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Dickinson State University

Dickinson State University
291 Campus Drive
Dickinson, ND 58601

Official telephone: (701) 483-2507
Toll-free telephone: (800) 279-4295
Fax number: (701) 483-2025
Website: www.dickinsonstate.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,310
Full-time undergraduates: 896
Part-time undergraduates: 414
Total graduate students: 7
Part-time graduate students: 7
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Midwest
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 30%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
1.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.5% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.9% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
9.5% Hispanic/Latino
74.4% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.3% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
7.1% Nonresident Alien
0.9% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
1.0% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.8% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.3% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.5% Hispanic/Latino
0.4% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
77.1% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.7% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
6.0% Nonresident Alien
2.3% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 132 acres
City or town school is located in: Dickinson, ND
Population of city/town: 20,826
Nearest major city: Bismarck, ND
Distance of nearest major city: 94 miles
Population of nearest major city: 67,034

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (38%)
  • women's dorms (15%)
  • men's dorms (27%)
  • single-student apartments (14%)
  • married-student apartments (6%)
  • special housing for disabled students
  • special housing for international students
Percent of students who live in school housing: 21%
Percent of students who live off campus: 79%
Students required to live on campus: All unmarried students under age 21 with fewer than 60 semester hours must live on campus unless living with family.
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: yes
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 225
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Theodore Roosevelt collection.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
writing, math, study skills, Academic preparation.
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, military, veteran student, older student, career, personal, academic
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, on-campus job fair.
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, adaptive equipment, real time captioning.
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 100%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 0
Number of social sororities on campus: 0
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine
School newspaper(s): The Western Concept
Number of honor societies: 6
Total number of registered organizations: 55
Campus-based religious organizations:
Campus Crusade for Christ, Catholic Campus Ministry, Collegians for Life, Lutheran Campus Ministry, Pacesetters, Unitarian club
Minority student organizations:
Student Organization for Unity and Liberation, Student InterTribal Organization
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Chorale, jazz, and pop vocal ensembles; concert, marching, and pep bands; Student Ambassadors, Collegians for Life, College Republicans, Young Democrats, spirit squads, Team Managers, speech team; Student Education and Nursing Student Associations; art, drama, English, agriculture, business, computer, and science clubs

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Tim Daniel,
Director of Intercollegiate Athletics
Athletic department's mailing address: Sports Information Director,
Galen Morton,
Dickinson State University,
941 Ninth Avenue West,
Dickin
School colors: blue and gray
School mascot: Blue Hawks
Athletic conference memberships: NAIA, Dakota Athletic Conference

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyes 
Men's basketballyes 
Men's cross-countryyes 
Men's footballyes 
Men's golfyes 
Men's track and field (indoor)yes 
Men's track and field (outdoor)yes 
Men's wrestlingyes 
Women's basketballyes 
Women's cross-countryyes 
Women's golfyes 
Women's softballyes 
Women's track and field (indoor)yes 
Women's track and field (outdoor)yes 
Women's volleyballyes 

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 22%
Athletic facilities:
athletic center, baseball park, complex, football and softball field, gymnasium, swimming pool, track and field

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: no
Nearest international airport: Bismarck, ND (94 miles)
Nearest other airport: Dickinson, ND (6 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Williston, ND (140 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Dickinson, ND (1 mile)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 11%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: good
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: yes

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 17% immediately, 17% within one year of graduation
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 68% within six months of graduation

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