There are 26 colleges in North Dakota - 14 public and 12 private schools. The 2025 average undergraduate tuition of the North Dakota colleges is $7,707 for state residents and $11,895 for out-of-state students.
17 North Dakota cities have at least one college and, of them, Fargo has the most of 5 colleges. It has Bismarck and Grand Forks also has a number of colleges of 5 and 2 colleges respectively.
The following table shows the North Dakota colleges by city. The 2025 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost.
| City | Number of Schools | Under-graduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Population | Students to Faculty | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4-year | Community Colleges | Trade Schools | Total | Under. | Graduate | ||||
| Fargo | 5 | 2 | - | 3 | $14,984 ($10,910) |
$8,652 ($8,786) |
12,226 | 10,036 | 2,219 | 13 to 1 |
| Bismarck | 5 | 3 | - | 2 | $11,640 ($5,247) |
$12,372 | 8,708 | 7,668 | 1,040 | 11 to 1 |
| Grand Forks | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $15,570 ($10,951) |
$19,658 ($13,677) |
15,080 | 11,094 | 3,986 | 18 to 1 |
| Ellendale | 1 | 1 | - | - | $19,700 | $13,526 | 275 | 160 | 115 | 9 to 1 |
| Fort Totten | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 239 | 239 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Valley City | 1 | 1 | - | - | $13,544 ($8,580) |
$8,075 ($8,075) |
1,806 | 1,651 | 155 | 12 to 1 |
| Minot | 1 | 1 | - | - | $8,702 ($8,702) |
$10,886 ($10,886) |
2,751 | 2,499 | 252 | 11 to 1 |
| Dickinson | 1 | 1 | - | - | $9,118 ($9,118) |
$6,576 ($6,576) |
1,410 | 1,339 | 71 | 16 to 1 |
| Bottineau | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,204 | 1,204 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Fort Yates | 1 | 1 | - | - | $4,010 ($4,010) |
$6,710 ($6,710) |
309 | 280 | 29 | 8 to 1 |
| Devils Lake | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,897 | 1,897 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Belcourt | 1 | 1 | - | - | $2,794 | $3,938 | 872 | 840 | 32 | 14 to 1 |
| Mayville | 1 | 1 | - | - | $11,237 ($7,979) |
$11,159 ($11,159) |
1,134 | 1,067 | 67 | 14 to 1 |
| Wahpeton | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3,367 | 3,367 | - | 12 to 1 |
| New Town | 1 | 1 | - | - | $3,870 ($3,870) |
- | 233 | 233 | - | 6 to 1 |
| Williston | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 934 | 934 | - | 21 to 1 |
| Jamestown | 1 | 1 | - | - | $24,990 | $15,984 | 1,376 | 1,049 | 327 | 13 to 1 |