NDSU's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of North Dakota State University-Main Campus students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of North Dakota State University-Main Campus students is 64.9%. Female students graduated at a rate of 67.1%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 63.1%.

64.9%

asian 48.6% 17 students
African American 53.3% 32 students
white 66.6% 1,493 students
unknown 57.6% 19 students
hispanic 61.2% 30 students
International Students 50.0% 7 students
Mixed Race 41.3% 31 students

Drop Out

North Dakota State University-Main Campus has an overall drop-out rate of 10.7% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 13.1% and 7.8% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

10.7%

asian 20.0% 7 students
African American 16.7% 10 students
white 9.9% 221 students
unknown 6.1% 2 students
hispanic 12.2% 6 students
International Students 35.7% 5 students
Mixed Race 22.7% 17 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of North Dakota State University-Main Campus at a rate of 22.3% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 23.2%, and male students' 21.5%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

22.3%

asian 31.4% 11 students
African American 26.7% 16 students
white 21.5% 482 students
unknown 33.3% 11 students
hispanic 22.4% 11 students
Mixed Race 33.3% 25 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

2.1%

African American 3.3% 2 students
white 2.0% 45 students
hispanic 4.1% 2 students
Mixed Race 2.7% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer Engineering	NA	$72,828	$93,292
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$69,521	$66,401	$74,017
Construction Management	$61,785	$64,865	$72,508
Mechanical Engineering	$64,224	$65,409	$72,103
Agricultural Engineering	$59,019	$67,660	$69,536
Industrial Engineering	$62,818	$59,576	$68,476
Computer Science	$59,793	$58,866	$67,481
Agricultural Production Operations	$51,496	$56,415	$66,099
Civil Engineering	$60,547	$63,556	$66,047
Management Information Systems and Services	$47,788	$56,776	$63,328
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$61,449	$62,397	$61,912
Agricultural Business and Management	$51,629	$49,270	$58,811
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$57,747	$53,858	$56,518
Finance and Financial Management Services	$47,369	$48,539	$56,451
Marketing	$43,806	$44,666	$56,012
Accounting and Related Services	$49,671	$50,856	$55,318
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$41,964	$43,128	$51,753
Political Science and Government	$30,958	$28,598	$49,834
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	$40,922	$36,134	$48,237
Design and Applied Arts	NA	$39,009	$45,108
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	$32,924	$44,091	$44,896
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$38,749	$39,729	$44,865
Apparel and Textiles	$39,136	$39,909	$44,249
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$38,980	$40,747	$44,150
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$41,988	$38,000	$43,733
Business/Corporate Communications	$41,517	$39,729	$43,097
Music	$39,104	$36,312	$43,073
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$33,052	$34,526	$43,034
Natural Resources Management and Policy	$38,378	$35,954	$42,358
Hospitality Administration/Management	$36,776	$40,089	$42,231
Animal Sciences	$33,090	$37,856	$41,655
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$34,734	$35,594	$38,903
Psychology, General	$32,020	$30,080	$38,224
History	NA	$36,848	$37,488
Zoology/Animal Biology	$21,840	$28,816	$36,861
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$39,309	$31,423	$35,357
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	$34,085	NA	$33,587
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$50,002	$53,179	NA
Mathematics	$44,435	$45,529	NA
Construction Engineering Technologies	$64,728	NA	NA
Agricultural Mechanization	$44,857	$52,107	NA
Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services	$36,407	NA	NA
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	NA	$32,213	NA
Landscape Architecture	NA	$48,682	NA
Journalism	NA	$31,133	NA
Construction Engineering	NA	$59,417	NA
Manufacturing Engineering	$62,687	$67,660	NA
English Language and Literature, General	$25,867	$23,693	NA
Biology, General	$26,447	$22,329	NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	NA	$42,682	NA
Homeland Security	$42,071	$42,682	NA
Economics	$43,653	$42,682	NA
Sociology	$44,462	$36,941	NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	NA	$24,267	NA
Fine and Studio Arts	NA	$26,625	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$67,258	$58,673	$68,399
Accounting and Related Services	$53,826	$55,964	$59,549
Natural Resources Management and Policy	$45,074	$50,856	$56,257
Architecture	$50,629	$47,963	$54,083
Educational Administration and Supervision	$54,176	$49,827	$51,012
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	NA	$43,240	$47,578
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$41,655	$45,852	$46,611
Public Health	NA	$55,964	NA
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$42,054	$42,682	NA
Plant Sciences	$59,359	NA	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$50,200	NA	NA
Music	NA	$52,107	NA
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	NA	$42,682	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$112,561	$117,751	$125,733

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$98,645	$101,072	$116,073

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