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North Dakota Colleges' Retention Rate

What is the Average Retention Rate in North Dakota?

The retention rate is the percentage of first-time students who attend and continue their study in next year at colleges. The low retention rate means that more students transfer out to or stop/pause the program at a school. In general, high ranked colleges or special purpose colleges' retention rate is higher than others.
The average retention rate of North Dakota colleges is 69.85% for full-time students and 53.36% for part-time students. 5,285 out of 7,217 full-time first-year students continued their study in next year at North Dakota colleges. In public North Dakota colleges, the retention rate is 63% and private schools' rate is 75% By school levels, the retention rate at four-years colleges is 74% and community colleges' rate is 65% in North Dakota.
The following table summarizes the average retention rate in North Dakota by school type and level.
The Average Retention Rate In North Dakota
TotalPublicPrivate (not-for-profit)Private (for-profit)
Total69.85%62.82%75.00%81.20%
4 Years Colleges73.64%68.33%75.00%100.00%
Community Colleges65.22%56.20%-76.50%
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The following table summarizes the retention rate and number of students by attending status for North Dakota collegesNumbers in parentheses in each column indicate the number of students in the corresponding category.
Retention Rate by Attending Status at North Dakota colleges
Retention RateFirst-time StudentsEnrolled in Next Year
Full-time69.85%7,2175,285
Part-time53.36%291120
The following table shows the North Dakota Colleges. You can see more schools and narrow down the results in search result page.
AllPublicPrivate4-Years CollegeCommunity CollegesTrade Schools
North Dakota Colleges
School NameLocationTuition & FeesEnrollmentAcceptance RateGraduation Rate
Rasmussen University-North Dakota
Private (for-profit), four-years
Fargo, ND $12,715 496 - 55%
Bismarck State College
Public, four-years
Bismarck, ND $7,279 ($5,195) 3,771 - 51%
Dickinson State University
Public, four-years
Dickinson, ND $11,218 ($9,118) 1,473 72.02% 44%
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College
Public, four-years
New Town, ND $3,870 ($3,870) 172 - 6%
Josef's School of Hair, Skin & Body-Grand Forks
Private (for-profit), 2-4 years
Grand Forks, ND $17,000 51 - 58%
University of Jamestown
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Jamestown, ND $24,820 1,242 92.04% 48%
Lake Region State College
Public, 2-4 years
Devils Lake, ND $5,478 ($5,435) 1,679 - 44%
Cankdeska Cikana Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Fort Totten, ND $3,950 ($3,950) 316 - 11%
University of Mary
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Bismarck, ND $21,468 3,652 81.39% 63%
Mayville State University
Public, four-years
Mayville, ND $9,564 ($7,935) 1,123 71.23% 34%
Minot State University
Public, four-years
Minot, ND $8,634 ($8,508) 2,777 93.17% 44%
University of North Dakota
Public, four-years
Grand Forks, ND $15,570 ($10,951) 13,876 83.28% 63%
North Dakota State College of Science
Public, 2-4 years
Wahpeton, ND $6,926 ($5,928) 2,942 - 43%
Dakota College at Bottineau
Public, 2-4 years
Bottineau, ND $7,613 ($5,347) 1,080 - 32%
North Dakota State University-Main Campus
Public, four-years
Fargo, ND $15,511 ($10,857) 12,242 95.68% 63%
Williston State College
Public, 2-4 years
Williston, ND $4,938 ($5,768) 924 - 33%
Sitting Bull College
Public, four-years
Fort Yates, ND $4,010 ($4,010) 257 - 21%
Trinity Bible College and Graduate School
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Ellendale, ND $18,762 289 44.44% 40%
Turtle Mountain Community College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Belcourt, ND $2,626 599 - 37%
United Tribes Technical College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Bismarck, ND $4,252 506 - 12%
Valley City State University
Public, four-years
Valley City, ND $13,478 ($8,514) 1,658 83.45% 47%
The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo
Private (for-profit), 2-4 years
Fargo, ND $19,150 122 - 77%
The Hair Academy
Private (for-profit), 2-4 years
Bismarck, ND $14,120 54 - 87%
Josef's School of Hair, Skin & Body-Fargo
Private (for-profit), 2-4 years
Fargo, ND $17,000 69 - 70%
Lynnes Welding Training
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Fargo, ND $17,375 28 - -
Columbia College - Minot AFB
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Minot AFB, ND $8,304 - - -
Lynnes Welding Training-Bismarck
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Bismarck, ND $14,575 - - -