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Northern State University Acceptance Rate & Admissions Info

4 Year

Public

Not-for-Profit

Award Completions

Less than one year certificate
Associate’s degree
Bachelor’s degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master’s degree

State Abbreviation

South Dakota

1200 S JAY STABERDEEN, SD 57401

Net Price

Admission Stats

Total enrollments (2022)

Average ACT

$16,821

80%

3344

21

Admission Deadlines

Competitiveness Scale

Average GPA

Average SAT

Rolling Admissions

Normal

3.4

1098

Northern is an above-average public university located in Aberdeen, South Dakota. It is a small institution with an enrollment of 1,136 undergraduate students. Admissions is somewhat competitive as the Northern acceptance rate is 80%. Popular majors include Elementary Education, Business, and Special Education and Teaching. Graduating 48% of students, Northern alumni go on to earn a starting salary of $32,100.

How does college or university compare?

The acceptance rate for Northern State University is forty-nine percent higher than the national average of all colleges which is around 56.7%.

Presentation College90.20%
Jamestown College69.30%
Valley City State University76.20%
Dakota State University77.40%
Dakota Wesleyan University66.70%