1,067 SAT and 21 ACT in Average for North Dakota Colleges in 2025 Admission

1,067

SAT Score

21

ACT Score

For the 2025 North Dakota college admission cycle, a total of 66 enrolled students submitted SAT scores and 509 students submitted ACT scores to North Dakota colleges.

The average SAT score for North Dakota colleges is 1,067 and the average ACT composite score is 21. Compared to the previous year, the North Dakota's average SAT score increased by 27 points from 1,040 to 1,067, representing a 2.6% change.

The average acceptance rate for North Dakota colleges with available SAT data is 75.38% with a yield rate of 51.01%. This represents a 8.18 percentage point decrease in selectivity compared to the previous admission cycle.

Among North Dakota colleges, University of Mary has the highest SAT score of 1,210.

Average SAT Scores for North Dakota Colleges

The following table compares the SAT scores 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.

Data source: IPEDS
SAT Scores for North Dakota Colleges
SchoolSAT ScoreACT ScoreAcceptance RateYield
University of Mary1,2102375.30%
-2.95%
41.38%
-3.92%
Minot State University1,060
20
20
-1
64.62%
-7.59%
77.92%
10.08%
Valley City State University93020
-1
99.07%
29.76%
53.89%
-3.00%