Northern State University

1200 S Jay St
Aberdeen, SD 57401-7198
(605) 626-3011
www.northern.edu
fax:(605) 626-3970
president:James Smith
1157 Applications Acceptance Rate 0.93 Graduation Rate 0.49
0.42 0.53

STUDENT RATIO

2826

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

7563 | 9562

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

1531

CLASS SIZE

22

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
475

SAT MATH

Not Available

SAT READING

480

SAT WRITING

22

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

0.42
0.53
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
370
475
580
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
0
Not Available
0
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
420
480
540
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
19
22
25
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$25655

Average Monthly Payment

$285

Median Earnings

$33200

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

61%
URL Applyhttps://apply.sdbor.edu/login.cfm
Application Fee20
Percent Admitted (Men)0.92
Percent Admitted (Women)0.94
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment1295
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0.01
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.01
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American0.01
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino0.03
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White0.84
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races0.02
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown0.01
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid0.97
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates6439
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates6658
Applicants Men577
Applicants Women580
Admissions Total1080
Admissions Men532
Admissions Women548
ACT English 25th percentile score18
ACT English 75th percentile score24
ACT Math 25th percentile score18
ACT Math 75th percentile score25
ACT Writing 25th percentile score0
ACT Writing 75th percentile score0
Average SAT Score1030
Median ACT English Score21
Median ACT Math Score22
ACT Median Writing ScoreNot Available
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)42%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)81%
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