2024 Statistics for North Dakota Colleges

Of the 26 North Dakota schools, Minot State University ranked first and University of Mary ranked second (view more at North Dakota college rankings).
The 2024 average tuition & fees of all North Dakota colleges is $8,451 for North Dakota residents and $11,559 for out-of-state students. The average acceptance rate is 72.76% and the average SAT score is 1,040. The average number of students is 1,837 and the average student to faculty ratio is 13 to 1.
The below statements summarize the average statistics of tuition, admission, and more academic factors for North Dakota colleges. For the statistics, we include only 4-years colleges such as national universities and liberal arts colleges.
In addition, for some statistics, we include only eligible colleges, for example, for the graduate tuition & fees over colleges that offer the graduate programs.

North Dakota Colleges Core Statistics Comparison

The following table lists colleges located in North Dakota ordered by college ranking. The ranking is targeting only 4-years universities and colleges. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or the school does not have programs for the values.
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All SchoolsPublicPrivate4-Years CollegeCommunity CollegesCareer Colleges
College NameUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesSAT ScoreAcceptance RatePopulationGraduation RateStudent to Faculty Ratio
Minot State University
Minot, ND
Public, 4 years
four-years
$8,633$10,8171,04072.0%2,77744%10 to 1
University of Mary
Bismarck, ND
Private, 4 years
four-years
$21,468$11,692-78.0%3,65263%14 to 1
North Dakota State University-Main Campus
Fargo, ND
Public, 4 years
four-years
$15,511$12,538-96.0%12,24263%17 to 1
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND
Public, 4 years
four-years
$15,570$19,658-77.0%13,87663%17 to 1
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College
New Town, ND
Public, 4 years
four-years
$3,870---1726%5 to 1
Valley City State University
Valley City, ND
Public, 4 years
four-years
$13,478$8,026-68.9%1,65847%12 to 1
University of Jamestown
Jamestown, ND
Private, 4 years
four-years
$24,820$11,500-94.0%1,24248%12 to 1
The Hair Academy
Bismarck, ND
Private, 2-4 years
$14,120---5487%14 to 1
Cankdeska Cikana Community College
Fort Totten, ND
Public, 2-4 years
$3,950---31611%10 to 1
Lynnes Welding Training
Fargo, ND
Private, Less than 2 years
$17,375---2884%14 to 1
Mayville State University
Mayville, ND
Public, 4 years
four-years
$9,564$8,946--1,12334%14 to 1
Dakota College at Bottineau
Bottineau, ND
Public, 2-4 years
$7,613---1,08032%10 to 1
Williston State College
Williston, ND
Public, 2-4 years
$4,938---92433%20 to 1
Rasmussen University-North Dakota
Fargo, ND
Private, 4 years
four-years
$12,732$4,726--49655%11 to 1
Trinity Bible College and Graduate School
Ellendale, ND
Private, 4 years
four-years
$18,762$13,140-36.2%28940%11 to 1
Dickinson State University
Dickinson, ND
Public, 4 years
four-years
$11,218$6,576-60.1%1,47344%13 to 1
United Tribes Technical College
Bismarck, ND
Private, 4 years
four-years
$4,252---50612%12 to 1
Josef's School of Hair, Skin & Body-Grand Forks
Grand Forks, ND
Private, Less than 2 years
$17,000---5158%13 to 1
The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo
Fargo, ND
Private, 2-4 years
$19,150---12277%12 to 1
Lake Region State College
Devils Lake, ND
Public, 2-4 years
$5,478---1,67944%20 to 1
Josef's School of Hair, Skin & Body-Fargo
Fargo, ND
Private, Less than 2 years
$17,000---6970%13 to 1
Lynnes Welding Training-Bismarck
Bismarck, ND
Private, Less than 2 years
$13,875---1681%12 to 1
North Dakota State College of Science
Wahpeton, ND
Public, 2-4 years
$6,926---2,94243%10 to 1
Sitting Bull College
Fort Yates, ND
Public, 4 years
four-years
$4,010$6,710--25721%7 to 1
Bismarck State College
Bismarck, ND
Public, 4 years
four-years
$7,279---3,77151%14 to 1
Turtle Mountain Community College
Belcourt, ND
Private, 4 years
four-years
$2,626$3,964--59937%10 to 1
Average$11,559$9,8581,04072.8%1,83748%13 to 1