How has North Dakota State University-Main Campus changed over time?
Multi-year trends in admissions, enrollment, test scores, and cost. Every chart is labeled with its data source and the years it covers — no smoothing, no mixing sources.
Admission rate
Admission rate rose from 77% (2010) to 95% (2024).
Applicants and students admitted
Applicants rose from 5,720 (2010) to 7,228 (2024).
Enrollment
Total enrollment fell from 14,407 (2010) to 11,952 (2024).
SAT mid-50% range
SAT mid-50% range moved from 1000–1290 (2016) to 968–1216 (2022).
- Score data describes enrolled freshmen, not all admitted students.
- Years before 2016 use the old 2400-point SAT and are not shown.
ACT mid-50% range
ACT mid-50% range moved from 20–25 (2008) to 19–25 (2022).
Cost
In-state tuition rose from $7,270 (2011) to $11,738 (2025).
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Data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education) and school Common Data Set filings; each chart names the source its series comes from. Most recent data year: 2025. Last updated October 20, 2026.