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	North Dakota	Nation

Demographics

Population
	North Dakota	Nation
Total (State rank: 48)	683,932	311,591,919

Age distribution
Age range	North Dakota	Nation
Up to 4	6.8%	6.4%
5 to 14	11.8%	13.2%
15 to 19	6.8%	7.0%
20 to 24	9.1%	7.1%
25 to 44	24.7%	26.4%
45 to 64	26.5%	26.5%
65 and older	14.3%	13.2%

Racial and ethnic distribution
Race or ethnicity	North Dakota	Nation
American Indian	5.6%	0.8%
Asian	1.0%	4.8%
Black	1.0%	12.6%
Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
White	89.8%	74.1%
More than one race	1.9%	2.8%
Hispanic (may be any race)	2.2%	16.7%
Other	0.6%	4.7%

Educational attainment of adults (highest level)
Level	North Dakota	Nation
8th grade or less	4.5%	6.0%
Some high school, no diploma	4.8%	8.1%
High-school diploma	26.9%	28.4%
Some college, no degree	24.4%	21.2%
Associate degree	13.1%	7.8%
Bachelor’s degree	19.3%	17.9%
Master’s degree	4.7%	7.5%
Doctoral degree	0.9%	1.2%
Professional degree	1.4%	1.9%

Proportion who speak a language other than English at home
	North Dakota	Nation
	5.1%	20.8%

Per capita personal income
	North Dakota	Nation
(State rank: 7)	$51,893	$42,693

Poverty rate
	North Dakota	Nation
	12.2%	15.9%

New high-school graduates
Estimate	North Dakota	Nation
Total for 2013-14	7,137	3,219,207
Projected change from 2013-14 to 2023-24	16.5%	7.9%

New GED diploma recipients
	North Dakota	Nation
	982	401,388

High-school dropout rate
	North Dakota	Nation
	5.2%	4.9%

Faculty pay

Average pay of full-time professors

Public doctoral institutions
Academic rank	North Dakota	Nation
Professor	$96,484	$118,822
Associate professor	$75,893	$81,373
Assistant professor	$65,379	$70,325
All	$72,384	$85,690

Public master’s institutions
Academic rank	North Dakota	Nation
Professor	$77,701	$89,076
Associate professor	$62,468	$71,297
Assistant professor	$56,091	$60,506
All	$59,196	$69,025

Private nonprofit doctoral institutions
Academic rank	North Dakota	Nation
Professor	n/a	$152,042
Associate professor	n/a	$95,762
Assistant professor	n/a	$82,983
All	n/a	$108,803

Private nonprofit master’s institutions
Academic rank	North Dakota	Nation
Professor	$62,511	$91,161
Associate professor	$56,896	$71,963
Assistant professor	$48,964	$58,901
All	$52,380	$69,941

Other 4-year institutions
Control	North Dakota	Nation
Public	$49,268	$61,265
Private nonprofit	$46,859	$68,804

2-year colleges
Control	North Dakota	Nation
Public	$50,647	$62,568
Private nonprofit	n/a	$48,969

Students

Enrollment
Group	North Dakota	Nation
Undergraduate	48,630	18,047,249
Graduate and professional	7,142	2,931,076
At public 4-year institutions	41,661	8,033,071
At public 2-year institutions	7,207	7,062,467
At private 4-year institutions, nonprofit	5,655	3,887,322
At private 2-year institutions, nonprofit	n/a	39,553
At private 4-year institutions, for-profit	1,249	1,559,080
At private 2-year institutions, for-profit	n/a	396,832
Total	55,772	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Institution type	North Dakota	Nation
Public	88%	72%
4-year	87%	64%
2-year	13%	36%

Degrees awarded
Level	North Dakota	Nation
Associate	2,552	942,217
Bachelor’s	5,674	1,712,538
Master’s	1,572	730,635
Doctorate	456	163,715

Residence of new students

State

State residents made up 53% of all freshmen enrolled in North Dakota in the fall of 2010 who had graduated from high school in the previous year; 75% of all North Dakota residents who were freshmen attended college in their home state.

Nation

82% of all freshmen in the fall of 2010 who had graduated from high school in the previous year attended colleges in their home states.

Graduation rates at 4-year institutions
Gender, race or ethnicity	North Dakota	Nation
All	49.4%	59.0%
Men	47.2%	56.4%
Women	51.5%	61.2%
American Indian	29.2%	40.6%
Asian	52.8%	69.7%
Black	29.9%	40.2%
Hispanic	43.9%	51.4%
White	51.3%	62.3%
2 or more races	n/a	64.0%
Race unknown	48.8%	56.0%

Diversity

Enrollment by race, ethnicity, and citizenship status
Race, ethnicity, or citizenship status	North Dakota	Nation
American Indian	2,746	174,629
Asian	708	1,133,719
Black	1,406	2,840,259
Pacific Islander	67	61,179
Hispanic	1,157	2,695,637
White	43,638	11,519,372
2 or more races	729	405,812
Race unknown	2,181	1,409,094
Foreign	3,140	738,624
Total	55,772	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Group	North Dakota	Nation
Women	51.0%	57.0%
American Indian	4.9%	0.8%
Asian	1.3%	5.4%
Black	2.5%	13.5%
Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.3%
Hispanic	2.1%	12.8%
White	78.2%	54.9%
2 or more races	1.3%	1.9%
Race unknown	3.9%	6.7%
Foreign	5.6%	3.5%
Minority	12.2%	34.9%
Underrepresented minority	9.5%	27.2%
Full-time	69.9%	61.9%

Test scores

State

Students averaged 20.7 on the ACT, which was taken by an estimated 100% of North Dakota’s high-school seniors. Students averaged 1198 on the SAT, which was taken by an estimated 3% of North Dakota’s high-school seniors.

Nation

Students averaged 21.1 on the ACT and 1010 on the SAT.

Finance

Average tuition and fees
Institution type	North Dakota	Nation
Public 4-year	$6,184	$7,087
Public 2-year	$3,912	$2,419
Private 4-year	$10,763	$26,165

State funds for higher-education operating expenses
	North Dakota	Nation
State funds	$343,805,783	$71,966,406,875
One-year change	0.0%	-0.4%

State spending on student aid
Aid type	North Dakota	Nation
Need-based grants	$9,425,085	$6,954,307,090
Non-need-based grants	$4,015,735	$2,444,876,754
Nongrant aid	$1,706,000	$1,737,198,826
Total	$15,146,820	$11,136,382,670

Spending on research and development by colleges and universities
	North Dakota	Nation
Total	$211,057,000	$65,073,411,000
One-year change	3.4%	6.3%

Sources of financing
Source	North Dakota	Nation
Federal government	51.9%	62.6%
State and local governments	23.5%	5.9%
Industry	4.2%	4.9%
Nonprofit	1.3%	5.9%
Institution itself	17.2%	19.1%
Other	1.9%	1.6%

Share for specific research fields
Field	North Dakota	Nation
Engineering	28.3%	15.4%
Environmental sciences	6.2%	4.9%
Life sciences	44.1%	57.2%
Math and computer sciences	1.5%	3.6%
Physical sciences	8.6%	7.3%
Psychology	1.4%	1.7%
Social sciences	6.8%	3.1%
Other sciences	2.4%	1.7%
Fields other than science and engineering	0.8%	4.9%

Largest endowment
Institution	North Dakota
University of North Dakota Foundation	$140,260,000

Top fund raisers (among survey participants)
Institution	North Dakota
No respondents	n/a

Colleges and universities

Number of institutions
Institution type	North Dakota	Nation
Public 4-year	9	679
Public 2-year	5	972
Private 4-year, nonprofit	6	1,557
Private 2-year, nonprofit	0	100
Private 4-year, for-profit	1	735
Private 2-year, for-profit	0	669
Total	21	4,712

3 largest institutions by enrollment
Institution	North Dakota
North Dakota State University	11,675
University of North Dakota	10,992
Bismarck State College	2,631

Institutions censured or sanctioned by the AAUP

None

Institutions on NCAA probation

None

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Almanac 2013 »

North Dakota

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	North Dakota	Nation

Demographics

Population
	North Dakota	Nation
Total (State rank: 48)	683,932	311,591,919

Age distribution
Age range	North Dakota	Nation
Up to 4	6.8%	6.4%
5 to 14	11.8%	13.2%
15 to 19	6.8%	7.0%
20 to 24	9.1%	7.1%
25 to 44	24.7%	26.4%
45 to 64	26.5%	26.5%
65 and older	14.3%	13.2%

Racial and ethnic distribution
Race or ethnicity	North Dakota	Nation
American Indian	5.6%	0.8%
Asian	1.0%	4.8%
Black	1.0%	12.6%
Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
White	89.8%	74.1%
More than one race	1.9%	2.8%
Hispanic (may be any race)	2.2%	16.7%
Other	0.6%	4.7%

Educational attainment of adults (highest level)
Level	North Dakota	Nation
8th grade or less	4.5%	6.0%
Some high school, no diploma	4.8%	8.1%
High-school diploma	26.9%	28.4%
Some college, no degree	24.4%	21.2%
Associate degree	13.1%	7.8%
Bachelor’s degree	19.3%	17.9%
Master’s degree	4.7%	7.5%
Doctoral degree	0.9%	1.2%
Professional degree	1.4%	1.9%

Proportion who speak a language other than English at home
	North Dakota	Nation
	5.1%	20.8%

Per capita personal income
	North Dakota	Nation
(State rank: 7)	$51,893	$42,693

Poverty rate
	North Dakota	Nation
	12.2%	15.9%

New high-school graduates
Estimate	North Dakota	Nation
Total for 2013-14	7,137	3,219,207
Projected change from 2013-14 to 2023-24	16.5%	7.9%

New GED diploma recipients
	North Dakota	Nation
	982	401,388

High-school dropout rate
	North Dakota	Nation
	5.2%	4.9%

Faculty pay

Average pay of full-time professors

Public doctoral institutions
Academic rank	North Dakota	Nation
Professor	$96,484	$118,822
Associate professor	$75,893	$81,373
Assistant professor	$65,379	$70,325
All	$72,384	$85,690

Public master’s institutions
Academic rank	North Dakota	Nation
Professor	$77,701	$89,076
Associate professor	$62,468	$71,297
Assistant professor	$56,091	$60,506
All	$59,196	$69,025

Private nonprofit doctoral institutions
Academic rank	North Dakota	Nation
Professor	n/a	$152,042
Associate professor	n/a	$95,762
Assistant professor	n/a	$82,983
All	n/a	$108,803

Private nonprofit master’s institutions
Academic rank	North Dakota	Nation
Professor	$62,511	$91,161
Associate professor	$56,896	$71,963
Assistant professor	$48,964	$58,901
All	$52,380	$69,941

Other 4-year institutions
Control	North Dakota	Nation
Public	$49,268	$61,265
Private nonprofit	$46,859	$68,804

2-year colleges
Control	North Dakota	Nation
Public	$50,647	$62,568
Private nonprofit	n/a	$48,969

Students

Enrollment
Group	North Dakota	Nation
Undergraduate	48,630	18,047,249
Graduate and professional	7,142	2,931,076
At public 4-year institutions	41,661	8,033,071
At public 2-year institutions	7,207	7,062,467
At private 4-year institutions, nonprofit	5,655	3,887,322
At private 2-year institutions, nonprofit	n/a	39,553
At private 4-year institutions, for-profit	1,249	1,559,080
At private 2-year institutions, for-profit	n/a	396,832
Total	55,772	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Institution type	North Dakota	Nation
Public	88%	72%
4-year	87%	64%
2-year	13%	36%

Degrees awarded
Level	North Dakota	Nation
Associate	2,552	942,217
Bachelor’s	5,674	1,712,538
Master’s	1,572	730,635
Doctorate	456	163,715

Residence of new students

State

Nation

82% of all freshmen in the fall of 2010 who had graduated from high school in the previous year attended colleges in their home states.

Graduation rates at 4-year institutions
Gender, race or ethnicity	North Dakota	Nation
All	49.4%	59.0%
Men	47.2%	56.4%
Women	51.5%	61.2%
American Indian	29.2%	40.6%
Asian	52.8%	69.7%
Black	29.9%	40.2%
Hispanic	43.9%	51.4%
White	51.3%	62.3%
2 or more races	n/a	64.0%
Race unknown	48.8%	56.0%

Diversity

Enrollment by race, ethnicity, and citizenship status
Race, ethnicity, or citizenship status	North Dakota	Nation
American Indian	2,746	174,629
Asian	708	1,133,719
Black	1,406	2,840,259
Pacific Islander	67	61,179
Hispanic	1,157	2,695,637
White	43,638	11,519,372
2 or more races	729	405,812
Race unknown	2,181	1,409,094
Foreign	3,140	738,624
Total	55,772	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Group	North Dakota	Nation
Women	51.0%	57.0%
American Indian	4.9%	0.8%
Asian	1.3%	5.4%
Black	2.5%	13.5%
Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.3%
Hispanic	2.1%	12.8%
White	78.2%	54.9%
2 or more races	1.3%	1.9%
Race unknown	3.9%	6.7%
Foreign	5.6%	3.5%
Minority	12.2%	34.9%
Underrepresented minority	9.5%	27.2%
Full-time	69.9%	61.9%

Test scores

State

Nation

Students averaged 21.1 on the ACT and 1010 on the SAT.

Finance

Average tuition and fees
Institution type	North Dakota	Nation
Public 4-year	$6,184	$7,087
Public 2-year	$3,912	$2,419
Private 4-year	$10,763	$26,165

State funds for higher-education operating expenses
	North Dakota	Nation
State funds	$343,805,783	$71,966,406,875
One-year change	0.0%	-0.4%

State spending on student aid
Aid type	North Dakota	Nation
Need-based grants	$9,425,085	$6,954,307,090
Non-need-based grants	$4,015,735	$2,444,876,754
Nongrant aid	$1,706,000	$1,737,198,826
Total	$15,146,820	$11,136,382,670

Spending on research and development by colleges and universities
	North Dakota	Nation
Total	$211,057,000	$65,073,411,000
One-year change	3.4%	6.3%

Sources of financing
Source	North Dakota	Nation
Federal government	51.9%	62.6%
State and local governments	23.5%	5.9%
Industry	4.2%	4.9%
Nonprofit	1.3%	5.9%
Institution itself	17.2%	19.1%
Other	1.9%	1.6%

Share for specific research fields
Field	North Dakota	Nation
Engineering	28.3%	15.4%
Environmental sciences	6.2%	4.9%
Life sciences	44.1%	57.2%
Math and computer sciences	1.5%	3.6%
Physical sciences	8.6%	7.3%
Psychology	1.4%	1.7%
Social sciences	6.8%	3.1%
Other sciences	2.4%	1.7%
Fields other than science and engineering	0.8%	4.9%

Largest endowment
Institution	North Dakota
University of North Dakota Foundation	$140,260,000

Top fund raisers (among survey participants)
Institution	North Dakota
No respondents	n/a

Colleges and universities

Number of institutions
Institution type	North Dakota	Nation
Public 4-year	9	679
Public 2-year	5	972
Private 4-year, nonprofit	6	1,557
Private 2-year, nonprofit	0	100
Private 4-year, for-profit	1	735
Private 2-year, for-profit	0	669
Total	21	4,712

3 largest institutions by enrollment
Institution	North Dakota
North Dakota State University	11,675
University of North Dakota	10,992
Bismarck State College	2,631

Institutions censured or sanctioned by the AAUP

None

Institutions on NCAA probation

None

Note: See Sources & Notes for details about the data.

Correction (9/24/2014): All tables in the 2013 Almanac’s States section have been updated to make them more comparable to ones published in other years. The data are now limited to degree-granting institutions that are eligible to receive Title IV federal financial aid, not all higher-education institutions. Administrative offices that were inadvertently counted as institutions in the original version of the tables have been omitted from the total number of institutions in each state. Figures for tuition and fees, which had incorrectly excluded fees, now reflect both tuition and fees. The three largest institutions by enrollment give figures for full-time students in fall 2011, not an unduplicated head count of all undergraduate and graduate students enrolled over a 12-month period for 2010-11.

North Dakota: Almanac 2013

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