Private nonprofit · School

Trinity Bible College and Graduate School

Ellendale, North Dakota · Remote rural

#1 most selective in North Dakota
25.8%
Admit rate
$19,359
Avg net price
46%
Graduation rate
$35,604
Median earnings

Trinity Bible College and Graduate School is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Ellendale, North Dakota (remote rural setting), enrolling 141 undergraduates. It has a Assemblies of God Church religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 141 undergradsRemote ruralVery selective · 26% admitNCCAA Division IICold wintersSnowy

About Ellendale, North Dakota

Ellendale is a city in Dickey County, North Dakota, United States. Ellendale was established as county seat of the newly formed Dickey County in 1882. That same year saw the arrival of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad into the area. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Remote rural
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
102 miles to Fargo, ND
To Great Lakes shore
310 miles
Nearest airport
38 miles to Aberdeen (ABR)

How Trinity Bible College and Graduate School compares

Selectivity25.8%

More selective than 94% · #1 most selective of 8 in North Dakota

Graduation rate46%

Higher than 32% · #7 of 9 in North Dakota

First-year retention63%

Higher than 17%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$35,604

Higher than 8% · #9 of 9 in North Dakota

Average net price$19,359

Cheaper than 53% · #8 cheapest of 9 in North Dakota

Median debt at graduation$22,531

Lower than 55%

Student–faculty ratio9 : 1

Lower than 83%

Undergraduate enrollment141

Larger than 10%

Percentiles compare Trinity Bible College and Graduate School with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in North Dakota.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

256students
  • Undergraduate14155%
  • Graduate11545%

Undergraduates by gender

141undergrads
  • Women5841%
  • Men8359%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White75%
  • Black3.5%
  • Hispanic9.9%
  • Asian1.4%
  • Other or multiracial9.9%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
141
Graduate enrollment
115
Student–faculty ratio
9 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
62%
First-generation students
32%
Students over 25
13%
Median family income
$36,727
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$45,423
Endowment
$1,518,067

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
25.8%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$19,700
Room & board
$8,088
Books & supplies
$1,000
Total cost of attendance
$31,544
Average net price
$19,359

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)
46%
Graduated on time (4 years)
39%
First-year retention
63%
Transferred to another college
22%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$29,234
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$35,604
Median debt at graduation
$22,531
Students with federal loans
63%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
55%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
287
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
100%+
Housing charge (year)
$3,188
Meal plan (year)
$4,094
Application fee
$25
Athletics
NCCAA Division II
Varsity athletes
57 (33 men · 24 women)

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%.

Varsity sports (4)

Basketball22
Soccer16
Volleyball10
Cross Country9

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$19,123
$30–48k
$19,825
$48–75k
$16,755
$75–110k
$22,294
$110k+
$23,003

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$70,980

$16,755/year × about 4.2 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

100%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$5,427
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 100% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $5,427. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 25 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$35,604
Typical debt at graduation
$22,531
Debt vs. one year's pay
63%
Out-earn a HS grad
45%

Typical debt would take roughly 6.3 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

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.

Women
$29,583
Men
$43,982

Men out-earn women by $14,399 (49%) 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
83°F
Winter low
2°F
Annual rain
24.2″
Annual snow
36.9″

Average temperature

HighLow
-10°40°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.04.1JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ellendale, ND US station (0.8 mi from campus).

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.