For 2024-2025 admission, the average acceptance rate of North Dakota colleges is 80.48%, 16,749 accepted out of 20,812 applicants.
For North Dakota college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 1,167 (5.94%) compared to last year, from 19,645 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 471, which is more than 8.38% last year.
North Dakota colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 3.08% compared to last year, which means harder to get into North Dakota colleges. The yield increased by 2.13%.
Among North Dakota colleges, Trinity Bible College and Graduate School has the lowest acceptance rate of 25.75% with 43 accepted students out of 167 applicants. University of North Dakota has the most number of applicants of 8,261 and University of North Dakota has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 2,205.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in North Dakota. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Bible College and Graduate School | 167 -18 | 43 -24 | 33 -13 | 25.75% -10.47% | 76.74% 8.08% |
| Dickinson State University | 1,356 525 | 502 3 | 260 34 | 37.02% -23.03% | 51.79% 6.50% |
| Minot State University | 701 -44 | 453 -85 | 353 -12 | 64.62% -7.59% | 77.92% 10.08% |
| University of Mary | 1,810 233 | 1,363 129 | 564 5 | 75.30% -2.95% | 41.38% -3.92% |
| University of North Dakota | 8,261 824 | 6,353 620 | 2,205 439 | 76.90% -0.19% | 34.71% 3.91% |
| University of Jamestown | 965 -82 | 850 -129 | 307 56 | 88.08% -5.43% | 36.12% 10.48% |
| North Dakota State University-Main Campus | 7,228 -103 | 6,864 -160 | 2,197 -17 | 94.96% -0.85% | 32.01% 0.49% |
| Valley City State University | 324 -168 | 321 -20 | 173 -21 | 99.07% 29.76% | 53.89% -3.00% |