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

Can I Afford DSU?

For the <nil> academic year, 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 $6,922 a year. That adds up to $27,688 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at DSU is 2.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Dickinson State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,337 undergraduate students at DSU, with 988 being full-time and 349 being part-time.

There are also 78 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 988 full-time undergraduates at DSU, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	9
Black or African American	36
Hispanic or Latino	73
White	767
International Students	41
Other Races/Ethnicities	62

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 2020-2021, 866 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.

Online Growth Rankings of DSU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Dickinson State University was 2.4%. This is the #1,440 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at DSU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.