Top colleges in North Dakota by 10-year ROI
Executive Summary
Bachelor’s-predominant institutions located in North Dakota with at least 200 students, sorted by the same 10-year ROI estimate used nationally. North Dakota State University-Main Campus leads this list at $212,616 (10 Yr. ROI).
Leaders: top 3
North Dakota State University-Main Campus
10 Yr. ROI
$212,616
University of North Dakota
10 Yr. ROI
$200,905
University of Mary
10 Yr. ROI
$189,056
Top 8 Top colleges in North Dakota by 10-year ROI
| Rank | Institution | State | Control | Enrollment | 10 Yr. ROI | Also see |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Dakota State University-Main Campus | ND | Public | 9,471 | $212,616 | Grad 63.9% · Net $15,543 |
| 2 | University of North Dakota | ND | Public | 9,981 | $200,905 | Grad 60.5% · Net $18,551 |
| 3 | University of Mary | ND | Private nonprofit | 2,416 | $189,056 | Grad 66.6% · Net $17,770 |
| 4 | Minot State University | ND | Public | 2,062 | $184,354 | Grad 45.1% · Net $12,703 |
| 5 | Valley City State University | ND | Public | 958 | $183,160 | Grad 53.3% · Net $11,890 |
| 6 | Dickinson State University | ND | Public | 1,090 | $179,818 | Grad 50.6% · Net $14,092 |
| 7 | University of Jamestown | ND | Private nonprofit | 1,041 | $171,099 | Grad 49.0% · Net $19,567 |
| 8 | Mayville State University | ND | Public | 733 | $169,418 | Grad 40.6% · Net $11,456 |
Method notes
- Underlying institution file: EDsmart Data processed College Scorecard extract merged to the IPEDS 2024 directory for HBCU and Carnegie fields.
- Cohort applied on this page: enrollment floor of 200 undergraduates; sorted highest first on 10 Yr. ROI; all 8 qualifying campuses are shown.
- Ties on the ranked metric are broken by enrollment, then institution name, so ranks stay stable between rebuilds.
- ROI column matches the processed college_roi_rankings series in this site build; see College Scorecard ROI methodology.
- How the 10-year ROI figure is built: median earnings reported 6, 8, and 10 years after entry (years 7 and 9 linearly interpolated) are summed across years 6–10, then average annual net price × typical years enrolled (five for bachelor’s-predominant campuses) is subtracted. It is a nominal-dollar gap—not discounted to present value, and it does not subtract earnings foregone while enrolled or compare against a no-college baseline. Campuses reporting only one of the three earnings years are excluded from these tables.
- School profile links use generated slugs; not every campus has a published profile page yet—use the Scorecard site as fallback.