Side-by-Side Comparison of North Dakota State College of Science

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	Neosho County Community College	Alexandria Technical & Community College	Riverland Community College	Northwest Technical College	Bismarck State College	North Dakota State College of Science
Overview
Location	Chanute, Kansas	Alexandria, Minnesota	Austin, Minnesota	Bemidji, Minnesota	Bismarck, North Dakota	Wahpeton, North Dakota
Campus setting	Town: Remote	Town: Remote	Town: Distant	Town: Remote	City: Small	Town: Distant
College type	2 year	2 year	2 year	2 year	4 year	2 year
Control/business model	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate	Undergraduate	Undergraduate	Undergraduate	Undergraduate	Undergraduate
Students retention rate	54.0%	67.0%	67.0%	58.0%		70.0%
Common app member	No	No	No	No	No	No
Religious affiliation
Admission
Acceptance rate	Open Admission	Open Admission	Open Admission	Open Admission	Open Admission	Open Admission
Application fees		$20		$20	$35	$35
SAT range	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ACT range	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Students submitting SAT score
Students submitting ACT score
Total number of applicants
Total number of admissions given out
Admitted students who chose to enroll
Yield rate
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	Not required		Not required
High school GPA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Recommendation letters	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
High school transcript	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$18,778	$19,768	$17,740	$20,139	In state: $16,883 Out of state: $18,887	In state: $16,720 Out of state: $17,680
Average net price	$9,032	$13,189	$9,276	$12,540	$10,249	$11,537
Tuition	$2,618	$5,293	$5,396	$6,057	In state: $4,007 Out of state: $6,011	In state: $4,804 Out of state: $5,764
Room & board	$6,340				Room/dormitory: $3,649 Meal plan: $3,808	Room/dormitory: $3,124 Meal plan: $3,544
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan		Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	95.0% Average amount $5,482	77.0% Average amount $5,248	85.0% Average amount $4,854	75.0% Average amount $5,613	61.0% Average amount $3,903	75.0% Average amount $4,031
Students receiving federal student loan	18.0% Average amount $4,880	45.0% Average amount $5,116	29.0% Average amount $5,378	58.0% Average amount $5,116	43.0% Average amount $4,890	65.0% Average amount $4,765
Students taking out private loans	0.0% Average amount $0	9.0% Average amount $7,547	1.0% Average amount $10,000	9.0% Average amount $8,149	8.0% Average amount $8,086	25.0% Average amount $10,109
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	1,639 Men 41.3% Women 58.7%	2,586 Men 46.7% Women 53.3%	3,276 Men 45.1% Women 54.9%	794 Men 32.0% Women 68.0%	3,549 Men 52.5% Women 47.5%	2,802 Men 55.0% Women 45.0%
Graduate students	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Very Low	Low	Very Low	Very Low	Very Low
Out-of-state students	14.0%	N/A	N/A	N/A	5.2%	48.9%
International students	3.7%	0.0%	0.6%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%
Campus local/setting	Town: Remote	Town: Remote	Town: Distant	Town: Remote	City: Small	Town: Distant
Dormitory capacity	293	N/A	N/A	N/A	425	1,125
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Kansas Texas Missouri Oklahoma Arkansas	N/A	N/A	N/A	North Dakota Minnesota South Dakota Montana Iowa	North Dakota Minnesota South Dakota Montana Colorado
Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Liberal Arts Precision Production Business Construction Trades	Health Professions Law Enforcement and Firefighting Automotive Technology Precision Production Transportation and Logistics	Health Professions Business Construction Trades Automotive Technology Transportation and Logistics	Health Professions Construction Trades Business Automotive Technology Computer and Information Science	Engineering Technologies Health Professions Business Construction Trades Liberal Arts	Health Professions Engineering Technologies Liberal Arts Automotive Technology Agriculture
Students to faculty ratio	10:1	20:1	19:1	16:1	14:1	12:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission
Outcome
Graduation rate	33.0%	61.6%	41.8%	44.8%	52.6%	41.1%
Dropout rate	33.0%	25.6%	38.1%	38.5%	26.1%	54.7%
Transferred out	31.2%	12.3%	14.0%	16.7%	13.7%	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $51,910 Year 2: $54,760 Year 3: $55,087 Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $39,876 Year 2: $36,848 Year 3: $40,603 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $16,965 Year 2: $18,771 Year 3: $28,918	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $55,071 Year 2: $54,536 Year 3: $59,673 Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $51,991 Year 2: $50,856 Year 3: $55,080 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $50,452 Year 2: $51,773 Year 3: $54,935 Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $55,538 Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: $53,515 Precision Metal Working (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $42,747 Year 2: $46,018 Year 3: $48,933 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $40,851 Year 2: $39,729 Year 3: $48,557 Ground Transportation (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $37,417 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $45,712 Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $39,786 Year 2: $36,185 Year 3: $45,681 Carpenters (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $36,848 Year 3: $39,865 General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: $39,839	N/A	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $57,602 Year 2: $55,512 Year 3: $58,722 Construction Trades, General (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $39,369 Year 3: $45,671 Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $21,312 Year 3: N/A Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $30,771 Year 3: N/A Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $35,060 Year 3: N/A Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $44,603 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Health and Medical Administrative Services (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: N/A Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: N/A Business Operations Support and Assistant Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $36,668 Year 3: N/A	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $94,930 Year 2: $104,749 Year 3: $113,181 Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $64,379 Year 2: $83,669 Year 3: $94,725 Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $81,394 Year 2: $76,773 Year 3: $87,805 Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $76,908 Year 2: $74,576 Year 3: $79,845 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $54,207 Year 2: $55,964 Year 3: $57,868 Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $54,093 Year 2: $48,600 Year 3: $57,431 Agricultural Business and Management (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $45,724 Year 2: $48,823 Year 3: $43,880 Business/Commerce, General (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $38,353 Year 2: $33,687 Year 3: $37,018 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $30,254 Year 2: $28,500 Year 3: $36,803 Business Operations Support and Assistant Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $31,670 Year 3: N/A	Agricultural Mechanization (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $49,958 Year 2: $49,102 Year 3: $56,171 Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $43,277 Year 2: $39,489 Year 3: $54,267 Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $51,767 Year 2: $45,383 Year 3: $53,638 Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $42,835 Year 2: $43,426 Year 3: $49,293 Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $45,808 Year 3: $48,797 Precision Metal Working (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $47,110 Year 2: $41,565 Year 3: $47,417 Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $36,541 Year 2: $40,821 Year 3: $42,849 Agricultural Business and Management (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $30,193 Year 2: $34,704 Year 3: $41,952 Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $33,909 Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: $36,795 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $35,995 Year 2: $33,726 Year 3: $34,336

Side-by-Side Comparison of North Dakota State College of Science

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