Dickinson State University Trade Programs

Dickinson State University is a public institution situated in Dickinson, North Dakota. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Dickinson draws many to the area.

Where Is Dickinson State University?

Contact details for DSU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	291 Campus Drive, Dickinson, ND 58601-4896
Phone:	701-483-2507
Website:	www.dickinsonstate.edu

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Can I Afford DSU?

In a recent term, part-time DSU students paid $249 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $319 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,470	$9,570
Fees	$1,648	$1,648
Books and Supplies	$1,200	$1,200
On Campus Room and Board	$7,740	$7,740
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,500	$3,500

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At DSU, approximately 54% of students took out student loans averaging $6,257 a year. That adds up to $25,028 over four years for those students.

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Dickinson State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,381 undergraduate students at DSU, with 966 being full-time and 415 being part-time.

There are also 60 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 966 full-time undergraduates at DSU, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Dickinson State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	13
Black or African American	39
Hispanic or Latino	72
White	751
International Students	36
Other Races/Ethnicities	55

Geographic Diversity

North Dakota students aren't the only ones who study at Dickinson State University. At this time, 14 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 28 countries are represented at DSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nigeria, Canada, and Nepal.

Online Learning at Dickinson State University

In 2022-2023, 943 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at DSU has changed over the last few years.

Dickinson State University Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	TOTAL
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	0	23	23
General Health & Wellness	4	0	4
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	3	0	3
Meat Cutting/Meat Cutter	0	0	0
Welding Technology/Welder	0	0	0
TOTAL	7	23	30

Dickinson State University Trades

In a recent academic period, Dickinson State University awarded 60 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Health Sciences & Services	7	0	0	0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	0	0	23	0
Total	14	0	46	0

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.