2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 tuition & fees at NSU is $8,845 for South Dakota residents and $11,947 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees stays same as last year.
The next table shows the 2024 tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at NSU.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Northern State University Cost of Attendance page.
Northern State University 2024 Tuition & fees
YearUndergraduateGraduate
South Dakota ResidentsOut-of-StateSouth Dakota ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$8,750$11,821$6,665$11,814
2021$8,750$11,821$6,665$11,814
2022$8,845$11,947$6,736$11,936
2023$8,845$11,947$6,736$11,936
2024$8,845$11,947$6,736$11,936

Tuition per Credit Hour

The 2024 undergraduate tuition per credit hour at Northern State University is $295 for South Dakota residents and $398 for out-of-state students. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour stays same as last year.
The 2024 graduate tuition per credit hour is $374 for South Dakota residents and $663 for out-of-state students. The graduate tuition per credit hour stays same as last year.
The next table and chart show the 2024 tuition per credit hour and its trends over last 5 years at Northern State University.
Northern State University 2024 Tuition per Credit Hour
YearUndergraduateGraduate
South Dakota ResidentsOut-of-StateSouth Dakota ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$292$394$370$656
2021$292$394$370$656
2022$295$398$374$663
2023$295$398$374$663
2024$295$398$374$663

Offered Online Programs

Northern State University offers 79 major programs through Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, Post Graduate Certificate degrees/programs. Of that, 29 online programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs at Northern State University at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Number of Online ProgramsNumber of Total Programs
Associate47
Bachelor's942
Master's810
Post-BS Certificate57
Total2979

Online Student Population

There are 3,344 students including both undergraduate and graduate students at NSU. Of that, 1,475 students have enrolled online exclusively.
In addition, 624 students have joined to some online courses and 1,245 students only joined to in-classrrom courses.
The next tables show the online students by enrollment type and locality for the academic year 2022-2023.
Online Student Population at Northern State University
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total3,3442,851493
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,4751,083392
Enrolled Some in Online Classes62459133
Not Enrolled in Online Classes1,2451,17768
Online Student Population by Student Location at Northern State University
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,4751,083392
South Dakota Residents1,273934339
Other State in U.S.18813751
Outside of U.S.14122
Unknown000

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