A total of 53,821 students are enrolled in North Dakota colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
By race, there are 2,780 native american or Alaska native students (5.17%), 1,013 asian students (1.88%), 1,799 african-american students (3.34%), 2,145 hispanic students (3.99%), 84 native hawaiian or other pacific islander students (0.16%), and 39,153 white students (72.75%).
For North Dakota colleges, Lake Region State College has the highest rate of white students (0.00% and Turtle Mountain College has the lowest rate of white students (0.02%.
For Afraican-american students, Rasmussen University-North Dakota has the highest rate of black students (0.37% and Turtle Mountain College has the lowest rate of black students (0.00% among North Dakota colleges.
For Asian students, Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College has the highest rate of asian students (0.10% and Lake Region State College has the lowest rate of asian students (0.01% among North Dakota colleges.
In North Dakota 4-year colleges and universites, there are 930 asian students (2.03%), 1,502 african-american students (3.28%), 1,850 hispanic students (4.04%), and 33,221 white students (72.48%).
In North Dakota community colleges, there are 279 african-american students (3.65%), 279 hispanic students (3.65%), and 5,685 white students (74.40%).
In North Dakota trade schools, there are 18 african-american students (5.17%), 16 hispanic students (4.60%), and 247 white students (70.98%).
| School Level | Total Enrollment | American Indian / Native American | Asian | African-American | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Race | Race Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Levels | 53,821 | 2,780 (5.17%) |
1,013 (1.88%) |
1,799 (3.34%) |
2,145 (3.99%) |
84 (0.16%) |
39,153 (72.75%) |
2,374 (4.41%) |
1,910 (3.55%) |
| 4-year Colleges | 45,832 | 2,461 (5.37%) |
930 (2.03%) |
1,502 (3.28%) |
1,850 (4.04%) |
79 (0.17%) |
33,221 (72.48%) |
1,961 (4.28%) |
1,482 (3.23%) |
| Community Colleges | 7,641 | 299 (3.91%) |
79 (1.03%) |
279 (3.65%) |
279 (3.65%) |
4 (0.05%) |
5,685 (74.40%) |
403 (5.27%) |
397 (5.20%) |
| Trade Schools | 348 | 20 (5.75%) |
4 (1.15%) |
18 (5.17%) |
16 (4.60%) |
1 (0.29%) |
247 (70.98%) |
10 (2.87%) |
31 (8.91%) |
The following table compares student population by race between North Dakota colleges. A total of 53,821 students have enrolled in North Dakota colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total Enrollment | American Indian / Native American | Asian | African-American | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Race | Race Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen University-North DakotaPrivate, 4-year | 52 | - | 4 (7.7%) |
19 (36.5%) |
1 (1.9%) |
- | 24 (46.2%) |
1 (1.9%) |
3 (5.8%) |
| Bismarck State CollegePublic, 4-year | 4,206 | 85 (2.0%) |
48 (1.1%) |
124 (2.9%) |
131 (3.1%) |
4 (0.1%) |
3,347 (79.6%) |
196 (4.7%) |
229 (5.4%) |
| Dickinson State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 1,410 | 21 (1.5%) |
22 (1.6%) |
40 (2.8%) |
77 (5.5%) |
8 (0.6%) |
1,053 (74.7%) |
89 (6.3%) |
75 (5.3%) |
| Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish CollegePublic, 4-year | 233 | 150 (64.4%) |
23 (9.9%) |
2 (0.9%) |
19 (8.2%) |
1 (0.4%) |
19 (8.2%) |
19 (8.2%) |
- |
| Josef's School of Hair, Skin & Body-Grand ForksPrivate, Less than 2-year | 61 | 3 (4.9%) |
- | 2 (3.3%) |
7 (11.5%) |
- | 42 (68.9%) |
- | 7 (11.5%) |
| University of JamestownPrivate, 4-year | 1,376 | 8 (0.6%) |
12 (0.9%) |
42 (3.1%) |
87 (6.3%) |
4 (0.3%) |
985 (71.6%) |
46 (3.3%) |
120 (8.7%) |
| Lake Region State CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,897 | 40 (2.1%) |
10 (0.5%) |
40 (2.1%) |
54 (2.8%) |
- | 1,515 (79.9%) |
105 (5.5%) |
76 (4.0%) |
| Cankdeska Cikana Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 239 | 205 (85.8%) |
- | 1 (0.4%) |
5 (2.1%) |
- | 22 (9.2%) |
6 (2.5%) |
- |
| University of MaryPrivate, 4-year | 3,861 | 95 (2.5%) |
73 (1.9%) |
92 (2.4%) |
- | 13 (0.3%) |
2,979 (77.2%) |
94 (2.4%) |
397 (10.3%) |
| Mayville State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 1,134 | 25 (2.2%) |
8 (0.7%) |
64 (5.6%) |
53 (4.7%) |
- | 874 (77.1%) |
74 (6.5%) |
17 (1.5%) |
| Minot State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 2,751 | 54 (2.0%) |
41 (1.5%) |
119 (4.3%) |
168 (6.1%) |
10 (0.4%) |
1,826 (66.4%) |
188 (6.8%) |
54 (2.0%) |
| University of North DakotaPublic, 4-year | 15,019 | 232 (1.5%) |
461 (3.1%) |
445 (3.0%) |
829 (5.5%) |
24 (0.2%) |
11,141 (74.2%) |
652 (4.3%) |
320 (2.1%) |
| North Dakota State College of SciencePublic, 2-4 year | 3,367 | 15 (0.4%) |
42 (1.2%) |
175 (5.2%) |
77 (2.3%) |
3 (0.1%) |
2,656 (78.9%) |
137 (4.1%) |
243 (7.2%) |
| Dakota College at BottineauPublic, 2-4 year | 1,204 | 25 (2.1%) |
7 (0.6%) |
27 (2.2%) |
40 (3.3%) |
- | 909 (75.5%) |
71 (5.9%) |
60 (5.0%) |
| North Dakota State University-Main CampusPublic, 4-year | 11,952 | 80 (0.7%) |
220 (1.8%) |
402 (3.4%) |
416 (3.5%) |
5 (0.0%) |
9,337 (78.1%) |
518 (4.3%) |
151 (1.3%) |
| Williston State CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 934 | 14 (1.5%) |
20 (2.1%) |
36 (3.9%) |
103 (11.0%) |
1 (0.1%) |
583 (62.4%) |
84 (9.0%) |
18 (1.9%) |
| Sitting Bull CollegePublic, 4-year | 309 | 286 (92.6%) |
- | 2 (0.6%) |
2 (0.6%) |
- | 19 (6.1%) |
- | - |
| Trinity Bible College and Graduate SchoolPrivate, 4-year | 275 | 7 (2.5%) |
3 (1.1%) |
7 (2.5%) |
16 (5.8%) |
2 (0.7%) |
173 (62.9%) |
11 (4.0%) |
52 (18.9%) |
| Turtle Mountain CollegePrivate, 4-year | 872 | 848 (97.2%) |
- | 3 (0.3%) |
1 (0.1%) |
- | 19 (2.2%) |
1 (0.1%) |
- |
| United Tribes Technical CollegePrivate, 4-year | 576 | 551 (95.7%) |
- | 6 (1.0%) |
2 (0.3%) |
1 (0.2%) |
15 (2.6%) |
- | - |
| Valley City State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 1,806 | 19 (1.1%) |
15 (0.8%) |
135 (7.5%) |
48 (2.7%) |
7 (0.4%) |
1,410 (78.1%) |
72 (4.0%) |
64 (3.5%) |
| The Salon Professional Academy-FargoPrivate, Less than 2-year | 95 | 5 (5.3%) |
1 (1.1%) |
5 (5.3%) |
5 (5.3%) |
- | 75 (78.9%) |
4 (4.2%) |
- |
| The Hair AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 65 | 7 (10.8%) |
- | - | 1 (1.5%) |
- | 51 (78.5%) |
6 (9.2%) |
- |
| Josef's School of Hair, Skin & Body-FargoPrivate, Less than 2-year | 72 | 3 (4.2%) |
3 (4.2%) |
10 (13.9%) |
3 (4.2%) |
1 (1.4%) |
52 (72.2%) |
- | - |
| Lynnes Welding TrainingPrivate, Less than 2-year | 55 | 2 (3.6%) |
- | 1 (1.8%) |
- | - | 27 (49.1%) |
- | 24 (43.6%) |