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, Bismarck has the most of 5 colleges. It has Fargo 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. You can view the list of colleges and average statistics for each city by following the link on the city name. Furthermore, you can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the colum title.

26 North Dakota Colleges by City
CityNumber of SchoolsUnder-graduate TuitionGraduate TuitionPopulationStudents to Faculty
Total4-yearCommunity CollegesTrade SchoolsTotalUnder.Graduate
Bismarck 53-2 $11,640
($5,247)
$12,372 8,708 7,668 1,040 11 to 1
Fargo 52-3 $14,984
($10,910)
$8,652
($8,786)
12,226 10,036 2,219 13 to 1
Grand Forks 21-1 $15,570
($10,951)
$19,658
($13,677)
15,080 11,094 3,986 18 to 1
Devils Lake 1-1- - - 1,897 1,897 - 12 to 1
Belcourt 11-- $2,794 $3,938 872 840 32 14 to 1
Mayville 11-- $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 11-- $3,870
($3,870)
- 233 233 - 6 to 1
Williston 1-1- - - 934 934 - 21 to 1
Jamestown 11-- $24,990 $15,984 1,376 1,049 327 13 to 1
Ellendale 11-- $19,700 $13,526 275 160 115 9 to 1
Fort Totten 1-1- - - 239 239 - 11 to 1
Valley City 11-- $13,544
($8,580)
$8,075
($8,075)
1,806 1,651 155 12 to 1
Minot 11-- $8,702
($8,702)
$10,886
($10,886)
2,751 2,499 252 11 to 1
Dickinson 11-- $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 11-- $4,010
($4,010)
$6,710
($6,710)
309 280 29 8 to 1