North Dakota Colleges with the Lowest Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of the 5 North Dakota colleges that have competitive admission is 79.97% for the academic year 2024-2025. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 3.4%. The acceptance rate at 0 North Dakota colleges increased and the rate of 5 colleges decreased.

Minot State University has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 64.62%. University of Mary (75.30%) and University of North Dakota (76.90%) are following it in the list of Tightest North Dakota Colleges to Get In.

This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

Minot State University stays at first place of the lowest acceptance rate ranking since last year. University of Mary ranked 2nd, up 1 place from 3rd last year.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $17,436 and graduate tuition & fees is $14,296 for the academic year 2024-2025.

We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.

Comparison between Tightest North Dakota Colleges To Get In

Table. Tightest North Dakota Colleges To Get In Comparison
School NameAcceptance RateYieldSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		Minot State University Minot, NDPublic, 4-year 64.62%
7.59%		77.92%1,060$8,702
($8,702)		2,75145.00%11 to 1
2
1		University of Mary Bismarck, NDPrivate, 4-year 75.30%
2.95%		41.38%1,210$22,3563,86167.00%14 to 1
3
1		University of North Dakota Grand Forks, NDPublic, 4-year 76.90%
0.19%		34.71%-$15,570
($10,951)		15,01960.00%17 to 1
4
-		University of Jamestown Jamestown, NDPrivate, 4-year 88.08%
5.43%		36.12%-$24,9901,37649.00%13 to 1
5
-		North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, NDPublic, 4-year 94.96%
0.85%		32.01%-$15,564
($10,910)		11,95264.00%19 to 1
Average79.97%44.43%1,135$17,436
($10,188)		6,99257.00%15 to 1