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Questions that you should be prepared to answer on tour:
Why did you choose NDSU?
What is your favorite/least favorite thing about NDSU?
What is there to do in the Fargo-Moorhead area?
What is there to do during the weekend?
How do people get involved?
What are your professors like?
How hard are college classes?
What is it like living with a roommate?
Frequently Asked Questions:
How many classes have professors teaching compared to TA or Graduate Students teaching?
Answer: No classes are taught by just a Teaching Assistant or Graduate Student. Large lecture classes will have a professor who teaches the lecture and may have additional Teaching Assistants assigned that will interact with smaller sections of the class on lab days. Learning Assistants are undergraduate students who are also there to help out with questions. Takeaway: there is still a professor teaching the class that you can go to for help.
What does NDSU offer for academic resources? Are there any additional costs for them?
Answer: We have a number of academic services on campus that are included in your student fees, so they are no additional cost:
Center for Accessibility and Disability Resources - they work with students who need academic accommodations
What are the financial aid and scholarship options? Are there a lot of scholarships available?
Answer: There are lots of financial aid and scholarship options available on campus. This is a great conversation to have with one of our admission counselors after the tour is done, as they will be able to talk more in detail.
How do meal plans work? If I live off campus can I still have one?
Answer: First-year students living on campus are required to have a meal plan, which can be a 5-day (no weekends) or 7-day plan. Student can use these meal plans in any of the three dining centers on campus, and get in with their student ID or can swipe their fingerprint. If you live off campus, you can purchase a block plan, which loads a certain number of meals per semester. Block plans can be used in the dining centers and at certain food court locations for certain meals.
More information can be found here
Which residence halls are attached to dining centers?
Answer:
Cater, Pavek, Thompson, Seim, and Sevrinson are connected to the West Dining Center
Reed, Johnson, and Weible are connected to the Residence Dining Center
Is the entire campus connected?
Answer: Not every building on campus is connected, but 34 buildings on campus are connected by tunnel or skywalk.
How does the MATBUS work? Is it free for students?
Answer: All students get free access to the MATBus system using their student ID. There is a main bus hub next to Ceres Hall, and bus stops throughout campus. These stops connect to NDSU's downtown campus and throughout the Fargo-Moorhead metro area.
How accessible are faculty or staff when you have questions or problems in class?
Answer: All professors are expected to post weekly office hours. These are great opportunities to talk with professors and develop an academic relationship with them.
Do you have Greek Life? Where can I learn more about it?
Answer: NDSU is home to four sororities and 11 fraternities with houses just off campus.
More information can be found here.
How are the dining centers? Are they allergen-friendly?
Answer: We have three dining centers on campus, plus a food court and several coffee shops. NDSU's dining is not outsourced, so we are able to put revenue from the dining centers towards student-focused uses (upgrades, cool food options). The West Dining Center is completely peanut and tree-nut free and has a Clean Eats station that is free of the top 9 allergens. We have a dietician who helps to plan meals to be health-conscious and can meet with students with dietary needs to help them plan their meals.
What does co-ed mean in the high rises?
Answer: For high-rises, suites will include members of the same gender (all women or all men). But, a suite of all women may be next to a suite of all men.
Do you have to live in a residence hall your first year?
Answer: Because living on campus increases the chance that students will achieve academic and personal success, all first-year students are required to live in a residence hall on campus. There are some exceptions, including if students have a parent/guardian living within a 35-mile radius.
How does roommate selection work?
Answer: Admitted students will get access to MyCollegeRoomie website. Many tour guides describe it as "like a dating app". You fill out a questionnaire about your habits and likes/dislikes, and the site gives you a list of people who have matched with you (by percentage of responses). You can use the site to message other students and claim your roommate.
What are the differences between the high rise and low rise residence halls?
Answer:
Low-rise Features: Single-gender occupancy • Most with fully renovated, privatized community bathrooms • Double rooms, with limited triple and single rooms
Low-rises:
Burgum
Churchill
Dinan
Johnson
Reed
Weible
High-rise Features: Co-residential (male/female) buildings • Suite-style units provide two double rooms connected by a foyer with a shared shower and bathroom space • All have tunnel access to West Dining Center
High-rises:
Cater
Pavek (back open fall 2025)
Seim
Sevrinson
Stockbridge
What resources are there for LGBTQ+ students, especially in housing?
Answer: NDSU has several LGBTQ+ resources, including an LGBTQ+ Roommate matching program. Students fill out a request form and are matched with other LGBTQ+ or Ally students who've also filled out the form.
How many students are on the campus?
Answer: NDSU currently has around 12,000 students. About 10,000 of those are undergraduate students
What do credit hours mean? How many classes do you have a day?
Answer: In most cases, a credit roughly translates to 50 minutes of instruction time. So if you are taking a 3-credit course, you might meet three times a week for 50 minutes each time. Students will typically take 15 credits per semester, in order to graduate in 4 years. Course loads will vary depending on the program or student, but the typical schedule is about 5 classes a semester.
Do athletes use the wellness center?
Answer: D1 athletes have their own training facilities at the Sanford Health Athletic Complex (SHAC). Some might use the Wellness Center, but the Wellness Center is meant to be used by all students.
Are athletic events free for students?
Answer: Admission for all on-campus D1 athletic events is included in student fees. Students claim their tickets online. Some events, like football games, have a limited number of student tickets, so the free tickets are claimed quickly and you may not get one unless you log in when tickets go on sale.
What are some good places to eat around campus?
Answer: The Fargo-Moorhead metro area has a large number of great restaurants. Students can find food just off of the north and south perimeters of campus. Downtown Fargo and downtown Moorhead are where some of the best local eats can be found. The West Acres Mall and surrounding area have the largest concentration of restaurants in town.
What kind of jobs can I get on campus? Do I need a work study to get them?
Answer: Jobs on campus are posted through Handshake, and its not hard to get one if you are looking for one. Some require work study to be hired, but most are open to work study or non-work study students.
Do you need a computer for classes?
Answer: Not all students bring a computer to campus. NDSU has computer labs across campus and a 24-hour lab in QBB for students to use. Some programs require specific software and have recommended system specifications, so students need to consult with their academic program.
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