by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
University of North Dakota was awarded 123 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is transportation & materials moving.
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UND is ranked #335 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 20% of all schools in the nation.
UND also holds the #3 spot on the Best Colleges in North Dakota ranking.
The acceptance rate at University of North Dakota is 83%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that UND is a good fit for you.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At University of North Dakota, this ratio is 17 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of North Dakota is 91%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 79% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like University of North Dakota enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from UND have a four-year graduation rate of 36%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at University of North Dakota.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 9,796 undergraduates at UND with 7,173 being full-time and 2,623 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,566 | $12,560 | $15,979 | $18,073 | $19,874 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UND, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UND, approximately 59% of students took out student loans averaging $11,927 a year. That adds up to $47,708 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for UND are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 264 Centennial Drive, Stop 8193, Grand Forks, ND 58202-8193 |
| Phone: | 800-225-5863 |
| Website: | https://und.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/myUND |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/myUND |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Air Transportation | 329 | $46,193 |
| Nursing | 229 | $73,097 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 149 | $68,029 |
| Social Work | 135 | $49,695 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 128 | $42,057 |
| Accounting | 124 | $61,280 |
| Special Education | 122 | NA |
| General Psychology | 120 | $33,487 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 118 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 113 | $53,776 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 9,447 students took at least one online class at University of North Dakota. This is a decrease from the 9,650 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 9,447 | 4,511 |
| 2021-2022 | 9,650 | 4,185 |
| 2020-2021 | 11,293 | 4,466 |
| 2018-2019 | 6,717 | 3,531 |
Learn more about online learning at University of North Dakota.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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