Northern State University · Admissions

Aberdeen, SD · Town · Public · Master's university · the Wolves · 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.

93%

Admitted

of 1,082 applicants

29th

Selectivity percentile

among Division II schools

18–24

ACT middle 50%

Optional

Test scores

55%

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 18 – 24 Your ACT

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

Selectivity in context

More selective than29%

Graduation rate55%

Applicants1,082
Admitted1,006 93%
Undergraduates2,932
Women63%
Graduate within 6 years55%

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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