Dickinson State University Business Programs

Located in Dickinson, North Dakota, Dickinson State University is a public institution. Dickinson is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

Dickinson State University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at DSU.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Value International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Best Value Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#11	Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#14	Best Value Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#21	Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#50	Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards DSU has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#4	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Entrepreneurial Studies	College Factual
#29	Best Value Colleges for Finance & Financial Management	College Factual
#32	Best Value Colleges for Human Resource Management	College Factual
#54	Best Value Colleges for Accounting	College Factual
#115	Best Value Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual
#122	Best Value Colleges for Business Administration & Management	College Factual

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
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/DickinsonU

How Do I Get Into DSU?

You can apply to DSU online at: www.dickinsonstate.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for DSU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into DSU?

DSU has the high acceptance rate of 99%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 49% of accepted students are men and 51% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 98%, and the acceptance rate for women is 99%.

Average Test Scores

About 9% of students accepted to DSU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 450 and 532. Math scores were between 470 and 550.

DSU received ACT scores from 74% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 21. Math scores were between 17 and 23. Composite scores were between 17 and 22.

Can I Afford Dickinson State University?

The overall average net price of DSU is $19,111. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At DSU, approximately 52% of students took out student loans averaging $7,006 a year. That adds up to $28,024 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at DSU is 6.6%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

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 2019-2020, 760 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.

This school is the 7th most popular in North Dakota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of DSU

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Dickinson State University was $8,122 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $9,942. The following table shows how DSU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Entrepreneurial Studies	#4	#4
Entrepreneurship	#4	#4
Accounting	#10	#10
Finance & Financial Management	#10	#4
Finance	#10	#4
Human Resource Management	#10	#7
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	#10	#7
International Business	#10	#4
International Business/Trade/Commerce	#10	#4
Accounting	#13	#13
General Business/Commerce	#24	#9
General Business/Commerce	#24	#9

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 #1,449 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at DSU regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at DSU ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at DSU.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Entrepreneurship	#115
Entrepreneurial Studies	#153

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%.

Dickinson State University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	0	48	0	48
Accounting	0	0	30	0	30
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	3	0	24	0	27
Finance	0	0	12	0	12
Agricultural/Farm Supplies Retailing and Wholesaling	0	10	0	0	10
Entrepreneurship	5	0	0	5	10
General Business/Commerce	0	0	10	0	10
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	6	0	0	0	6
Interior Design Management	6	0	0	0	6
Other Accounting and Related Services	2	0	0	0	2
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	0	2	0	0	2
Banking and Financial Support Services	2	0	0	0	2
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	0	2	0	2
Receptionist	1	0	0	0	1
Other Marketing	1	0	0	0	1
Farm/Farm & Ranch Management	0	0	0	0	0
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	26	12	126	5	169

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.