Valley City State University Business Programs

Located in Valley City, North Dakota, Valley City State University is a public institution. The location of Valley City State University is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

Valley City 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 Valley City State University.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#156	Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Valley City State University?

Contact details for Valley City State University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	101 College St Sw, Valley City, ND 58072
Phone:	701-845-7990
Website:	www.vcsu.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/valleycitystate
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/VCSUVikings

How Do I Get Into Valley City State University?

You can apply to Valley City State University online at: www.vcsu.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for Valley City State University

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	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Valley City State University?

Valley City State University has an acceptance rate of 81%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 54% of accepted students are men and 46% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 80%, and the acceptance rate for women is 81%.

Average Test Scores

About 8% of students accepted to Valley City State University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 520. Math scores were between 420 and 550.

Valley City State University received ACT scores from 82% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 22. Math scores were between 16 and 23. Composite scores were between 17 and 22.

Can I Afford Valley City State University?

The overall average net price of Valley City State University is $19,852. 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

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 Valley City State University, approximately 70% of students took out student loans averaging $6,135 a year. That adds up to $24,540 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Valley City State University is 7.3%. 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.

Valley City State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,541 undergraduate students at Valley City State University, with 894 being full-time and 647 being part-time.

There are also 135 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 894 full-time undergraduates at Valley City State University, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	5
Black or African American	34
Hispanic or Latino	50
White	747
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	42

Geographic Diversity

North Dakota students aren't the only ones who study at Valley City State University. At this time, 14 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 7 countries are represented at Valley City State University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Australia, and Saint Lucia.

Online Learning at Valley City State University

In 2019-2020, 979 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Valley City State University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 10th 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 Valley City State University

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Valley City State University was $7,942 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $12,532. The following table shows how Valley City State University 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
Management Information Systems	#19	#28
General Management Information Systems	#19	#25

Online Growth Rankings of Valley City State University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Valley City State University was -8.2%. This is the #1,706 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Valley City State University regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Valley City State University 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 Valley City State University.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
General Management Information Systems	#111
Management Information Systems	#149

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%.

Valley City State University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	23	23
Professional Sales	4	0	4
General Management Information Systems	0	0	0
TOTAL	4	23	27

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
• Image Credit: By Tim Evanson under License

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