HPER Graduate Program About NDSU and Fargo-Moorhead NDSU Located in Fargo, North Dakota's largest city, North Dakota State University is a land grant institution with approximately 10,000 students. It is one of two major research universities in an 11 institution state university system.
Instruction is carried out in nine academic units.
The cities are nestled in the Red River Valley, rich in fertile farmlands. The three universities along with the business and technical colleges in the area provide education for more than 23,000 students.