Dickinson State University Teaching Programs

Dickinson State University is a public institution located in Dickinson, North Dakota. The surrounding location of Dickinson is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

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

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	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into DSU?

With an acceptance rate of 72%, DSU may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 49% of accepted students are men and 51% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 72%, and the acceptance rate for women is 72%.

Average Test Scores

About 4% 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 550. Math scores were between 425 and 580.

DSU received ACT scores from 57% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 14 and 20. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 16 and 21.

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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At DSU, approximately 54% of students took out student loans averaging $6,922 a year. That adds up to $27,688 over four years for those students.

Dickinson State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,337 undergraduate students at DSU, with 988 being full-time and 349 being part-time.

There are also 78 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 988 full-time undergraduates at DSU, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	9
Black or African American	36
Hispanic or Latino	73
White	767
International Students	41
Other Races/Ethnicities	62

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 2022-2023, 943 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 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of DSU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Secondary Education	79%

Dickinson State University Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Secondary Education	0	28	28
Elementary Education	21	0	21
Social Science Teacher Education	6	0	6
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	5	0	5
History Education	3	0	3
English & Language Arts Education	2	0	2
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education	1	0	1
Mathematics Education	1	0	1
Music Education	1	0	1
Biology Education	0	0	0
Chemistry Education	0	0	0
Health Education	0	0	0
Science Education	0	0	0
Technology Education	0	0	0
TOTAL	40	28	68

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.