Spring 2024, graduating the largest number of bachelor's and doctoral students in NDUS.
  • 83% of ND students and 40% of MN students stay in state for first job.
  • 94% of graduates either employed or continuing their education within 6 months of graduation.
  • 97% of students pursuing on-campus programs.
  • Largest in-person student enrollment of any institution in NDUS, and the most students living on campus.
  • Retention rates have increased from 77% to 78.5% for fall-to-fall first-time, first-year students.
  • 24% of undergraduates in 2024-25 are Pell-eligible, increased from 20% in 2023-24.
  • 20% of In-state undergraduates in North Dakota attend NDSU.

Institutional Snapshot, Fall 2024

Student Enrollment Details

NDSU had 11,952 total students in Fall 2024. 9,762 were undergraduates. 1,980 were graduate students. 210 were professional students.
NDSU had 2,766 total new undergraduate students in Fall 2024. 2,197 were new first-year undergraduates. 569 were new transfer students.
78.8% of NDSU students in Fall 2024 identified as white. 19.6% identified as students of color. 1.6% did not specify a race or ethnicity.
51.5% of NDSU students enrolled in Fall 2024 were female. 48.5% were male.
79.2% of NDSU students in Fall 2024 were enrolled full-time. 20.8% were enrolled part-time.

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