University of North Dakota Trade Programs

University of North Dakota is a public institution located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

University of North Dakota Rankings

UND is ranked #159 out of 1,440 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

UND has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#5	Best Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#17	Best Basic Certificate Trade Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UND.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#4	Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Best Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#9	Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#16	Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#20	Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#25	Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#38	Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UND has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Other Air Transportation Schools	College Factual
#1	Best Flight Instructor Schools	College Factual
#5	Best Transportation & Materials Moving Schools	College Factual
#5	Best Air Transportation Schools	College Factual
#9	Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Course Advisor
#19	Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools	College Factual

Where Is University of North Dakota?

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:	und.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/myUND
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/myUND

Can I Afford UND?

For the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time UND students paid $370 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $555 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$8,882	$13,323
Fees	$1,714	$1,714
Books and Supplies	$800	$800
On Campus Room and Board	$9,922	$9,922
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,446	$3,446

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UND, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $10,766 a year. That adds up to $43,064 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UND is 2.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of North Dakota Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 9,796 undergraduate students at UND, with 7,173 being full-time and 2,623 being part-time.

There are also 3,819 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,173 full-time undergraduates at UND, 53% are male and 47% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of North Dakota students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	137
Black or African American	109
Hispanic or Latino	292
White	5,881
International Students	264
Other Races/Ethnicities	490

Geographic Diversity

North Dakota students aren't the only ones who study at University of North Dakota. At this time, 43 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 75 countries are represented at UND. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Canada, and Japan.

Online Learning at University of North Dakota

In 2019-2020, 11,293 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UND has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of UND

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of North Dakota was $10,276 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $14,546. The following table shows how UND is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology	#1	#1
Other Air Transportation	#1	#1
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	#7	#7
Transportation & Materials Moving	#7	#7
Air Transportation	#7	#7
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	#10	#4

Online Growth Rankings of UND

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of North Dakota was 8.4%. This is the #1,268 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UND regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UND majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Air Transportation	15%
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology	9%
Transportation & Materials Moving	15%

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of North Dakota Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology	0	0	170	170
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	14	22	32	68
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	42	0	0	42
Air Traffic Controller	0	0	33	33
Other Air Transportation	0	0	31	31
Aviation/Airway Management & Operations	0	0	30	30
Histologic Technology/Histotechnologist	17	0	0	17
Athletic Training	0	0	10	10
Flight Instructor	0	0	3	3
Industrial Technology	0	0	1	1
TOTAL	73	22	310	405

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By MatthewUND under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.