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University of North Dakota

University of North Dakota is a public campus in Grand Forks proper — federal locale codes class it as urban.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$13,914

family income
under $30k

$13,615

$30–48k

$18,625

$48–75k

$19,282

$75–110k

$20,640

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$18,5512023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at University of North Dakota rose from $13,806 (2008) to $18,551 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$13,806
2009	$13,245
2010	$12,377
2011	$16,758
2012	$16,520
2013	$16,289
2014	$16,400
2015	$15,045
2016	$15,056
2017	$15,970
2018	$15,738
2019	$16,966
2020	$17,424
2021	$17,681
2022	$18,998
2023	$18,551

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$25,6052024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at University of North Dakota rose from $15,850 (2009) to $25,605 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$15,850
2010	$16,235
2011	$16,468
2012	$20,283
2013	$20,536
2014	$20,306
2015	$20,657
2016	$19,290
2017	$19,670
2018	$20,611
2019	$21,350
2020	$23,119
2021	$23,529
2022	$23,680
2023	$24,580
2024	$25,605

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$3,088	$7,437
2001	$3,262	$7,862
2002	$3,662	$8,595
2003	$4,156	$9,902
2004	$4,828	$11,522
2005	$5,282	$12,614
2006	$5,792	$13,786
2007	$6,060	$14,454
2008	$6,513	$15,325
2013	$7,508	$17,794
2014	$7,741	$18,409
2015	$7,965	$18,899
2016	$8,136	$19,290
2017	$8,447	$20,047
2018	$8,695	$20,759
2019	$9,736	$15,895
2020	$10,276	$14,546
2021	$10,596	$15,037
2022	$10,951	$15,570
2023	$10,951	$15,570

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

University of North Dakota reports published tuition by residency: $10,951 in-state versus $15,570 out-of-state — a $4,619 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

University of North Dakota reports 9,981 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

60.5% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University of North Dakota within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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60.5%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at University of North Dakota rose from 50.4% (entered 1991) to 60.5% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	50.4%
1992 cohort	43.6%
1993 cohort	47.9%
1994 cohort	47.3%
1995 cohort	43.9%
1996 cohort	50.3%
1997 cohort	53.6%
1998 cohort	54.3%
1999 cohort	56.1%
2000 cohort	53.5%
2001 cohort	53.8%
2002 cohort	54%
2003 cohort	53.9%
2004 cohort	51.2%
2005 cohort	54.4%
2006 cohort	54.3%
2007 cohort	55.3%
2008 cohort	55.5%
2009 cohort	54.2%
2010 cohort	55.4%
2011 cohort	53.6%
2012 cohort	54.6%
2013 cohort	61%
2014 cohort	61.1%
2015 cohort	61.8%
2016 cohort	63.1%
2017 cohort	63.3%
2018 cohort	60.5%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$13,105	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$13,005	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$13,170	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$13,380	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$14,315	$5,398
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$14,910	$4,930
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$15,250	$3,905
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$15,755	$3,937
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$16,484	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$16,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$16,500	$4,220
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$16,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,750	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$20,125	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$21,500	$7,392
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$22,746	$7,120
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$23,125	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$23,250	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$24,250	$8,740
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$24,489	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$23,959	$10,000
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$23,265	$10,678
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$22,500	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$22,057	$11,332

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$54,588

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$58,225

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$63,552

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

University of North Dakota admitted 6,353 of 8,261 applicants in Fall 2024. The 76.9% rate describes that application pool.

76.9%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $10,951 in-state tuition · 2023–24 9,981 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

University of North Dakota did not consider scores in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. No score range is displayed for University of North Dakota under that historical policy.

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In the Fall 2024 cycle, University of North Dakota received 8,261 applications and admitted 6,353 (76.9%), with 2,205 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

76.9%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	67.6%
Fall 2002	67.6%
Fall 2003	76.1%
Fall 2004	69.2%
Fall 2005	68.7%
Fall 2006	73.7%
Fall 2007	73.7%
Fall 2008	70%
Fall 2009	75.4%
Fall 2010	73%
Fall 2011	70%
Fall 2012	70.8%
Fall 2013	73.7%
Fall 2014	86%
Fall 2015	81.9%
Fall 2016	83.7%
Fall 2017	83.5%
Fall 2018	82.2%
Fall 2019	81.1%
Fall 2020	86.8%
Fall 2021	89%
Fall 2022	83.3%
Fall 2023	77.1%
Fall 2024	76.9%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1110–1290Fall 2021 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	970	1160
Fall 2007	1000	1180
Fall 2012	970	1205
Fall 2013	970	1200
Fall 2014	955	1200
Fall 2015	930	1180
Fall 2016	960	1190
Fall 2017	1050	1270
Fall 2018	980	1230
Fall 2019	1010	1250
Fall 2020	1000	1230
Fall 2021	1110	1290

IPEDS Fall 2002–2021, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

20–26Fall 2021 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	20	25
Fall 2003	20	25
Fall 2004	20	26
Fall 2005	19	25
Fall 2006	21	26
Fall 2007	20	25
Fall 2008	21	26
Fall 2009	20	25
Fall 2010	20	25
Fall 2011	21	26
Fall 2012	21	26
Fall 2013	21	26
Fall 2014	21	26
Fall 2015	21	26
Fall 2016	21	26
Fall 2017	21	26
Fall 2018	21	27
Fall 2019	20	26
Fall 2020	20	27
Fall 2021	20	26

IPEDS Fall 2002–2021, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

9,981Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at University of North Dakota has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024 — up to 11,472 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 9,981.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	10,277
Fall 2003	10,711
Fall 2004	10,710
Fall 2005	10,498
Fall 2006	10,376
Fall 2007	10,085
Fall 2008	10,129
Fall 2009	10,105
Fall 2010	10,741
Fall 2011	11,004
Fall 2012	11,472
Fall 2013	11,182
Fall 2014	10,978
Fall 2015	10,809
Fall 2016	10,598
Fall 2017	10,351
Fall 2018	9,910
Fall 2019	9,519
Fall 2020	9,219
Fall 2021	8,998
Fall 2022	9,066
Fall 2023	9,296
Fall 2024	9,981

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

84%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at University of North Dakota rose from 75% (Fall 2003) to 84% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	75%
Fall 2004 cohort	75%
Fall 2005 cohort	80%
Fall 2006 cohort	75%
Fall 2007 cohort	78%
Fall 2008 cohort	77%
Fall 2009 cohort	79%
Fall 2010 cohort	77%
Fall 2011 cohort	74%
Fall 2012 cohort	75%
Fall 2013 cohort	80%
Fall 2014 cohort	81%
Fall 2015 cohort	80%
Fall 2016 cohort	81%
Fall 2017 cohort	80%
Fall 2018 cohort	78%
Fall 2019 cohort	81%
Fall 2020 cohort	77%
Fall 2021 cohort	79%
Fall 2022 cohort	83%
Fall 2023 cohort	84%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about University of North Dakota

Faculty pay at University of North Dakota averages $120,588 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes University of North Dakota as a primarily residential campus of 9,981 undergraduates — and 84% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

University of North Dakota reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 76.9%. Review University of North Dakota's current requirements before applying; use the GPA calculator for your semester numbers.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How University of North Dakota compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

University of North Dakota76.9%

North Dakota median76.1%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

University of North Dakota$10,951

North Dakota median$10,951

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

University of North Dakota's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

University of North Dakota$63,552

North Dakota median$52,725

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

University of North Dakota, North Dakota and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of North Dakota	North Dakota median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	76.9%	76.1%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$10,951	$10,951	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$63,552	$52,725	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For University of North Dakota, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

University of North Dakota federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 36 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	$106,162
Air Transportation	$104,472
Petroleum Engineering	$99,932
Mechanical Engineering	$89,704
Civil Engineering	$87,828
Chemical Engineering	$87,309
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$86,268
Accounting and Related Services	$82,187
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$79,624
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$78,774
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	$75,202
Computer Systems Analysis	$72,006
Mathematics	$71,665
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$71,538
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$70,947
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$68,932
Political Science and Government	$66,535
Finance and Financial Management Services	$65,856
Marketing	$64,912
Human Resources Management and Services	$64,688
Security Science and Technology	$62,726
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$60,352
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$56,218
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	$56,130
Communication and Media Studies	$56,065
Social Work	$56,001
Psychology, General	$55,333
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$55,251
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$54,558
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	$53,454
Social Sciences, General	$52,063
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$51,253
Biology, General	$50,191
Sociology	$49,665
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$45,955
English Language and Literature, General	$44,961

These 36 fields listed for University of North Dakota measure earnings after completion. The $63,552 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 45 additional University of North Dakota fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does University of North Dakota report?

University of North Dakota did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 76.9% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is University of North Dakota's acceptance rate?

76.9% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 6,353 admitted from 8,261 applicants.

How much does University of North Dakota cost?

In-state tuition is $10,951; out-of-state students pay $15,570. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does University of North Dakota report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $63,552. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in North Dakota

Minot State University — 64.6% admitted
University of Mary — 75.3% admitted
North Dakota State University-Main Campus — 95% admitted
Mayville State University

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.