Location and Setting
Dickinson State University’s residential buildings and face-to-face classes and activities are located on a beautiful 132-acre campus in the city after which the university is named. Dickinson, the seventh largest city in the state, is the hub of West River North Dakota and boasts a population of approximately 25,000+. The university serves as a cultural, social, recreational, and intellectual center for the residents of the West River region.
Dickinson is directly along Interstate 94 and is served by commercial air service transportation. The university and the city are situated near the scenic North Dakota Badlands and Theodore Roosevelt National Park, the area where Roosevelt ranched prior to his ascendancy to national prominence and the soon-to-be-home of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library. One hour’s drive north of Dickinson is Lake Sakakawea, created in the 1950s by the Garrison Dam project. This region of North Dakota abounds with some of the country’s finest hunting, fishing, camping, and hiking opportunities.
Dickinson State University serves the communities beyond the southwestern region through distance education. The university delivers its programs through a hybrid of face-to-face and live stream especially in Bismarck and Williston, often in conjunction with articulation agreements with area two-year institutions. The university also offers degree programs online throughout North Dakota, the United States, and the world. DSU State Authorization | Dickinson State University provides the list of states to whom the university is authorized to deliver online courses.