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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.

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
$18,998991st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$10,951680th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$15,570581st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$24,580661st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$22,057896th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$63,552414th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$54,588361st highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
63.3%652nd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
83.0%535th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
77.1%809th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
23493rd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
9,296275th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
17.0:11,581st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
16.5%1,859th highest of 2,122 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

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 74 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Petroleum EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$83,177$72,762
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$74,576$76,460
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$70,456$66,325
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$65,977$64,608
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$62,057$61,437
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$58,673$63,005
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$57,770$55,547
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$54,624$53,608
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$53,131$51,571
Air TransportationTransportationbachelors$51,035$43,368
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$49,527$45,529
Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$49,214$63,005

Campus facts

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)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of North Dakota’s 9,296 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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