2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 tuition & fees at BSC is $5,195 for North Dakota residents and $7,279 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has increased by 0.72% from last year.
The next table shows the 2024 tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at BSC.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Bismarck State College Cost of Attendance page.
Bismarck State College 2024 Tuition & fees
YearTuition & Fees
2020$5,820
2021$6,657
2022$6,930
2023$7,227
2024$7,279

Tuition per Credit Hour

The 2024 undergraduate tuition per credit hour at Bismarck State College is $174 for North Dakota residents and $260 for out-of-state students. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour stays same as last year.
The next table and chart show the 2024 tuition per credit hour and its trends over last 5 years at Bismarck State College.
Bismarck State College 2024 Tuition per Credit Hour
YearNorth Dakota ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$138$208
2021$161$241
2022$167$250
2023$174$260
2024$174$260

Offered Online Programs

Bismarck State College offers 78 major programs through Certificate, Associate, Bachelor's degrees/programs. Of that, 6 online programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs at Bismarck State College at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Number of Online ProgramsNumber of Total Programs
Associate240
Bachelor's12
12-week Certificate04
1 Year Certificate04
1-2 Years certificates324
2-4 Years Certificate04
Total678

Online Student Population

There are 3,771 students at BSC. Of that, 1,294 students have enrolled online exclusively.
In addition, 912 students have joined to some online courses and 1,565 students only joined to in-classrrom courses.
The next tables show the online students by enrollment type and locality for the academic year 2022-2023.
Online Student Population at Bismarck State College
Number of Students
Total3,771
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,294
Enrolled Some in Online Classes912
Not Enrolled in Online Classes1,565
Online Student Population by Student Location at Bismarck State College
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,294
North Dakota Residents794
Other State in U.S.491
Outside of U.S.3
Unknown6