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North Dakota State University

North Dakota State University
1340 Administration Avenue
Fargo, ND 58102

Official telephone: (701) 231-8011
Fax number: (701) 231-8802
Website: https://www.ndsu.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 75%
Student:Faculty ratio: 16:1
Total faculty: 431 men, 320 women
Full-time faculty: 376 men, 266 women
Part-time faculty: 55 men, 54 women
Graduation rate: 63% within six years

North Dakota State University
REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, internships, distance learning, external degree program, online courses
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Air Force ROTC: offered on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Accounting and Related Services, Other
  • Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
  • Agricultural Communication/Journalism
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Agricultural Engineering
  • Agricultural Mechanization, General
  • Agricultural Teacher Education
  • Agriculture, General
  • Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture
  • Animal Sciences, General
  • Anthropology, General
  • Apparel and Textiles, General
  • Applied Horticulture/Horticultural Business Services, Other
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Architecture
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biotechnology
  • Botany/Plant Biology
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Corporate Communications, General
  • Chemistry Teacher Education
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil & Environmental Engineering
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Science
  • Construction Engineering
  • Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Construction Management, General
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
  • Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management
  • Crop Production
  • Dietetics/Dietitian
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Earth Science Teacher Education
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Entomology
  • Environmental Design/Architecture
  • Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General
  • Equestrian/Equine Studies
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Finance, General
  • Food Science
  • Food Science and Technology, Other
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • French Language Teacher Education
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Geoscience
  • Health and Wellness, General
  • Health Communication
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health Teacher Education
  • History Teacher Education
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Horticultural Science
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Interior Design
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Journalism, Other
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
  • Microbiology, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Natural Resources Management
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics Teacher Education
  • Physics, General
  • Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
  • Public Relations/Image Management
  • Public/Applied History
  • Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Other
  • Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer
  • Range Science and Management
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Sociology, General
  • Soil Science and Agronomy, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Spanish Language Teacher Education
  • Speech Teacher Education
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Statistics, General
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other
  • Turf and Turfgrass Management
  • Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Women's Studies
  • Zoology/Animal Biology
Certificates

  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Finance, General
  • Publishing
  • Selling Skills and Sales Operations
Diplomas

  • Agriculture, General
  • Apparel and Textile Marketing Management
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Child Care Provider/Assistant
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Software Engineering
  • Construction Engineering
  • Construction Management, General
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Financial Planning and Services
  • Food Science and Technology, Other
  • Gerontology
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Public Health, General
  • Publishing
  • Statistics, General
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other
  • Transportation and Materials Moving, Other
  • Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health
  • Women's Studies
  • Youth Services/Administration
Doctorates

  • Agricultural and Food Products Processing
  • Agricultural Engineering
  • Agriculture, General
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Animal Sciences, General
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Botany/Plant Biology
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Communication, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Software Engineering
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
  • Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management
  • Developmental and Child Psychology
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Evaluation and Research
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Entomology
  • Environmental Biology
  • Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
  • Food Science and Technology, Other
  • Food Technology and Processing
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General
  • Genome Sciences/Genomics
  • Gerontology
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Management Science
  • Materials Engineering
  • Materials Sciences, Other
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Microbiology, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Pathology/Experimental Pathology
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Pharmacy
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Plant Pathology/Phytopathology
  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Range Science and Management
  • Rhetoric and Composition
  • Soil Science and Agronomy, General
  • Statistics, General
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other
  • Transportation/Mobility Management
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Zoology/Animal Biology
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting and Related Services, Other
  • Agricultural and Extension Education Services
  • Agricultural and Food Products Processing
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Agricultural Engineering
  • Agricultural Teacher Education
  • Agriculture, General
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Animal Sciences, General
  • Anthropology, General
  • Apparel and Textile Marketing Management
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Architecture
  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Botany/Plant Biology
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Communication, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Software Engineering
  • Construction Engineering
  • Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Construction Management, General
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
  • Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management
  • Development Economics and International Development
  • Dietetics/Dietitian
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Evaluation and Research
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Entomology
  • Environmental Biology
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Food Science and Technology, Other
  • Food Technology and Processing
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General
  • Genome Sciences/Genomics
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Horticultural Science
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General
  • Industrial Engineering
  • International Agriculture
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Management Science
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Materials Sciences, Other
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Microbiology, General
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Pathology/Experimental Pathology
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Plant Pathology/Phytopathology
  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Range Science and Management
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Rhetoric and Composition
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Soil Science and Agronomy, General
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Statistics, General
  • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
  • Transportation and Materials Moving, Other
  • Transportation/Mobility Management
  • Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Zoology/Animal Biology

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
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