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Williston State College

Community collegePublicWilliston, NDwillistonstate.edu ↗

Williston State College is a public community college in Williston, ND, with about 627 students on campus. the average family on aid pays $5,932 a year, and 42% of students graduate.

Students on campus
627
912 undergrad · 285 online only
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$5,932
costs less than 97% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
42%
higher than 23% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$44,017
higher than 58% of U.S. colleges
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Williston State College?

Openanyone with a diploma can enroll
No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Williston State College is likely test-optional.
What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $16,651 a year

Before any grants
Tuition & fees (in state) $6,128Room & board $9,204Books & supplies $1,100

What families on aid pay, by income

Average net price a year after grants and scholarships
Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k

Families earning under $30,000 pay about $4,454 a year; families over $110,000 pay about $8,854.

Who goes there

The students

Undergraduates by race and ethnicity

651 degree-seeking undergrads
White 57%Hispanic 14%Black 5%Asian 2%Two or more 9%International 10%

Women and men

undergraduates
Women 59%Men 41%
21 : 1students per teacher
21%get Pell grants (lower income)
15%undergrads 25 or older
22%study part time
Majors

The biggest programs, and what they pay

Associate degree programs with the most graduates, and their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year later where that’s all that’s reported).

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities142 graduates a year · typical debt $6,700
$49,8784 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations41 graduates a year · typical debt $7,175
$47,7064 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing24 graduates a year · typical debt $17,841
$70,9524 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services14 graduates a year
—not reported
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management5 graduates a year
—not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians5 graduates a year
—not reported
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness4 graduates a year
—not reported
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services4 graduates a year
—not reported
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
42%
within 3 years · Pell students 47%
Come back for year two
66%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$44,017
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$10,099
about $107 a month over 10 years

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college
63%of borrowers had paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 78% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years of starting repayment (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income when they enrolled
Lower income (under $30k)$36,919
Middle income ($30–75k)$50,390
Higher income (over $75k)$55,319
The town around it

Living in Williston

5% of Williston’s 28,056 residents are enrolled in college. Here is what the town is like, from TownTapestry’s Williston pages.

$1,122/momedian rent · 18% above the stateHousing in Williston → $286,200median home value · 15% above the stateHousing in Williston → 2° / 84°January low / July high · 48" of snowClimate in Williston →

Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings are for students who received federal aid.

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