Universities in North Dakota

North Dakota has 9 degree-granting institutions reporting to the U.S. Department of Education — 6 public, 3 private nonprofit, together enrolling about 27,893 undergraduates (2024-25 data). Each links to a full financial-health and student-outcomes profile.

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1University of North DakotaGrand Forks · R2: Doctoral, High ResearchPublic9,981
2North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo · R1: Doctoral, Very High ResearchPublic9,471
3University of MaryBismarck · Doctoral/Professional UniversityPrivate2,416
4Minot State UniversityMinot · Master's, Medium ProgramsPublic2,062
5Dickinson State UniversityDickinson · Baccalaureate: Diverse FieldsPublic1,090
6University of JamestownJamestown · Master's, Small ProgramsPrivate1,041
7Valley City State UniversityValley City · Baccalaureate: Diverse FieldsPublic958
8Mayville State UniversityMayville · Baccalaureate: Diverse FieldsPublic733
9Trinity Bible College and Graduate SchoolEllendale · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Assoc. DominantPrivate141

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.