North Dakota Colleges Statistics & Comparison

2023 North Dakota Colleges Statistics

In North Dakota State, there are 32 North Dakota Colleges - 14 public and 18 private schools. Among them, 32 schools are offering undergraduate programs and 11 schools have graduate programs. 20 North Dakota Colleges offer the distance learning Opportunities in North Dakota. Total 51,526 students are attending North Dakota Colleges and the average students to faculty ratio is 12.57 to 1. The 2023 average tuition & fees at North Dakota Colleges is $6,793 for North Dakota residents and $11,750 for out-of-state students. The average graduate tuition & fees is $9,076 for North Dakota residents and $10,387 for out-of-state students. Next table shows the 2021-2022 statistics for North Dakota Colleges.

University of Jamestown has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $24,200 and Turtle Mountain Community College has the lowest undergraduate costs of $2,482.
University of North Dakota has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $19,658 and Rasmussen University-North Dakota has the lowest graduate costs of $4,726.
Trinity Bible College and Graduate School has the tightest (lowest) acceptance of 43.75%.
University of Jamestown has the highest amount of financial aid of $15,525.
University of North Dakota has the most students of 13,876 and Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College has the least number of students of 172.
University of Mary has the highest SAT and ACT scores of 1,235 SAT and 24 ACT score.

North Dakota Colleges Statistics
academic year 2021-2022
Tuition & fees
Number of Schools	32 schools
By Types	14 public, 18 private
By Levels	16 four(4) years 12 two but less than four years 4 less than two(2) years
By Categories	3 National Universities 12 Community Colleges
Undergraduate	$6,793 North Dakota residents $11,750 out-of-state
Graduate	$9,076 North Dakota residents $10,387 out-of-state
Average Financial Aid	$7,164
Student Population	51,526
Undergraduate	43,356
Graduate	8,170
Acceptance Rate	79.41%
Test Scores	1,031 SAT, 21 AVG
Students to Faculty Ratio	12.57 to 1

North Dakota Colleges Comparison By Rank, Tuition, and Admission

Next table lists North Dakota Colleges ordered by rank. The number in rank column refers to the rank in the North Dakota college ranking. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.

2021-2022 North Dakota Colleges Comparison
Rank^*	Name	Tuition & Fees	Average Financial Aid	Population	Acceptance Rate	Test Scores	Students to Faculty Ratio
1	University of North Dakota Request Info Public, 4-yearsGrand Forks, ND	$15,570 ($10,951)	$6,050	13,876	83%	1,200 SAT 23 ACT	17 to 1
2	Minot State University Request Info Public, 4-yearsMinot, ND	$8,508	$4,813	2,777	93%	1,085 SAT 19 ACT	10 to 1
3	North Dakota State University-Main Campus Request Info Public, 4-yearsFargo, ND	$15,446 ($10,792)	$5,961	12,242	96%	1,095 SAT 22 ACT	17 to 1
4	University of Mary Request Info Private, 4-yearsBismarck, ND	$20,900	$10,997	3,652	81%	1,235 SAT 24 ACT	14 to 1
-	Rasmussen University-North Dakota Request Info Private, 4-yearsFargo, ND	$12,285	$5,548	496	-	-	11 to 1
-	Cankdeska Cikana Community College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsFort Totten, ND	$3,950	$3,343	316	-	-	10 to 1
-	Williston State College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsWilliston, ND	$5,768	$7,238	924	-	-	20 to 1
-	Josef's School of Hair, Skin & Body-Fargo Request Info Private, 2-4 yearsFargo, ND	$17,000	$4,159	69	-	-	13 to 1
-	Josef's School of Hair, Skin & Body-Grand Forks Request Info Private, 2-4 yearsGrand Forks, ND	$17,000	$4,879	51	-	-	13 to 1
-	Moler Barber College Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsFargo, ND	$8,045	-	9	-	-	8 to 1
-	Turtle Mountain Community College Request Info Private, 4-yearsBelcourt, ND	$2,482	$9,465	599	-	-	10 to 1
-	Lynnes Welding Training - Bismarck Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsBismarck, ND	$14,575	-	-	-	-	-
-	Lake Region State College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsDevils Lake, ND	$5,435	$6,152	1,679	-	-	20 to 1
-	The Hair Academy Request Info Private, 2-4 yearsBismarck, ND	$14,120	$6,380	54	-	-	14 to 1
-	Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College Request Info Public, 4-yearsNew Town, ND	$3,870	$7,254	172	-	-	5 to 1
-	Trinity Bible College and Graduate School Request Info Private, 4-yearsEllendale, ND	$18,216	$10,657	289	44%	- 20 ACT	11 to 1
-	Columbia College - Minot AFB Request Info Private, 4-yearsMinot AFB, ND	$8,496	-	-	-	-	-
-	Josef's School of Hair Design Inc-Fargo Downtown Request Info Private, 2-4 yearsFargo, ND	$16,500	-	40	-	-	13 to 1
-	Dakota College at Bottineau Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsBottineau, ND	$7,613 ($5,347)	$5,084	1,080	-	-	10 to 1
-	The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo Request Info Private, 2-4 yearsFargo, ND	$18,450	$5,641	122	-	-	12 to 1
-	Dickinson State University Request Info Public, 4-yearsDickinson, ND	$11,218 ($9,118)	$7,724	1,473	72%	990 SAT 19 ACT	13 to 1
-	Mayville State University Request Info Public, 4-yearsMayville, ND	$11,131 ($7,873)	$5,191	1,123	71%	545 SAT 20 ACT	14 to 1
-	Sitting Bull College Request Info Public, 4-yearsFort Yates, ND	$4,010	$4,919	257	-	-	7 to 1
-	Lynnes Welding Training-Bismarck Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsBismarck, ND	$13,875	$10,388	16	-	-	12 to 1
-	University of Jamestown Request Info Private, 4-yearsJamestown, ND	$24,200	$15,525	1,242	92%	1,020 SAT 21 ACT	12 to 1
-	North Dakota State College of Science Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsWahpeton, ND	$6,879 ($5,880)	$4,758	2,942	-	-	10 to 1
-	Valley City State University Request Info Public, 4-yearsValley City, ND	$13,422 ($8,458)	$6,915	1,658	83%	1,080 SAT 19 ACT	12 to 1
-	Bismarck State College Request Info Public, 4-yearsBismarck, ND	$7,227 ($5,143)	$4,297	3,771	-	-	14 to 1
-	JZ Trend Academy Paul Mitchell Partner School Request Info Private, 2-4 yearsBismarck, ND	$14,395	-	25	-	-	16 to 1
-	Lynnes Welding Training Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsFargo, ND	$17,375	$10,820	28	-	-	14 to 1
-	Headquarters Academy of Hair Design Inc Request Info Private, 2-4 yearsMinot, ND	$13,800	-	38	-	-	13 to 1
-	United Tribes Technical College Request Info Private, 4-yearsBismarck, ND	$4,252	$12,118	506	-	-	12 to 1
	Average	$11,750 ($6,793)	$7,164	51,526	79.41%	1,031 SAT	12.57 to 1

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