University of North Dakota

At University of North Dakota, the published cost of attendance is $25,605, and aid recipients face an average net price of $18,551, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships. The published budget includes in-state tuition and fees of $10,951, out-of-state tuition and fees of $15,570, and room and board of $11,390.

Financial aid reduces the published cost by an average of $7,054 for aid recipients. At comparable institutions (same type and size), the peer median net price is $14,068, leaving this university's average $4,483 above that benchmark.

Azimuth places the affordability pillar in the 65th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Aid lowers the published charge, though the average recipient cost remains above the comparable-institution benchmark.

At $25,605, the published cost sets the starting point before aid. Average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $13,126 for the lowest family-income band, $12,251 for the lower-middle band, $15,206 for the middle band, $18,981 for the upper-middle band, and $20,730 for the highest band.

The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $7,604, and Azimuth ranks University of North Dakota #491 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions. For the average aid recipient, aid covers about 28% of the published cost, an average reduction of $7,054.

For first-time full-time Title IV aid recipients, the average net price is $18,551, which is $4,483 above the peer median of $14,068 at comparable institutions (same type and size). In-state tuition and fees are $10,951, and out-of-state tuition and fees are $15,570.

Aid reduces the published cost, yet the average net price remains above the peer median. Federal borrowing reaches 93.1% of federal aid recipients.

Among borrowers who complete, median federal student loan debt is $22,057, or $828 above the peer median of $21,229 at comparable institutions (same type and size). That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $251 a month if repaid over ten years.

Median Parent PLUS borrowing for parent borrowers is $14,269.

Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $69,563, in the 75th percentile. That is $12,262 above the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Azimuth places the return pillar at the 76th percentile. Graduates earn about $2,616 less than the model expects for similar students.

That puts the gap at the 45th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures adds $9,379. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $11,995.

At University of North Dakota, the schoolwide earnings reference is $69,563 four years after completion for federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled. Azimuth places that median in the 75th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions, based on an earnings cohort of 2,094 completers.

Graduates earn about $2,616 less than the model expects for similar students. The model’s typical earnings scenario matches the reported median, with a downside scenario of $50,956 and an upside scenario of $100,622.

These are earnings scenarios from the program mix, not observed groups. An estimated 25.6% continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment.

The earnings percentile and below-expected result point in different directions.

The return picture is mixed: University of North Dakota has median earnings of $69,563 four years after completion, in the 75th percentile. The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions of the same control and size, is $57,301.

The university stands $12,262 above that figure. Graduates earn about $2,616 less than the model expects for similar students.

Earnings beyond expectations, the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, sits in the 45th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $9,379.

The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $11,995. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $1,090.

Azimuth ranks the university #356 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions. Earnings scenarios grounded in the program mix range from $50,956 on the downside to $100,622 on the upside.

Program choice is especially visible in the difference between the largest field and the highest-earning field. Electrical Engineering, the highest-earning listed program, awarded 39 degrees and posted $106,162 at the same point.

The listed programs show a broad range of earnings even among fields with substantial degree counts.

The earnings picture at University of North Dakota is broad, with outcomes that depend heavily on the field a student chooses. Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix range from $50,956 on the downside to $100,622 on the upside, with $69,563 as the typical scenario.

At the upper end, Electrical Engineering graduates earn a median of $106,162 four years after completion, from 39 degrees awarded a year. Air Transportation is both the largest program and the second-highest earner, at $104,472 from 298 degrees.

The spread between the downside scenario and the top-earning programs shows how much program choice matters here.

University of North Dakota pairs federal borrowing above the peer median with earnings below the model’s expectation. Borrowers who completed had median federal student loan debt of $22,057.

That is above the $21,229 median at comparable institutions (same type and size) by $828. That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $251 a month if repaid over ten years.

Earnings beyond expectations, the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, offer a separate view of the return. Graduates earn about $2,616 less than the model expects for similar students.

Debt sits above the peer benchmark, and the modeled earnings comparison also points downward, making the return picture less favorable on both measures.

At University of North Dakota, an admission rate of 76.9% means that most applicants in the reported pool received an offer. It was below the median of 85.9% for comparable institutions (same type and size).

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The largest program at University of North Dakota is also one of the best-paid. Air Transportation awards 298 degrees a year, and its graduates earn a median of $104,472 four years after completion.

Azimuth ranks it #1 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field. Engineering programs dominate the upper end of the earnings range.

Electrical Engineering graduates earn $106,162, from 39 degrees awarded, and Azimuth ranks the program #79 nationally. Mechanical Engineering is larger, at 77 degrees a year, with median earnings of $89,704 and a national rank of #160.

At the more moderate end, Psychology awards 117 degrees a year and its graduates earn $55,333. Azimuth ranks it #108 nationally.

The contrast between the largest program and the more moderately earning fields shows the range of outcomes that depend on field of study.

University of North Dakota has 19 nationally ranked bachelor's programs, and the largest of them is also the top-ranked. Air Transportation awards 298 degrees a year and ranks #1 nationally and #1 in North Dakota.

Its completers earn a median of $104,472 four years after completion. Liberal Arts and General Studies is the second-best nationally ranked program, at #12 nationally and #1 in North Dakota, with 101 degrees awarded and median earnings of $71,538 four years after completion.

The highest-earning program is a smaller one: Electrical Engineering, with 39 degrees awarded, ranks #79 nationally and shows median earnings of $106,162 four years after completion. So the best-paid field and the biggest one are not the same.