North Dakota State University · Admissions

Fargo, ND · City · Public · Research university · the Bison · Website ↗

Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.

96%

Admitted

of 7,331 applicants

5th

Selectivity percentile

among Division I schools

19–24

ACT middle 50%

Optional

Test scores

64%

Graduate in 6 yrs

Where your scores would fall

The band is the middle 50% of admitted students; type a score to see where you land. A score alone is not a decision — coaches and admissions weigh the whole file.

ACT 19 – 24 Your ACT

Test-optional: scores are considered if you send them but not required.

Selectivity in context

More selective than5%

Graduation rate64%

Applicants7,331
Admitted7,038 96%
Undergraduates9,791
Women51%
Graduate within 6 years64%

For a recruit, admission runs alongside the coach's support: many schools admit supported athletes inside the middle 50%, but the academic floor is the school's, not the coach's. NCAA eligibility (a 2.3 core GPA for Division I) is a separate bar — see the guides.

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