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North Dakota Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate

This page lists the schools having low yield) in North Dakota. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is the percent of students who choose to enroll after having been offered admission. Higher yield means that more admitted students are finally enrolled into the school.
North Dakota State University-Main Campus, has the lowest yield rate of 32.01% for academic year 2024-2025 in North Dakota. University of North Dakota is positioned second with 34.71% yield and University of Jamestown follows them with 36%. Next table shows the schools that have low yield rates with admission statistics and acceptance rates. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. You may want to check colleges having the highest yield rates in North Dakota.
North Dakota Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate (2025)
NameYield# of Applicants# of Admitted# of EnrolledAcceptance Rate
1North Dakota State University-Main Campus
Public, four-yearsFargo, ND
32.01% 7,228 6,864 2,197 94.96%
2University of North Dakota
Public, four-yearsGrand Forks, ND
34.71% 8,261 6,353 2,205 76.90%
3University of Jamestown
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsJamestown, ND
36.12% 965 850 307 88.08%
4University of Mary
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBismarck, ND
41.38% 1,810 1,363 564 75.30%
5Dickinson State University
Public, four-yearsDickinson, ND
51.79% 1,356 502 260 37.02%
6Valley City State University
Public, four-yearsValley City, ND
53.89% 324 321 173 99.07%
7Minot State University
Public, four-yearsMinot, ND
77.92% 701 453 353 64.62%