University of Jamestown
Private College in Jamestown, ND. Six-year graduation rate 49%. Median 10-year earnings $56,621.
Students who entered University of Jamestown land at a median of $56,621 a decade later, close to what most four-year schools deliver. The six-year graduation rate is 49%, meaning about one in two students who start do not finish. Median debt at graduation reaches $27,000, heavy enough to shape the years right after the degree. Mobility is where this school separates itself: 2.5% of students move from the bottom income quintile to the top.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
With an acceptance rate of 88%, University of Jamestown takes nearly everyone who applies. Only 965 students applied, so treat these rates as directional — small pools swing sharply between cycles. Yield sits at 36% — the remainder of admitted students enroll elsewhere or not at all.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
Academics
49% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. First-year retention is 67% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. A 13:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 947 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $20,510 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Income makes less difference than usual: $14,788 at $0–30k, $21,448 at $110k+. Grant aid is widespread — 98% of students receive it, averaging $17,105. 63% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 245 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $14,788 |
| $30–48k | $14,826 |
| $48–75k | $18,260 |
| $75–110k | $20,408 |
| $110k+ | $21,448 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 592 of these 947 students, totalling $4,110,202 — an average of $6,943 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Stutsman County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)