University of Wisconsin-Parkside vs University of North Dakota (UND)

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	University of North Dakota	University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Overview
Location	Grand Forks, North Dakota	Kenosha, Wisconsin
Campus setting	City: Small	Suburb: Midsize
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	77.0%	65.0%
Common app member	Yes	No
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	89.0%	75.0%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $35 Graduate: $35	$56
SAT range	1110 - 1290	N/A
ACT range	20 - 26	18 - 24
Students submitting SAT score	6.0%
Students submitting ACT score	59.0%	75.0%
Total number of applicants	5,962	2,285
Total number of admissions given out	5,308	1,713
Admitted students who chose to enroll	1,755	467
Yield rate	33.1%	27.3%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $24,764 Out of state: $29,205	In state: $20,597 Out of state: $28,867
Average net price	$17,425	$10,531
Tuition	In state: $8,882 Out of state: $13,323	In state: $6,298 Out of state: $14,568
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $4,770 Meal plan: $5,152	Room/dormitory: $4,908 Meal plan: $2,856
Available payment plans		Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	83.0% Average amount $5,576	56.0% Average amount $5,795
Students receiving federal student loan	55.0% Average amount $5,142	39.0% Average amount $4,957
Students taking out private loans	24.0% Average amount $15,124	5.0% Average amount $8,406

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	9,718 Men 56.6% Women 43.4%	3,365 Men 43.0% Women 57.0%
Graduate students	4,054 Men 36.4% Women 63.6%	767 Men 49.7% Women 50.3%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Very Low	Low
Out-of-state students	60.5%	10.6%
International students	6.8%	2.6%
Campus local/setting	City: Small	Suburb: Midsize
Dormitory capacity	4,588	851
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	North Dakota Minnesota California Wisconsin Illinois	Wisconsin Illinois Minnesota Arizona Indiana

Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Education Engineering Business Public Administration and Social Service	Business Psychology Computer and Information Science Communication and Journalism Visual & Performing Arts
Students to faculty ratio	17:1	17:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission

Outcome
Graduation rate	61.8%	41.5%
Dropout rate	9.4%	55.2%
Transferred out	26.4%	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $102,600 Year 2: $107,376 Year 3: $116,029 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $108,048 Year 2: $101,645 Year 3: $112,295 Petroleum Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $84,111 Year 2: $72,762 Year 3: $94,157 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $77,951 Year 2: $76,460 Year 3: $80,971 Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,457 Year 2: $66,325 Year 3: $79,432 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $76,521 Year 2: $76,460 Year 3: $78,447 Civil Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $61,317 Year 2: $63,005 Year 3: $75,504 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $66,166 Year 2: $64,608 Year 3: $73,223 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $67,089 Year 2: $67,660 Year 3: $70,144 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $56,206 Year 2: $55,547 Year 3: $69,655	Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $47,682 Year 2: $44,830 Year 3: $55,712 Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $43,595 Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: $46,502 Marketing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $44,510 Year 2: $40,647 Year 3: $43,957 Sociology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $27,494 Year 2: $33,565 Year 3: $42,306 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,042 Year 2: $34,526 Year 3: $42,059 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,889 Year 2: $26,353 Year 3: $40,148 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,636 Year 2: $28,236 Year 3: $31,184 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $57,920 Year 2: $56,641 Year 3: N/A English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $25,744 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,810 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A

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