NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY C-13

1200 South Jay St.
Aberdeen, SD 57401-7198
Tel: (605)626-3011
Free: 800-678-5330
Admissions: (605)626-2544
Fax: (605)626-3022
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.northern.edu/

Description:

State-supported, comprehensive, coed. Part of South Dakota Board of Regents. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1901. Setting: 52-acre small town campus. Endowment: $9.2 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $2212 per student. Total enrollment: 2,346. Faculty: 100 (all full-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 19:1. 846 applied, 95% were admitted. 21% from top 10% of their high school class, 45% from top quarter, 68% from top half. Full-time: 1,594 students, 58% women, 42% men. Part-time: 624 students, 61% women, 39% men. Students come from 32 states and territories, 13 other countries, 19% from out-of-state, 3% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 1% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 3% international, 19% 25 or older, 7% transferred in. Retention: 69% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; education; social sciences and history. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, honors program, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at National Student Exchange. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, minimum X high school GPA, SAT or ACT. Required for some: recommendations. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: 9/1. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $15. State resident tuition: $2223 full-time, $74.10 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $7066 full-time, $235.55 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $2225 full-time, $74.17 per credit hour part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course level, course load, and reciprocity agreements. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course level, course load, and reciprocity agreements. College room and board: $3733. College room only: $1980. Room and board charges vary according to board plan.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 100 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Ambassadors, Choices, honor society, Native American Student Association. Major annual events: Homecoming-Gypsy Days, 'I Hate Winter', Commencement. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, controlled dormitory access, evening patrols. On-campus residence required through sophomore year. Option: coed housing available. Beulah Williams Library with 192,007 books, 367,763 microform titles, 882 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $364,407. 900 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.