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Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

88.4%

MSU-ND requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 0% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.

The data shows that the ACT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.

Average SAT Score

1095

Students submitting SAT Score

Out of the total 487 admitted students 35 students submitted their SAT score when applying.

9%

For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 990-1200. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 480 and 600, while 25% scored below 480 and another 25% scored above 600.

In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 510 and 600, while 25% scored below 510 and 25% achieved a score of 600. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1095 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to MSU-ND.

Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them in the lower range, just above 37% of test takers nationally.

  • Reading and Writing

    480-600
  • Math

    510-600

Average ACT Score

The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.

20

Students who Submitted ACT Score

Out of the 487 admitted students 272 students submitted their ACT score when applying.

73%

Similar to the SAT, MSU-ND requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 73% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.

The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 17 and 23, with 25% scoring above 23 and another 25% scoring below 17.

For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 49% of test takers nationally.

  • English

    15-22
  • Math

    16-24
  • Composite

    17-23

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$35

Undergraduate

$35

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in MSU-ND during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 551 249 302
Admitted students 487 217 270
Enrolled students 374 164 210
Acceptance rate 88% 87% 89%
Yield rate 77% 76% 78%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, MSU-ND received a total of 551 applications. These applications included 249 male applicants and 302 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 551 applicants, MSU-ND admitted 487 students. Among the admitted students, there were 217 males and 270 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 374 students chose to enroll at MSU-ND. This means that 374 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 164 were male and 210 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, MSU-ND had an overall acceptance rate of 88% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 87% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 89%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. MSU-ND had an overall yield rate of 77% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 76%, and for female admitted students, it was 78%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for MSU-ND over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 840 404 436 477 223 254 57% 55% 58% 341 155 186 72% 70% 73%
2016 846 388 458 506 223 283 60% 58% 62% 360 153 207 71% 69% 73%
2017 709 305 404 489 212 277 69% 70% 69% 373 155 218 76% 73% 79%
2018 1,040 483 557 521 246 275 50% 51% 49% 397 176 221 76% 72% 80%
2019 798 342 456 532 239 293 67% 70% 64% 399 175 224 75% 73% 76%
2020 750 315 435 580 250 330 77% 79% 76% 396 167 229 68% 67% 69%
2021 551 249 302 487 217 270 88% 87% 89% 374 164 210 77% 76% 78%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Minot State University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Secondary school rank

Neither required nor recommended

  • Recommendation letters
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Minot State University.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted