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Northern State University

Northern State University
1200 S Jay Street
Aberdeen, SD 57401

Official telephone: (605) 626-2544
Fax number: (605) 626-2531
Website: https://northern.edu/
Screen last updated on: October 2026
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 3,177
Full-time undergraduates: 1,088
Part-time undergraduates: 2,089
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
2.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
2.2% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.6% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.5% Hispanic/Latino
0.5% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
77.9% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.6% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
2.1% Nonresident Alien
0.6% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 72 acres

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 77%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 38%
Percent of students who live off campus: 62%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: yes
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 130
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, television station

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 2

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyes 
Men's baseball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's basketballyes 
Men's basketball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's cross-country runningyes 
Men's football NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's footballyes 
Men's track and field NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's track and fieldyes 
Men's wrestlingyes 
Men's wrestling NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's basketball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's cheerleading  
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's rock climbingyes 
Women's rowingyes 
Women's sailingyes 
Women's skiing (cross-country)yes 
Women's socceryes 
Women's soccer NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's softball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's swimming and divingyes 
Women's track and field NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's water poloyes 

Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball; football; softball; volleyball; sand volleyball

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Aberdeen Municipal

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 42% within six months of graduation

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