There are 26 colleges in North Dakota - 14 public and 12 private schools. The 2024 average undergraduate tuition of the North Dakota colleges is $7,676 for state residents and $11,586 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 3 four-year colleges and 1 community college with a total of 7,983 students. 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 2024 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 5311 $11,000
($5,195)		 $11,692 7,983 6,837 1,146 11 to 1
Fargo 5212 $14,122
($10,857)		 $8,632
($8,746)		 12,957 10,782 2,175 13 to 1
Grand Forks 21-1 $15,570
($10,951)		 $19,658
($13,677)		 13,927 9,979 3,948 15 to 1
Valley City 11-- $13,478
($8,514)		 $8,026
($8,026)		 1,658 1,521 137 12 to 1
New Town 11-- $3,870
($3,870)		 - 172 172 - 5 to 1
Jamestown 11-- $24,820 $11,500 1,242 978 264 12 to 1
Fort Totten 1-1- - - 316 316 - 10 to 1
Minot 11-- $8,633
($8,633)		 $10,817
($10,817)		 2,777 2,530 247 10 to 1
Bottineau 1-1- - - 1,080 1,080 - 10 to 1
Fort Yates 11-- $4,010
($4,010)		 $6,710
($6,710)		 257 231 26 7 to 1
Belcourt 11-- $2,626 $3,964 599 599 - 10 to 1
Dickinson 11-- $11,218
($9,118)		 $6,576
($6,576)		 1,473 1,411 62 13 to 1
Devils Lake 1-1- - - 1,679 1,679 - 20 to 1
Mayville 11-- $9,564
($7,935)		 $8,946
($8,946)		 1,123 1,077 46 14 to 1
Wahpeton 1-1- - - 2,942 2,942 - 10 to 1
Williston 1-1- - - 924 924 - 20 to 1
Ellendale 11-- $18,762 $13,140 289 170 119 11 to 1