Sunday, November 22, 2009

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Northern State University

Work 1200 S. Jay Street Aberdeen, SD 57401-7198
Work(800) 678-5330
Web site: http://www.northern.edu
Tier 3
College Category:
Baccalaureate Colleges (Midwest)

Overview : Northern State University

General Information  
Institutional Control: Public
Year founded: 1901
Religious affiliation: N/A
Academic calendar: semester
Total number of undergraduates: 2,412
Setting: urban
Endowment: $13,545,655
Fall Admissions  
Application deadline: 9/1
Application fee: $20
Fall 2008 Acceptance rate: 91.9%
Selectivity: selective
Expenses  
Costs: 2009-2010 In-state: $6,063; Out-of-state: $7,436
Mission  
School mission: Northern State University is a premier residential institution characterized by outstanding instruction, extraordinary community relations, and unparalleled extracurricular opportunities. Northern's Vision/Values Vision: Northern State University is a historic, public institution of higher education established on an attractive campus in Aberdeen, South Dakota. The NSU community takes pride in the institution and in providing an advanced teaching and learning environment. Integrating technology across the curriculum, NSU offers excellence in liberal and professional education with programs in Arts and Sciences, Business, Education and Fine Arts. NSU's students, faculty, and staff are drawn together by the following values: Community: With strong ties to our city and region, we are a welcoming community of scholars and learners, with a focus on a student-centered environment. Scholarship: We engage in research and creative activities in an innovative atmosphere of intellectual rigor, with academic freedom and integrity. Citizenship: We educate individuals for a lifetime of learning and service to their ever-changing communities, nations, and world.

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