After Dickinson State University: graduation, pay and debt
Dickinson, North Dakota · Public · 1,090 undergrads
43% of Dickinson State University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $55,221 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $15,125 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$55.2k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
43%
finish within six years.
15%
finish in four years.
67%
of first-years come back for year two.
$15.1k
median federal debt at graduation.
76%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
15%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
43%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
67%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
38%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
49%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
189
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
36%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
37%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
224
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
19%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$49,014
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$55,221
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
75%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$15,125
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$11,960
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$12,744
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$10,842
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
76%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
80%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
85%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers