North Dakota Colleges Statistics

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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.
North Dakota Colleges Statistics
academic year 2021-2022
Number of Schools32 schools
By Types14 public, 18 private
By Levels16 four(4) years
12 two but less than four years
4 less than two(2) years
By Categories3 National Universities
12 Community Colleges
Tuition & fees
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 Population51,526
Undergraduate43,356
Graduate8,170
Acceptance Rate79.41%
Test Scores1,031 SAT, 21 AVG
Students to Faculty Ratio12.57 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.
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2021-2022 North Dakota Colleges Comparison
Rank*NameTuition & FeesAverage Financial AidPopulationAcceptance RateTest ScoresStudents to Faculty Ratio
1 University of North Dakota
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Public, 4-yearsGrand Forks, ND
$15,570
($10,951)
$6,050 13,87683% 1,200 SAT
23 ACT
17 to 1
2 Minot State University
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Public, 4-yearsMinot, ND
$8,508 $4,813 2,77793% 1,085 SAT
19 ACT
10 to 1
3 North Dakota State University-Main Campus
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Public, 4-yearsFargo, ND
$15,446
($10,792)
$5,961 12,24296% 1,095 SAT
22 ACT
17 to 1
4 University of Mary
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Private, 4-yearsBismarck, ND
$20,900 $10,997 3,65281% 1,235 SAT
24 ACT
14 to 1
- Rasmussen University-North Dakota
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Private, 4-yearsFargo, ND
$12,285 $5,548 496- - 11 to 1
- Cankdeska Cikana Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsFort Totten, ND
$3,950 $3,343 316- - 10 to 1
- Williston State College
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Public, 2-4 yearsWilliston, ND
$5,768 $7,238 924- - 20 to 1
- Josef's School of Hair, Skin & Body-Fargo
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Private, 2-4 yearsFargo, ND
$17,000 $4,159 69- - 13 to 1
- Josef's School of Hair, Skin & Body-Grand Forks
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Private, 2-4 yearsGrand Forks, ND
$17,000 $4,879 51- - 13 to 1
- Moler Barber College
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Private, Less than 2 yearsFargo, ND
$8,045 - 9- - 8 to 1
- Turtle Mountain Community College
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Private, 4-yearsBelcourt, ND
$2,482 $9,465 599- - 10 to 1
- Lynnes Welding Training - Bismarck
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Private, Less than 2 yearsBismarck, ND
$14,575 - -- - -
- Lake Region State College
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Public, 2-4 yearsDevils Lake, ND
$5,435 $6,152 1,679- - 20 to 1
- The Hair Academy
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Private, 2-4 yearsBismarck, ND
$14,120 $6,380 54- - 14 to 1
- Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College
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Public, 4-yearsNew Town, ND
$3,870 $7,254 172- - 5 to 1
- Trinity Bible College and Graduate School
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Private, 4-yearsEllendale, ND
$18,216 $10,657 28944% -
20 ACT
11 to 1
- Columbia College - Minot AFB
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Private, 4-yearsMinot AFB, ND
$8,496 - -- - -
- Josef's School of Hair Design Inc-Fargo Downtown
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Private, 2-4 yearsFargo, ND
$16,500 - 40- - 13 to 1
- Dakota College at Bottineau
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Public, 2-4 yearsBottineau, ND
$7,613
($5,347)
$5,084 1,080- - 10 to 1
- The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo
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Private, 2-4 yearsFargo, ND
$18,450 $5,641 122- - 12 to 1
- Dickinson State University
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Public, 4-yearsDickinson, ND
$11,218
($9,118)
$7,724 1,47372% 990 SAT
19 ACT
13 to 1
- Mayville State University
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Public, 4-yearsMayville, ND
$11,131
($7,873)
$5,191 1,12371% 545 SAT
20 ACT
14 to 1
- Sitting Bull College
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Public, 4-yearsFort Yates, ND
$4,010 $4,919 257- - 7 to 1
- Lynnes Welding Training-Bismarck
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Private, Less than 2 yearsBismarck, ND
$13,875 $10,388 16- - 12 to 1
- University of Jamestown
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Private, 4-yearsJamestown, ND
$24,200 $15,525 1,24292% 1,020 SAT
21 ACT
12 to 1
- North Dakota State College of Science
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Public, 2-4 yearsWahpeton, ND
$6,879
($5,880)
$4,758 2,942- - 10 to 1
- Valley City State University
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Public, 4-yearsValley City, ND
$13,422
($8,458)
$6,915 1,65883% 1,080 SAT
19 ACT
12 to 1
- Bismarck State College
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Public, 4-yearsBismarck, ND
$7,227
($5,143)
$4,297 3,771- - 14 to 1
- JZ Trend Academy Paul Mitchell Partner School
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Private, 2-4 yearsBismarck, ND
$14,395 - 25- - 16 to 1
- Lynnes Welding Training
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Private, Less than 2 yearsFargo, ND
$17,375 $10,820 28- - 14 to 1
- Headquarters Academy of Hair Design Inc
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Private, 2-4 yearsMinot, ND
$13,800 - 38- - 13 to 1
- United Tribes Technical College
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Private, 4-yearsBismarck, ND
$4,252 $12,118 506- - 12 to 1
Average$11,750
($6,793)
$7,164 51,52679.41% 1,031 SAT 12.57 to 1
*North Dakota college ranking
**Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.
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North Dakota Best Colleges

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1. University of North DakotaPublic, 4-yearsGrand Forks, ND

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2. Minot State UniversityPublic, 4-yearsMinot, ND

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3. North Dakota State University-Main CampusPublic, 4-yearsFargo, ND

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4. University of MaryPrivate, 4-yearsBismarck, ND

All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2021-2022