University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND · Public · Small city · Carnegie R1/R2 · UND
Public institution in Grand Forks, ND · 9,296 undergraduates · 77% acceptance rate · $63,552 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 13%Undergraduates
- Top 18%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 21%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $18,998993rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $10,951682nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $15,570585th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $24,580661st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $22,057903rd lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $63,552415th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $54,588362nd highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 63.3%656th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 83.0%539th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 77.1%819th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- 23494th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 9,296275th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17.0:11,598th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 16.5%1,875th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 279 mi (MSP)
On 3 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $35
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
Deadlines and essay flags come from the Common App Requirements Grid, joined by school name. Always confirm against the school’s own admissions page before applying.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 74 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petroleum EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $83,177 | $72,762 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $74,576 | $76,460 |
| Chemical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $70,456 | $66,325 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $65,977 | $64,608 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $62,057 | $61,437 |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $58,673 | $63,005 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $57,770 | $55,547 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $54,624 | $53,608 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $53,131 | $51,571 |
| Air TransportationTransportation | bachelors | $51,035 | $43,368 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $49,527 | $45,529 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $49,214 | $63,005 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1883source
- Athletic nickname: "Fighting Hawks"source
- Alerus Center seats about 21,000source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- School colors: Whitesource
- Mascot: The Fighting Hawksource
- Motto: "Lux et Lex (Latin)"source
- Campus size: about 521 acressource
- Athletic conference: FCSsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]]}} institutionsource
- Plays for the "Sitting Bull Trophy" (since 1903)source
- Fight song: "*"[[Fight On Sioux]]""source
- Notable alum: Phil Jacksonsource
- Notable alum: Karen L. Nybergsource
- Notable alum: Sam Andersonsource
- Notable alum: Maxwell Andersonsource
- Notable alum: Harry Nyquistsource
Athletics — 9 sports
NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $5,692,366 (M $3,051,530 · W $2,640,836)
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Ice Hockey
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Ice Hockey: 2016
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websiteund.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 200280)
- Compare colleges in NDRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in North DakotaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: University of North Dakota vs North Dakota State University-Main CampusHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 9 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
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