Dickinson State University

Dickinson, ND · Public · 1,090 undergrads

• Admit rate: 37.0% (831 applicants)
• Undergraduates: 1,090 (2.0% international)
• Average net price: $14,092 (per year after aid)
• Graduation rate: 51% (within 6 years)

Deadlines

• Rolling: Final documents due Sept. 1, 2027

Editor's notes

• This is a transcript-driven admission. No essays, no letters, and tests are optional, so your grades and the 13-unit core are the file. Check that core now: four English, three math from Algebra 1 up, three lab sciences, three social studies. A missing lab science is easier to fix in October of senior year than in August.
• Send a score if you have one that clears a scholarship line. Tests are optional for admission, but the Presidential tiers pay up to $2,000 a year on either GPA or ACT/SAT, and the TR honors program takes a 26 ACT or 1170 SAT as an alternative to a 3.5 GPA. That's real money for a test you may already have taken.
• If you live outside North Dakota, read the cost page before you rule DSU out. It charges its resident tuition rate to students from every U.S. state.

Sources

1. Dickinson State University Admissions, First year students
2. Dickinson State University, Scholarships
3. Dickinson State University, Tuition and cost to attend
4. Dickinson State University, Theodore Roosevelt Honors Leadership Program
5. Dickinson State University Admissions, International students
6. DSU News, Dickinson State University reports fall 2025 enrollment census results