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North Dakota State University

North Dakota State University
1301 12th Avenue N
Fargo, ND 58105-5454

Official telephone: (701) 231-8011
Fax number: (701) 231-8043
Website: www.ndsu.edu
Screen last updated on: January 2009
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 10,255
Full-time undergraduates: 9,167
Part-time undergraduates: 1,088
Total graduate students: 1,646
Full-time graduate students: 538
Part-time graduate students: 1,108
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 21
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Midwest
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 39%
First-year student breakdown:
1.0% Black (non-Hispanic)
1.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.2% Asian or Pacific Islander
0.5% Hispanic
92.8% White (non-Hispanic)
2.3% total international (nonresident aliens)
0.9% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
Undergraduate breakdown:
1.4% Black (non-Hispanic)
1.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.1% Asian or Pacific Islander
0.6% Hispanic
92.7% White (non-Hispanic)
2.5% total international (nonresident aliens)
0.4% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 252 acres
City or town school is located in: Fargo
Population of city/town: 90,599
Nearest major city: Moorhead
Distance of nearest major city: 3 miles
Population of nearest major city: 32,177
Online campus map: www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndsu/
maps/

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (38%)
  • women's dorms (26%)
  • men's dorms (20%)
  • single-student apartments (10%)
  • married-student apartments (6%)
  • other housing including Designated floors for engineering & architecture students. Learning Communities.
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 93%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 30%
Percent of students who live off campus: 70%
Students required to live on campus: All unmarried freshmen under age 19 must live on campus unless living with family.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 22%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: yes
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 550
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Architecture, chemistry, and health sciences libraries. Archives.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, day care, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, military, veteran student, older student, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 100%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 11
Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: 11
Percent of men who join fraternities: 5%
Number of social sororities on campus: 4
Number of sororities that have chapter houses: 4
Percent of women who join sororities: 4%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station
School newspaper(s): Spectrum
Number of honor societies: 26
Total number of registered organizations: 200
Campus-based religious organizations:
Babtist Student Fellowship, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Lutheran Student Fellowship, Muslim Student Association, Navigators, St. Pauls Newman Center, United Campus Ministries, University Lutheran Center, Vedic Cultural Society, Campus Crusade for C
Minority student organizations:
Vietnamese Student Association, Malaysian Student Association, Native American Student Association, Union of Chinese Students and Scholars, Japanese Student Association, Cricket Club, Muslim Student Association, Association of Students from India, Bangladesh Students, Black Student Organization, French Club, International Student Association, Atheists, Agnostics, and Secular Humanists, Hispanic Organization of Latin Americans, Korean Student Association
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Academy of Student Pharmacists, American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society of Interior Designers, American Society of Landscape Architects, Anthropology Club, Biological Sciences Graduate Student Association, Chemistry Club, Child Development and Family Science Club, College of Agriculture Student Activities Council, College of Business Administration Ambassadors, Criminal Justice Club, Accounting Club, Emergency Management Student Association, Engineering in Medicine and Biology, English Club, Entomology Club, Fashion Apparel Business Organization, Food Science/Food Safety Club, Graduate and Teaching Assistant Organization, History Club, Hospitality Student Association, Institute of Industrial Engineers, Ag Ambassadors, Institute of Transportation Engineers, International Facility Management Association, National Communict Pharmacists Association, NDSU Human Resource Association, North Dakota Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Plant Science Graduate Student Association, Pre-Law Club, Pre-Med Association, Pre-Vet Club, Psychology, Agribusiness Club, Public Relations Student Society of America, Range club, Scholars Program, Science & Mathematics Ambassadors, Society of Women Engineers, Sociology Club, Success Unlimited, Surface Mount Technology Association, Women in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology, Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow, American Association of Family and Consumer Science, American Institute of Architecture Students, American Medical Student Association & Allied Health Group, American Society of Agricultural & Biological Engineers

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Gene Taylor,
Director of Athletics
Director of women's athletics: Lynn Dorn,
Director of Women's Athletics
Athletic department's mailing address: Director of Women's Athletics
Lynn Dorn
North Dakota State University
Bison Sports Arena
P.O. B
School mascot: Bison

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballno 
Men's basketballno 
Men's cross-countryno 
Men's footballno 
Men's golfno 
Men's track and field (indoor)no 
Men's track and field (outdoor)no 
Men's wrestlingno 
Women's basketballno 
Women's cross-countryno 
Women's golfno 
Women's soccerno 
Women's softballno 
Women's track and field (indoor)no 
Women's track and field (outdoor)no 
Women's volleyballno 

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 4%

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Fargo (1 mile)
Nearest other airport: Minneapolis (230 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Fargo (2 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Fargo (3 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 20%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: excellent
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 23% immediately
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Minnesota State University--Moorhead (MN);North Dakota State University (ND);University of Minnesota--Twin Cities (MN);University of North Dakota (ND)
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 91% within six months of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
MeritCare Medical Center, Phoenix International Corp., Vanity, Rockwell Collins, Innovis Health Center, Bobcat/Ingersoll-Rand, Bolton & Menk, Mayo Clinic, North Dakota State University, Applied Engineering, Fargo Public Schools
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Douglas Burgum, Retired Senior Vice President, Microsoft Corporation Lucy Calautti, Director of Government Relations, Major League Baseball Association