by our College Data Analytics TeamThe majority of students are not billed the advertised price of a school. Instead, they will be provided a financial aid package that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The total price of attendance at North Dakota State College of Science can feel tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students receive some sort of financial help.
What financial aid options can North Dakota State College of Science offer, and what will you qualify for? Keep reading for more information. Keep reading to learn what amount of financial assistance will be accessible to you.
Your financial aid package, which may contain grants and scholarships, will be determined on your financial need. Continue reading to find information to help you understand just how much assistance you can expect to receive from North Dakota State College of Science.
Financial assistance, available as scholarships, loans, and work-study, is a way schools lower the price of attendance so many students can enroll. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
For freshmen starting at North Dakota State College of Science, 91% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid roughly 596 freshmen).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 74% | $5,762 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 51% | $3,167 |
| Federal Pell grants | 32% | $5,317 |
| State/local grants | 36% | $2,466 |
| Federal student loans | 61% | $4,970 |
Gift aid — grants and scholarships — beats loans every time because none of it has to be repaid. At North Dakota State College of Science, around 39% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $6,594 (among about 1219 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 39% | $6,594 |
| Federal Pell grants | 16% | $5,026 |
| Federal student loans | 30% | $5,469 |
Title-IV recipients living on campus saw average grant aid of $6,004.
The figures below show the average net price — cost after all grant and scholarship aid — broken out by family income.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $6,787 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $8,346 |
| Over $75,000 | $13,434 |
The numbers above are post-aid net prices, so they already account for grants and scholarships.
After grants and scholarships come off the published price, what remains is the net price — the best estimate of true out-of-pocket cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $11,261 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $10,802 |
For a customized cost estimate, visit North Dakota State College of Science’s NPC: www.ndscs.edu/paying-college/financial-aid/net-price-calculator.
The median federal debt load at North Dakota State College of Science comes to $8,250 in federal student debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $8,250 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $12,000 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $127.22/mo |
That monthly figure reflects the median graduate debt repaid on a standard 10-year federal schedule.
A single median figure conceals how much debt outcomes differ student to student. These percentiles trace how cumulative federal debt is spread among borrowers at North Dakota State College of Science.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,750 |
| 25th percentile | $5,500 |
| 75th percentile | $12,424 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $18,500 |
Debt outcomes are not uniform — they shift with income, first-generation status, and dependency.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $8,250 |
| Middle income | $7,852 |
| High income | $8,750 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $8,000 |
| Continuing-generation students | $8,750 |
Dependent vs Independent Students
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $7,548 |
| Independent students | $10,500 |
A handful of calculated indicators summarize the debt outlook at North Dakota State College of Science.
Most undergraduate borrowing runs through the federal Stafford loan program. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at North Dakota State College of Science:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 10605 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $103,348,531 |
The GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the main federal aid routes for veterans and service members.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 0 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $0 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 30 |
| Total DoD amount | $45,792 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $1,526 |
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