Tuition and Cost to Attend

Tuition is charged per credit hour and mandatory fees are applied only to the first 12 credits per semester.

The tuition and fees listed here are for the 2025-2026 academic year, which begins in fall 2025. This information is to help you estimate your overall costs. Fees and other financial information on the website are subject to change.

• Tuition and Fees
  • *Fees are only charged on the first 12 credit hours per semester
  • A limited number of courses and specialized programs have additional fees.

Undergraduate

 

Graduate

 

 Dual Credit

 

Example based on 2025-2026 undergraduate tuition and fees for enrollment in 15 credit hours.

*These are representative tuition costs based on 15 credits per semester. Actual tuition costs will vary based on your credit load.

**Based on a double room and 7-day all-access meal plan option; rates will differ for students who live in suites, single rooms, different halls and for those who choose other meal plans.

Cost of Attendance 2025-2026

The Cost of Attendance (COA) is an estimate of the expenses a student may incur during the academic year.  Direct and indirect costs will vary among students.  Actual costs will vary based on the number of credits enrolled in, housing and dining options selected, and the student's personal expenses.  This is not a bill.  This is only an estimate.

Undergraduate

 

Graduate

*The average class size is 3 credit hours

**Fees are only charged on the first 12 credit hours per semester

We provide you with a secure environment designed to encourage learning and personal growth. Through on-campus living, you’ll learn how to contribute to a community of fellow students and professionals from around the world.

Learn more about our housing and dining options and pricing.

An assumed value was used to identify your housing component in cost of attendance.  If your assumed housing is incorrect, based on the chart below, please contact the Financial Aid Office at 701-502-4301 or dsu.financialaid@dickinsonstate.edu to update your living situation.

You must keep track of your own financial account on Campus Connection, as we don’t mail out financial statements. You can find your student account balance by clicking the Financial Account tile.

If you don’t make payments by the due date, we may issue late fees, account holds, and/or registration cancellations. We charge all accounts that are 30 days past due a 1.75% monthly late fee until paid in full.

You can make payments:

• in person at the Business Affairs office (May Hall, room 109),
• online through Campus Connection, or
• by mail

Accepted payment methods include cash, personal check or e-check, MasterCard, Visa, Discover, and American Express.

Please mail payments to:

Dickinson State University
Attn: Business Affairs
291 Campus Drive
Dickinson, ND 58601

Find the DSU academic calendar here.

We follow the North Dakota University System’s NDUS Refund Policy 830.2 for dropping classes and withdrawing from a semester. Refunds are based on the amount of time that has passed since the first day of classes for that semester (including all calendar days).

Class Drops

If you drop a class (or several) and stay in school with fewer than 12 credits, you will receive a refund based on the following:

• 100% refund for the class if it’s between 0% and 8.99% complete.
• No refund for the class if it’s more than 8.99% complete.

Term Withdrawal

If you want to drop all your classes and you won’t receive any credit for any class during that semester, your action will be classified as a withdrawal, even if you were enrolled in only one class. Once a withdrawal has been processed, you cannot re-enroll for that semester.

If you withdraw from all classes, you will receive a refund based on the following:

• 100% refund for the semester if it’s between 0% and 8.99% complete.
• 75% refund for the semester if it’s between 9% and 34.99% complete.
• 50% refund for the semester if it’s between 35% and 59.99% complete.
• No refund for the semester if it’s more than 59.99% complete.

If you’re living on campus, you must check out, and the refund will be based on the housing refund schedule.

If you’re coming to DSU from another country, you must submit a Declaration of Finance form as part of your application process.

Please select the form that applies to you:

• Declaration of Finance Standard
• Declaration of Finance Manitoba and Saskatchewan
• Sample bank Draft notice

You can complete and upload the form in your application or email the form to dsu.hawk@dickinsonstate.edu.