Universities in North Dakota
North Dakota has 25 degree-granting institutions reporting to the U.S. Department of Education – 14 public, 5 private nonprofit, together enrolling about 36,454 undergraduates (2024-25 data). Each links to a full financial-health and student-outcomes profile.
| # | Institution | Sector | Undergrads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of North DakotaGrand Forks · R2: Doctoral, High Research | Public | 9,981 |
| 2 | North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo · R1: Doctoral, Very High Research | Public | 9,471 |
| 3 | Bismarck State CollegeBismarck · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Associate's-Dominant | Public | 2,839 |
| 4 | University of MaryBismarck · Doctoral/Professional University | Private | 2,416 |
| 5 | Minot State UniversityMinot · Master's, Medium Programs | Public | 2,062 |
| 6 | North Dakota State College of ScienceWahpeton · Associate's: High Career-Technical-High Traditional | Public | 1,909 |
| 7 | Dickinson State UniversityDickinson · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields | Public | 1,090 |
| 8 | University of JamestownJamestown · Master's, Small Programs | Private | 1,041 |
| 9 | Valley City State UniversityValley City · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields | Public | 958 |
| 10 | Mayville State UniversityMayville · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields | Public | 733 |
| 11 | Williston State CollegeWilliston · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-High Traditional | Public | 651 |
| 12 | Lake Region State CollegeDevils Lake · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-High Nontraditional | Public | 611 |
| 13 | United Tribes Technical CollegeBismarck · Special Focus: Law | Private | 569 |
| 14 | Turtle Mountain Community CollegeBelcourt · Special Focus: Law | Private | 543 |
| 15 | Dakota College at BottineauBottineau · Associate's: High Career-Technical-High Nontraditional | Public | 399 |
| 16 | Sitting Bull CollegeFort Yates · Special Focus: Law | Public | 257 |
| 17 | Cankdeska Cikana Community CollegeFort Totten · Special Focus: Law | Public | 222 |
| 18 | Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish CollegeNew Town · Special Focus: Law | Public | 161 |
| 19 | Trinity Bible College and Graduate SchoolEllendale · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Assoc. Dominant | Private | 141 |
| 20 | The Salon Professional Academy-FargoFargo · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 95 |
| 21 | Josef's School of Hair Skin & Body-FargoFargo · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 72 |
| 22 | The Hair AcademyBismarck · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 65 |
| 23 | Josef's School of Hair Skin & Body-Grand ForksGrand Forks · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 61 |
| 24 | Lynnes Welding TrainingFargo · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 55 |
| 25 | Rasmussen University-North DakotaFargo · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Mixed | Private for-profit | 52 |
A directory, not a ranking, listed by undergraduate enrollment. Counts and figures come from the most recent College Scorecard & IPEDS release (2024-25), which lags the current academic year by 2–3 years. Open each institution’s profile for financial health, outcomes and peer benchmarks.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard & IPEDS (most recent release, 2024-25). Compiled by Ibex Insights. See the methodology.