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University of Jamestown

Jamestown, North Dakota·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Plains·uj.edu
6-yr Graduation
49%
-4.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Total enrollment
1,376
peer median 1,587
Avg net price
$19,567
-$2.4k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
965
965 candidates competed
Admitted
850
88.1% acceptance rate
Enrolled
307
36.1% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
49%-4.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
4-year graduation
37%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
49%
Full-time retention
67%

Pell equity

32.0pp gap
Pell recipients
29%28 of 97
Non-Pell (all)
61%100 of 164
Subsidized loan, no Pell
55%29 of 53
No Federal Aid
64%71 of 111

Non-Pell students graduate at a 32.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 62 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 55 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
62
Passing
7
11.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

62programs
  • Passing7 · 11.3%
  • No Data55 · 88.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
6
No data
55

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

7
Curriculum and Instruction
Master's Degree · Education
+24.6%
$57,804 vs $46,391
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+25.0%
$75,140 vs $60,112
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
+38.5%
$48,203 vs $34,808
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+42.0%
$49,410 vs $34,808
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+76.6%
$61,462 vs $34,808
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+89.1%
$65,831 vs $34,808
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+112.6%
$74,007 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

6
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
121%
$90,796 debt · $75,140 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
55%
$27,000 debt · $49,410 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
51%
$24,750 debt · $48,203 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
44%
$27,000 debt · $61,462 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
41%
$27,000 debt · $65,831 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
37%
$27,000 debt · $74,007 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1920Next review Aug 2031

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 6

  1. Apr 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  2. Nov 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist
  3. Dec 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  4. Oct 2019Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation Removed
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist
  5. Apr 2019Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$14,788
$30–48k$14,826
$48–75k$18,260
$75–110k$20,408
$110k+$21,448

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$19,567
-$2,433vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $22,001
Federal loans
61.4%
In-state tuition
$24,990
Out-of-state
$24,990

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 362 students received $2.1M in Pell grants, alongside $9.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
362
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.1M
$2,096,645 total
Direct Loans
$9.6M
1,380 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.7M
432 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.0M
663 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$3.1M
179 loan awards
Parent PLUS$763K
62 loan awards
Grad PLUS$1.1M
44 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 317 borrowers who entered repayment, 6 (1.8%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.8%
-0.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
317
Defaulted
6
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
3.6%
2017
5.9%
2018
4.7%
2019
1.8%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at University of Jamestown

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs58
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

264 total completions
01Business
8733.0%
02Education
4215.9%
03Parks/Recreation
3914.8%
04Health Professions
2710.2%
05Psychology
186.8%
06Computer Sciences
124.5%
07Security/Protective
114.2%
08Biological Sciences
114.2%
09Communication
93.4%
10Engineering
83.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,376
12-mo unduplicated
1,689
Undergraduate
1,234
Graduate
455

Gender split

Men
47%802
Women
53%887

Race / ethnicity composition

White
72.0%
Hispanic
7.3%
Unknown
7.3%
Non-resident
6.2%
Two or more
3.5%
Black
2.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%
Asian
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
586
393 M · 193 W
Women athletes
32.9%
Athletic aid
$3.7M
Total student aid
Budget
$8.8M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$2.5M
$1.2M
Recruiting expense
$106K
$66K
Head-coach salaries
$52K
$58K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 10

Football
168 M ·
$1.8M
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
90 M · 61 W
$733K
Soccer
33 M · 30 W
$738K
Basketball
32 M · 27 W
$1.1M
Baseball
57 M ·
$610K
Volleyball
25 M · 27 W
$787K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
6.58
8 offenses · 1,215 students

3-year trend

7.052 yrs ago5.641 yr ago6.58Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
24
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
5
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
4
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
4
Aggravated assault
2
Rape
1
Fondling
1

By location

8total
  • On campus8

Includes 2 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
4
Stalking
4 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Race4

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs016
Liquor051

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
13.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
90

University of Jamestown vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions University of Jamestown selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectUniversity of Jamestown
49%1,376$19,567Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
62%57.6%1,615$20,831Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
52%42.6%1,284$22,227Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
42%66.1%1,558$26,267Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
54%99.1%1,856$21,774Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
74%68.5%1,952$25,807Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Peer group median53%66.1%1,587$22,001

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University of Jamestown Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Team
1 member
  • Anna Engdahl
    Director of Institutional Effectiveness, Assistant Professor

Frequently asked questions about University of Jamestown

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about University of Jamestown.

What is the graduation rate at University of Jamestown?

University of Jamestown reports a 6-year graduation rate of 49% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend University of Jamestown?

University of Jamestown reports a total enrollment of 1,376 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at University of Jamestown?

The average net price at University of Jamestown is $19,567 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at University of Jamestown?

University of Jamestown's yield rate is 36.1%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is University of Jamestown located?

University of Jamestown is located in Jamestown, North Dakota 58405.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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