Williston State College

www.willistonstate.edu

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2021 Undergraduate Tuition

$4,353

11.6% growth from 2020

2021 Average Net Price

$9,477

After Financial Aid

2019 Student Loan

5.31%

Default Rate

2021 Enrolled Students

908

62.2% Full-Time

2021 Graduation Rate

41.3%

124 Graduates

About

Williston State College is a higher education institution located in Williams County, ND. In 2021, the most popular Associates Degree concentrations at Williston State College were Liberal Arts & Sciences (143 degrees awarded), Other Business Administration, Management, & Operations (32 degrees), and Registered Nursing (23 degrees).

In 2021, 327 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Williston State College. 65.7% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 34.3% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (234 degrees), 6.5 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (36 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Williston State College is $4,353, which is $−3,615 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional Associates Colleges

Costs

In 2021, the median undergraduate tuition at Williston State College is $4,353, which is $−3,615 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $9,477.

In 2021, 62% of undergraduate students attending Williston State College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 19% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$4,353

2021 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2021, the cost of tuition at Williston State College was $4,353. The cost of tuition at Williston State College is $−3,615 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Williston State College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$9,477

2021 Value

4.21%

1 Year Growth

In 2021 Williston State College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $9,477. Between 2020 and 2021, the average net price of Williston State College grew by 4.21%.

This chart compares the average net price of Williston State College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$9,626

Room and Board

$1,100

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Williston State College was of $9,626 in 2021. The cost of room and board increased by 0.104% between 2020 and 2021.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,100. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Williston State College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

62%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

19%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

62% of undergraduate students at Williston State College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2021. This represents a growth of 8.77% with respect to 2020, when 57% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Williston State College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

5.31%

2019 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Williston State College was 5.31%, which represents 11 out of the 207 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Enrollment

Williston State College had a total enrollment of 908 students in 2021. The full-time enrollment at Williston State College is 565 students and the part-time enrollment is 343. This means that 62.2% of students enrolled at Williston State College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Williston State College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 70.7% White, 8.81% Hispanic or Latino, 7.27% Two or More Races, 2.86% Black or African American, 1.54% Asian, 0.771% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.22% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Williston State College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (44.2%), followed by White Male (20.4%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (6.19%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

62.2%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Williston State College in 2021, both undergraduate and graduate, is 908 students. The full-time enrollment at Williston State College is 565 and the part-time enrollment is 343. This means that 62.2% of students enrolled at Williston State College are enrolled full-time compared with 32.5% at similar Associates Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Williston State College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

52%

2021 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Williston State College was 52%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (60%), Williston State College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Williston State College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
642 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
80 enrolled students
Two or More Races
66 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Williston State College is 70.7% White, 8.81% Hispanic or Latino, 7.27% Two or More Races, 2.86% Black or African American, 1.54% Asian, 0.771% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.22% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Associates Colleges is 44.1% White, 26.8% Hispanic or Latino, and 12.5% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 12 students (1.32%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2021, 103 more women than men received degrees from Williston State College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Williston State College is white (234 degrees awarded). There were 6.5 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (36 degrees).

The most common Associates Degree concentration at Williston State College is Liberal Arts & Sciences (143 degrees awarded), followed by Other Business Administration, Management, & Operations (32 degrees) and Registered Nursing (23 degrees).

In 2021, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Williston State College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Precision Production (29 degrees awarded), Mechanical Technologies (32 degrees), and Liberal Arts & Humanities (143 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Registered nurses

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Williston State College are Registered nurses (1,346,250 people), Medical & health services managers (152,413 people), Other managers (136,001 people), Pharmacists (133,572 people), and Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives (132,991 people).

The most specialized majors at Williston State College in 2021 are Precision Production (29 degrees awarded), Mechanical Technologies (32 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (143 degrees), Engineering Technologies (11 degrees), and Health (61 degrees) (as of 2021).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Williston State College are Surgeons, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys, Nurse anesthetists, and Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

The most specialized majors at Williston State College are Precision Production (29 degrees awarded), Mechanical Technologies (32 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (143 degrees), Engineering Technologies (11 degrees), and Health (61 degrees) (as of 2021).

Common Industries by Major

General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Williston State College are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (1,484,288 people), Elementary & secondary schools (345,245 people), Outpatient care centers (227,429 people), Offices of physicians (201,937 people), and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (190,210 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Williston State College.

Most Common (2021)

Liberal Arts & Sciences
143 degree-majors awarded
Other Business Administration, Management, & Operations
32 degree-majors awarded
Registered Nursing
23 degree-majors awarded

In 2021, the most common associates degree concentration at Williston State College was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 143 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from associates degree programs at Williston State College according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

112

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2021

215

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2021

In 2021, 112 degrees were awarded to men at Williston State College, which is 0.521 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (215).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Williston State College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2021, 34 degrees were awarded to men at Williston State College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 0.312 times less than the 109 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2021, 109 degrees were awarded to men at Williston State College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 3.21 times more than the 34 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

31%

100% Completion Time

38%

150% Completion Time

In 2021, 31% of students graduating from Williston State College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 38% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 41% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Associates Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Asian Female

Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2021 at Williston State College is Female and Asian (100% graduation rate). Across all Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (72.9%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 1.61% of graduates (2 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
234 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
36 degrees awarded
Two or More Races
16 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Williston State College is white (234 degrees awarded). There were 6.5 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (36 degrees).

0% of degree recipients (0 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2021)

White Female
164 degrees awarded
White Male
70 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Male
20 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Williston State College is white female (164 degrees awarded). There were 2.34 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (70 degrees).

Operations

Williston State College has an endowment valued at nearly $24.8M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 5.11k (0.0206%) compared to the 1.65% average return (87.6k on 5.29M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2021, Williston State College had a total salary expenditure of 19.6M. Williston State College employs 14 Associate professors, 11 Instructors and 4 Assistant professors. Most academics at Williston State College are Male Associate professor (7), Female Associate professor (7), and Female Instructor (6).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Williston State College are: Office and Administrative Support, with 11 employees, Management, with 10 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 10 employees.

Endowment

$24.8M

2021 Endowment

0.524%

growth from 2020

Williston State College has an endowment valued at about $24.8M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The endowment of Williston State College grew 0.524% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $19.5M higher than than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Williston State College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$6.34M

2021 Salaries

4.34%

decline from 2020

In 2021, Williston State College paid a median of $6.34M in salaries, which represents 32.3% of their overall expenditure ($19.6M) and a 4.34% decline from the previous year.

The median for similar Associates Colleges is 16.4M (41.6% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$2.07M

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2021, Williston State College paid a total of $2.07M to 32 employees working as instructors, which represents 32.6% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $5.1M (31.2%) for similar Associates Colleges.

Occupations by Share

Associate professor

Most Common Instructor

14 Employees

Office and Administrative Support

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

11 Employees

In 2021, the most common positions for instructional staff at Williston State College were Associate professor with 14 employees, Instructor with 11 employees, and Assistant professor with 4 employees.

In 2021, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Williston State College were Office and Administrative Support with 11 employees, Management with 10 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 10 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2021)

Male Associate professor
Female Associate professor
Female Instructor

In 2021, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Williston State College was Male Associate professor with 7 employees, Female Associate professor with 7 employees, and Female Instructor with 6 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Williston State College.