+12%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Dickinson State University rose 12% between 2021 and 2024 ($8.1k → $9.1k).
North Dakota · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
Dickinson State University
Dickinson, North Dakota. 1,108 undergraduate students. 64 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Dickinson State University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Dickinson State University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (2.8% → 0.0%).
+39%
150%-time completion
150%-time completion at Dickinson State University rose 39% between 2021 and 2024 (36.4% → 50.6%).
+25%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at Dickinson State University rose 25% between 2021 and 2024 (18.4% → 23.1%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. North Dakota
Each tile compares this institution to the North Dakota median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$50,720+4% · 6→10y
North Dakota median $47,828$48,628
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry43.4%+53% · '97→'24
North Dakota median 48.1%$11,960+361% · '97→'20
At program completion1,108-36% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS60.4%+14% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time60.1%-62% · '04→'24
latest cohort$9,118+283% · '00→'24
out-of-state $11,218SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.1%Median federal debt $11,960 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $50,720 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+53%
Dickinson State University · completion · 150% rose
33.0% → 50.6%
+99%
Dickinson State University · completion · 100% rose
11.6% → 23.1%
+14%
Dickinson State University · retention rose
59.0% → 67.4%
-36%
Dickinson State University · undergrad enrollment fell
1,701 → 1,090
+283%
Dickinson State University · in-state tuition rose
$2,378 → $9,118
+60%
Dickinson State University · out-of-state tuition rose
$5,688 → $9,118
+361%
Dickinson State University · median debt rose
$4,000 → $18,442
-100%
Dickinson State University · cohort default rate fell
4.9% → 0.0%
+41%
Dickinson State University · earnings_median_10yr rose
$36,000 → $50,720
+56%
Dickinson State University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$32,500 → $50,628
+71%
Dickinson State University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$28,400 → $48,628
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$74,011Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.$70,117Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$60,523Business Administration, Management and Operations.$56,301Accounting and Related Services.$53,656Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.$53,334Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$50,675Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$49,935
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
8 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
EDUCATION · CIP 13
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Dickinson State University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$306,189
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 12
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $13,949
- HS-only baseline · ND
- $38,900
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 52
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in North Dakota
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Dickinson State University graduates earn $X” — not “Dickinson State University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Dickinson State University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.