FARGO (KFGO) – Official enrollment numbers are in for North Dakota State University. NDSU has a total enrollment of 11,952, stabilizing enrollment for the first time in a number of years.
Areas of increase include new student enrollment, up 148 students, an 18% increase in new transfer students, a 9% increase in new international students and a 6% increase in new graduate students. NDSU has over 800 first-time first-year students from North Dakota this fall, a 5% increase from last year.
NDSU also saw a significant increase in Pell-eligible students this year with a 19% increase in Pell-eligible first-time first-year students, a 54% increase in Pell-eligible new transfer students, and a 19% rise in Pell-eligible returning students.
NDSU recently launched several new online programs that include electrical engineering, computer engineering, software engineering, cybersecurity, information technology, business administration, and data science. Enrollment in online programs increased 51% with the new program offerings. A significant portion of the increase is in engineering-related online programs.
“Many of the increases we are seeing this fall can be attributed to a new advising model, more scholarship offerings, and new state-of-the-art facilities such as the Peltier Complex, and the soon coming Challey School of Music addition and Richard Offerdahl ’65 Engineering Complex,” said Seinquis Leinen, senior director of strategic enrollment management. “These are all intentional efforts to support our students and ensure they are learning in the best environment.”
NDSU has the largest in-person student population in the North Dakota University System, with 97% of students pursuing in-person programs.
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