by our College Data Analytics Team
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Dakota College at Bottineau was awarded 2 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts general studies.
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College Factual ranked MSU-Bottineau as #1,288 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.
Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Dakota College at Bottineau has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio at MSU-Bottineau is an impressive 10 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Dakota College at Bottineau is 30%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Dakota College at Bottineau this rate is 59%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,060 undergraduates at MSU-Bottineau with 312 being full-time and 748 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,633 | $13,691 | $8,811 | $12,546 | $13,485 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of MSU-Bottineau, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At MSU-Bottineau, approximately 42% of students took out student loans averaging $5,923 a year. That adds up to $23,692 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for MSU-Bottineau are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 105 Simrall Blvd, Bottineau, ND 58318-1198 |
| Phone: | 701-228-2277 |
| Website: | www.dakotacollege.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 86 | NA |
| Nursing | 36 | NA |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 35 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 10 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 8 | NA |
| Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies | 8 | NA |
| Entrepreneurial Studies | 7 | NA |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 7 | NA |
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 3 | NA |
| Marketing | 3 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 818 students took at least one online class at Dakota College at Bottineau. This is a decrease from the 923 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 818 | 606 |
| 2021-2022 | 923 | 660 |
| 2020-2021 | 854 | 522 |
| 2018-2019 | 747 | 466 |
Learn more about online learning at Dakota College at Bottineau.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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