How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
Dickinson State University admits about 37.0% of applicants. The middle range of ACT scores for admitted students falls around 19. Among enrolled undergraduates, 21.5% receive Pell Grants and 30.5% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment accounts for 36.6% of the student body. Azimuth ranks Dickinson State University #964 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The institution enrolls a meaningful share of Pell-eligible and first-generation students on a campus designed to serve North Dakota's regional population. The freshman retention rate is 67.4% and the six-year graduation rate is 50.6%, with 40.9% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks Dickinson State University #1089 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Low-income graduates earn a median of $41,400 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 49.9 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects Dickinson State University's ability to serve a broad regional population — students from modest economic backgrounds — and support them into stable post-graduation outcomes tied to North Dakota's labor market and regional employer networks.
Dickinson State University admits about 37.0% of applicants. The middle range of ACT scores for admitted students falls around 19. Among enrolled undergraduates, 21.5% receive Pell Grants and 30.5% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment accounts for 36.6% of the student body. Azimuth ranks Dickinson State University #964 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The institution enrolls a meaningful share of Pell-eligible and first-generation students on a campus designed to serve North Dakota's regional population. The freshman retention rate is 67.4% and the six-year graduation rate is 50.6%, with 40.9% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks Dickinson State University #1089 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Low-income graduates earn a median of $41,400 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 49.9 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects Dickinson State University's ability to serve a broad regional population — students from modest economic backgrounds — and support them into stable post-graduation outcomes tied to North Dakota's labor market and regional employer networks.
Dickinson State University admits about 37.0% of applicants. The middle range of ACT scores for admitted students falls around 19. Among enrolled undergraduates, 21.5% receive Pell Grants and 30.5% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment accounts for 36.6% of the student body. Azimuth ranks Dickinson State University #964 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The institution enrolls a meaningful share of Pell-eligible and first-generation students on a campus designed to serve North Dakota's regional population. The freshman retention rate is 67.4% and the six-year graduation rate is 50.6%, with 40.9% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks Dickinson State University #1089 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Low-income graduates earn a median of $41,400 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 49.9 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects Dickinson State University's ability to serve a broad regional population — students from modest economic backgrounds — and support them into stable post-graduation outcomes tied to North Dakota's labor market and regional employer networks.
