# List of colleges and universities in North Dakota

There are twenty colleges and universities in the U.S. state of North Dakota that are listed under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Grand Forks-based University of North Dakota (UND) is the largest public institution with an enrollment of 13,876 students as of Fall 2022 enrollment data. Fargo-based North Dakota State University (NDSU) is the second largest public institution, with an enrollment of 12,242 students for Fall 2022.
UND, founded February 27, 1883 (six years prior to North Dakota's statehood), is the state's oldest and longest operating post-secondary institution. University of Jamestown (UJ), founded under the name Jamestown College on October 31, 1883, by the Presbyterian Church, is the state's second-oldest established post-secondary institution. Mayville State University (MSU), originally named Mayville Normal School, founded in 1889 by the first North Dakota Legislative Assembly, is the state's third-oldest established post-secondary institution but is the second longest operating school. NDSU, originally named the North Dakota Agricultural College, was founded on March 8, 1890, as part of the Morrill Land-Grant Acts of 1862 and 1890, is the state's fourth-oldest post-secondary institution and third longest operating school.
The North Dakota University System contains eleven public colleges. There are also seven private universities in North Dakota. The University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, a part of UND, is the state's only medical school. The state's only law school is the University of North Dakota School of Law, which is another UND affiliate.
The majority of North Dakota's post-secondary institutions are accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). Most are accredited by multiple agencies, such as the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), the National League for Nursing (NLNAC), the American Psychological Association (APA), and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

## Extant institutions

| Institution | Location(s) | Control | Type | Enrollment (fall 2022) | Founded | Accreditation |
| Bismarck State College | Bismarck | Public | Baccalaureate/associate's college | 3,771 | 1939 | Higher Learning Commission (HLC) |
| Cankdeska Cikana Community College | Fort Totten | Public | Tribal college | 316 | 1974 | Higher Learning Commission (HLC) |
| Dakota College at Bottineau | Bottineau | Public | Associate's college | 1,080 | 1906 | Higher Learning Commission (HLC) |
| Dickinson State University | Dickinson | Public | Baccalaureate college | 1,473 | 1918 | Higher Learning Commission (HLC), NASM, NCATE, NLNAC |
| Lake Region State College | Devils Lake | Public | Associate's college | 1,679 | 1941 | Higher Learning Commission (HLC) |
| Mayville State University | Mayville | Public | Baccalaureate college | 1,123 | 1889 | Higher Learning Commission (HLC), NCATE |
| Minot State University | Minot | Public | Master's university | 2,777 | 1913 | Higher Learning Commission (HLC), ASHA, NASM, NCATE, NLNAC |
| North Dakota State College of Science | Wahpeton | Public | Associate's college | 2,942 | 1903 | Higher Learning Commission (HLC), ADA, AOTA, NLNAC |
| North Dakota State University | Fargo | Public | Research university | 12,242 | 1890-03-08 | Higher Learning Commission (HLC), ACPE, AAMFT, ADA, CCNE, NASAD, NASM, NAST, NCATE |
| Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College | New Town | Public | Tribal college | 172 | 1973 | Higher Learning Commission (HLC) |
| Rasmussen University | Fargo | Private for-profit | Baccalaureate/associate's college | 496 | 2006 | Higher Learning Commission (HLC) |
| Sitting Bull College | Fort Yates | Public | Tribal college | 257 | 1973 | Higher Learning Commission (HLC) |
| Trinity Bible College | Ellendale | Private not-for-profit | Special-focus institution | 289 | 1948 | ABHE |
| Turtle Mountain Community College | Belcourt | Private not-for-profit | Tribal college | 599 | 1972 | Higher Learning Commission (HLC) |
| United Tribes Technical College | Bismarck | Private not-for-profit | Tribal college | 506 | 1969 | Higher Learning Commission (HLC), NLNAC |
| University of Jamestown | Jamestown | Private not-for-profit | Master's university | 1,242 | 1883-10-31 | Higher Learning Commission (HLC), NLNAC |
| University of Mary | Bismarck, Fargo, Williston, Watford City, Grand Forks AFB | Private not-for-profit | Doctoral university | 3,652 | 1959 | Higher Learning Commission (HLC), AOTA, APTA, CCNE |
| University of North Dakota | Grand Forks | Public | Research university | 13,876 | 1883-02-27 | Higher Learning Commission (HLC), ABA, ADA, AOTA, APTA, APA, ASHA, CCNE, AANA, LCME, NASAD, NASM, NAST, NCATE |
| Valley City State University | Valley City | Public | Baccalaureate college | 1,658 | 1890-10-13 | Higher Learning Commission (HLC), NASM, NCATE |
| Williston State College | Williston | Public | Associate's college | 924 | 1957 | Higher Learning Commission (HLC) |

## Defunct institutions

| Institution | Location(s) | Control | Founded | Closed |
| Assumption College | Richardton | Private | 1899 | 1971 |
| Dakota Business College | Fargo | Private | 1890 | 1978 |
| North Dakota State Normal and Industrial School | Ellendale | Public | 1899 | 1971 |

## Key

| Abbreviation | Accrediting agency |
| AAMFT | American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy |
| AANA | American Association of Nurse Anesthetists |
| ABA | American Bar Association |
| ACPE | Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education |
| ADA | American Dental Association |
| ADA | American Dietetic Association |
| AOTA | American Occupational Therapy Association |
| APA | American Psychological Association |
| APTA | American Physical Therapy Association |
| ASHA | American Speech–Language–Hearing Association |
| CCNE | Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education |
| LCME | Liaison Committee on Medical Education |
| NASAD | National Association of Schools of Art and Design |
| NASM | National Association of Schools of Music |
| NAST | National Association of Schools of Theatre |
| HLC | Higher Learning Commission |
| NCATE | National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education |
| NLNAC | National League for Nursing |