University of Jamestown Teaching Programs

Located in Jamestown, North Dakota, University of Jamestown is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of UJ is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

Where Is University of Jamestown?

Contact details for UJ are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	608 6Th St Ne, Jamestown, ND 58405
Phone:	701-252-3467
Website:	www.uj.edu

Admission Requirements for UJ

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Considered but not required
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Required
Recommendations	Considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UJ?

UJ has an acceptance rate of 76%, 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 64% of accepted students are men and 36% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 76%, and the acceptance rate for women is 77%.

Average Test Scores

About 17% of students accepted to UJ submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 450 and 560. Math scores were between 450 and 580.

UJ received ACT scores from 83% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 23. Math scores were between 17 and 26. Composite scores were between 17 and 24.

Can I Afford University of Jamestown?

The overall average net price of UJ is $21,669. 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 UJ, approximately 75% of students took out student loans averaging $8,471 a year. That adds up to $33,884 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UJ is 1.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Jamestown Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,018 undergraduate students at UJ, with 967 being full-time and 51 being part-time.

There are also 258 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 967 full-time undergraduates at UJ, 56% are male and 44% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	7
Black or African American	37
Hispanic or Latino	94
White	716
International Students	64
Other Races/Ethnicities	49

Geographic Diversity

North Dakota students aren't the only ones who study at University of Jamestown. At this time, 18 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 24 countries are represented at UJ. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, United Kingdom, and Mexico.

Online Learning at University of Jamestown

There are 6 bachelor’s degree and 12 master’s degree programs available online at UJ. In 2020-2021, 340 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UJ has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 4th most popular in North Dakota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of UJ

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Jamestown was 60.5%. This is the #408 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UJ regardless of major.

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%.

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 LinkTiger under License

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