Private for-profit · Community college
Rasmussen University-North Dakota
Fargo, North Dakota · Midsize city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
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- Avg net price
- 29%
- Grad / completion
- $39,080
- Median earnings
Rasmussen University-North Dakota is a private for-profit associate-granting institution in Fargo, North Dakota (midsize city setting), enrolling 52 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Fargo, North Dakota
Fargo is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Dakota. Historically part of Sioux (Dakota) territory, the area that is present-day Fargo was an early stopping point for steamboats traversing the Red River during the 1870s and 1880s. The Winter Carnival in Fargo is a tradition that began in 1928. The annual Downtown Fargo Street Fair, a vibrant celebration that brings together an array of arts, crafts, and culinary experiences, contributes significantly to the city's cultural richness. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Midsize city
- Highest degree offered
- Bachelor's
- Nearest big city
- 3 miles to Fargo, ND
- To Great Lakes shore
- 224 miles
- Nearest airport
- 5 miles to Hector (FAR)
How Rasmussen University-North Dakota compares
Higher than 11% · #12 of 16 in North Dakota
Higher than 66% · #6 of 14 in North Dakota
Lower than 5%
Lower than 98%
Larger than 14%
Percentiles compare Rasmussen University-North Dakota with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in North Dakota.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women4281%
- Men1019%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White46%
- Black37%
- Hispanic1.9%
- Asian7.7%
- Other or multiracial7.7%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 52
- Student–faculty ratio
- 4 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 38%
- First-generation students
- 48%
- Students over 25
- 55%
- Median family income
- $25,124
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $63,495
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $13,957
- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- —
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated (within 6 years)
- 29%
- Graduated on time (4 years)
- 0%
- First-year retention
- —
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $41,436
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $39,080
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,899
- Students with federal loans
- 68%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 29%
About 29% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- Free
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $39,080
- Typical debt at graduation
- $20,899
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 53%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 49%
Typical debt would take roughly 5.3 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
The pay gap here
Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.
Men out-earn women by $10,552 (29%) a decade out.
Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 82°F
- Winter low
- -2°F
- Annual rain
- 24.4″
- Annual snow
- 52.7″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Fargo 3S, ND US station (2.8 mi from campus).
What Rasmussen University-North Dakota graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.












