Tuition Trends for North Dakota colleges Over Past 10 Years

There are 27 colleges in North Dakota - 14 public and 13 private schools. The 2024 average tuition & fees of the 4-year colleges in North Dakota is $7,662 for North Dakota residents and $9,904 for out-of-state students. In private colleges, the average tuition & fees is $13,278. For North Dakota community colleges, the average tuition & fees is $5,286 for state residents and $5,781 for out-of-state students.

North Dakota public 4-year colleges' in-state tuition & fees increased by 49.80% from $5,849 (2015) to $8,762 (2024) and out-of-state tuition & fees grew by -3.39% over the past decade from $10,252 (2015) to $9,904 (2024). In private North Dakota colleges, the tuition & fees increased by 16.20%, from $11,427 (2015) to $13,278 (2024).

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Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Over the past 10 years, the COA has increased by 8.01% when living on campus and by 10.67% when living off campus at public North Dakota colleges. For private North Dakota colleges, the COA has increased by 17.55% (on-campus) and 19.62% (off-camus). The COA includes tuition, fees, books & supplies, room & board, and other personal expenses.

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes of North Dakota colleges
Year	Living On Campus			Living Off Campus
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$16,499	$20,902	$22,077	$17,613	$22,016	$23,191
2015-16	$16,653 0.93%	$21,138 1.13%	$22,611 2.42%	$17,761 0.84%	$22,246 1.04%	$23,719 2.28%
2016-17	$17,348 4.17%	$21,992 4.04%	$23,426 3.60%	$18,064 1.71%	$22,708 2.08%	$24,142 1.78%
2017-18	$17,726 2.18%	$22,522 2.41%	$23,904 2.04%	$18,527 2.56%	$23,323 2.71%	$24,705 2.33%
2018-19	$17,728 0.01%	$21,360 -5.16%	$23,651 -1.06%	$19,041 2.77%	$22,673 -2.79%	$24,964 1.05%
2019-20	$18,691 5.43%	$21,194 -0.78%	$24,512 3.64%	$19,735 3.64%	$22,238 -1.92%	$25,556 2.37%
2020-21	$19,109 2.24%	$21,323 0.61%	$24,548 0.15%	$20,324 2.98%	$22,538 1.35%	$25,763 0.81%
2021-22	$19,354 1.28%	$21,648 1.52%	$24,914 1.49%	$20,690 1.80%	$22,984 1.98%	$26,250 1.89%
2022-23	$20,889 7.93%	$22,200 2.55%	$24,927 0.05%	$22,670 9.57%	$23,981 4.34%	$26,708 1.74%
2023-24	$21,435 2.61%	$22,577 1.70%	$25,951 4.11%	$23,224 2.44%	$24,366 1.61%	$27,740 3.86%

Tuition & Fees Changes

For the current year (2024), the average tuition & fees for North Dakota colleges is $8,762 for North Dakota residents and $9,904 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average tuition & fees is $13,278.

For graduate programs, the 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $12,650 for North Dakota residents and $11,525 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average graduate program tuition & fees is $10,592.

The tuition & fees has increased 0.01% for graduate programs at North Dakota colleges. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of tuition & fees by tuition rates and degrees.

Tuition & Fees Changes for North Dakota colleges
Year	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$5,849	$10,252	$11,427	$6,396	$10,466	$8,678
2015-16	$5,923 1.27%	$10,408 1.52%	$11,881 3.97%	$6,528 2.06%	$10,713 2.36%	$9,891 13.98%
2016-17	$6,016 1.57%	$10,660 2.42%	$12,094 1.79%	$6,716 2.88%	$10,976 2.45%	$13,601 37.51%
2017-18	$6,204 3.13%	$11,000 3.19%	$12,382 2.38%	$6,756 0.60%	$10,508 -4.26%	$11,734 -13.73%
2018-19	$6,443 3.85%	$10,075 -8.41%	$12,366 -0.13%	$6,948 2.84%	$9,373 -10.80%	$12,049 2.68%
2019-20	$6,836 6.10%	$9,339 -7.31%	$12,657 2.35%	$7,916 13.93%	$9,527 1.64%	$12,725 5.61%
2020-21	$7,140 4.45%	$9,354 0.16%	$12,579 -0.62%	$8,262 4.37%	$9,553 0.27%	$12,620 -0.83%
2021-22	$7,323 2.56%	$9,617 2.81%	$12,883 2.42%	$8,619 4.32%	$9,962 4.28%	$9,085 -28.01%
2022-23	$8,756 19.57%	$10,067 4.68%	$12,794 -0.69%	$8,697 0.90%	$10,091 1.29%	$10,238 12.69%
2023-24	$8,762 0.07%	$9,904 -1.62%	$13,278 3.78%	$11,212 28.92%	$10,467 3.73%	$10,075 -1.59%

North Dakota 4-Year Colleges Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

North Dakota Graduate Schools Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Books & Supplies Costs Changes for North Dakota colleges
Year	Books & Supplies
2014-15	$1,113
2015-16	$1,111 -0.18%
2016-17	$1,110 -0.09%
2017-18	$1,015 -8.56%
2018-19	$1,009 -0.59%
2019-20	$1,022 1.29%
2020-21	$966 -5.48%
2021-22	$969 0.31%
2022-23	$970 0.10%
2023-24	$968 -0.21%

Living Costs Changes

For North Dakota colleges, the living have increased 21.48% when a student lives on campus facilities and 18.37% when living off campus from year 2015 to 2024. The living costs includes costs for room & board, and other living expenses.

Living Costs Changes for North Dakota colleges
Year	Living On Campus	Living Off Campus
2014-15	$9,537	$9,921
2015-16	$9,619 2.94%	$10,070 1.57%
2016-17	$10,222 9.55%	$10,680 2.96%
2017-18	$10,507 1.97%	$10,865 4.47%
2018-19	$10,276 -1.35%	$10,795 3.39%
2019-20	$10,833 7.79%	$11,438 2.44%
2020-21	$11,003 2.16%	$11,787 1.94%
2021-22	$11,062 0.45%	$11,857 1.78%
2022-23	$11,163 0.40%	$12,135 3.61%
2023-24	$11,705 6.03%	$12,740 4.82%

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Undergraduate

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Minot State University Public, four-years | Minot
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Graduate

University of North Dakota Public, four-years | Grand Forks
University of Mary Private, four-years | Bismarck
North Dakota State University-Main Campus Public, four-years | Fargo
Trinity Bible College and Graduate School Private, four-years | Ellendale
Valley City State University Public, four-years | Valley City
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University of North Dakota Public, four-years | Grand Forks
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Tuition Trends for North Dakota colleges Over Past 10 Years

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Tuition & Fees Changes

Books & Supplies Costs Changes

Living Costs Changes