Bismarck State College
Bismarck, ND · Public
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Published cost of attendance: $20,364/yr.
| Out-of-state tuition | $7,331 |
| Fees, housing, food, books & other | $13,033 |
| Sticker cost of attendance | $20,364/yr |
Average net price by family income (US, federal aid data)
| Under $30k | $6,140 |
| $30k–48k | $5,828 |
| $48k–75k | $8,524 |
| $75k–110k | $12,160 |
| Over $110k | $13,979 |
US applicants
Need- and merit-based aid available.
- Energy & Automation Program Scholarships — Varies (Departmental)
International applicants
No need-based aid reported for internationals.
Bismarck State College Common Data Set 2024-2025 · Sections G–H · 2024
Application requirements
US applicants
- Official transcript
- Test scores (SAT/ACT) (optional)
- Letters of recommendation (recommended)
- Supplemental essays (recommended)
- Application fee
International applicants
- Official transcript
- Test scores (SAT/ACT) (optional)
- Letters of recommendation (recommended)
- Supplemental essays (recommended)
- English proficiency (IELTS/TOEFL)
- GPA credential conversion
- Predicted Class XII marksheet
- Financial documentation (I-20)
- Application fee
Bismarck State College Common Data Set · Application requirements
Essay prompts
Bismarck State College requires no supplemental essays.
Prompts from the Own portal member feed · verified Jul 4, 2026
Graduate outcomes
- Median earnings
- $54,277
- Median earnings · 10 years after entry
- Graduation rate
- 47.2%
- Within 150% of normal time
- First-year retention
- 77%
- Return for year two · CDS Section B
- Median debt
- $11,533
- At graduation
Bismarck State College · U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2023 release) · 2023 — Earnings and debt figures are federal data for aid-receiving graduates — cohort outcomes, not a guarantee for any individual student.
Academics and campus
Largest degree fields: Computer & information sciences (13%), Business & marketing (7%), Foreign languages & linguistics (5%).
Student–faculty ratio: 12:1 · 52% of class sections have under 20 students.
Bismarck State College Common Data Set 2024-2025 · Sections E, F, I · 2024 — Published institutional figures for the reporting year — descriptive of the current student body, not a prediction about your experience.