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Williston State College

Williston, ND285 online only

Williston State College is a public community college in Williston, ND, with about 627 students on campus.

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Students on campus
627
plus 285 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$5,932
tuition and fees $6,128; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
42%
lower than at 77% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$44,017
higher than at 58% of U.S. colleges
In brief

Williston State College, in brief

The only college for 30 miles

No other degree-granting college with students on campus is within 30 miles of Williston State College. Nearby ↓

Loan payments are a small share of pay

The typical graduate owes $10,099, about $107 a month over ten years. That’s 3.3% of a typical former student’s monthly pay six years after starting. Outcomes ↓

Long, cold winters

January nights in Williston average 2°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. Living in Williston ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · 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

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

3.3%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$107 a month against about $3,294 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

63%

of borrowers 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 (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 at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$37k
Middle income$30–75k
$50k
Higher incomeover $75k
$55k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Williston State College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

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

After grants, the average family on aid pays $5,932.

Tuition and fees are $6,128 a year. The net price also counts housing, food and other costs at full price, so a student living at home pays less than it shows.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$5,026

About $10,052 over 2 years · 70% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Liberal arts 36%Business 21%Health professions 13%Mechanic & repair 12%Precision production 11%Parks, recreation & fitness 3%Everything else 5%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities142 graduates a year · typical debt $6,700
$50k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations41 graduates a year · typical debt $7,175
$48k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing24 graduates a year · typical debt $17,841
$71k4 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
Who goes there

The students

651 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 57%Hispanic 14%Black 5%Asian 2%Two or more 9%International 10%

Women and men

Women 59%Men 41%
21 : 1
students per teacher
21%
get Pell grants (lower income)
14%
take federal loans
15%
undergrads 25 or older
22%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Williston

5% of Williston’s 29,522 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Williston pages.

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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 and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.