Fargo Has Most Colleges with 12,226 Students Enrolled in North Dakota

The top city with the most 4-year colleges in North Dakota is Fargo, ND with a total of 5 colleges with 12,226 students enrolled.

While Fargo has the most individual colleges, it is not the city with the most students. Grand Forks has the largest student population with 15,080 students enrolled (2 colleges) in North Dakota. You can check the largets cities by student population in North Dakota here.

The largest college in Fargo is North Dakota State University-Main Campus with 11,952 students enrolled.

Other top cities in North Dakota include

North Dakota Cities with Most Colleges

The following table lists cities with the most number of 4-year colleges in North Dakota, including the total number of schools, total enrollment, undergraduate and graduate students , along with the distribution of men and women students across institutions. Click on any city to explore detailed information about colleges in that area. Each page also includes information about community colleges and trade schoools in the metropolitan region and nearby cities.

North Dakota Cities with Most Colleges
CityTotal Number of SchoolsTotal EnrollmentUndergraduateGraduateMenWomen
Fargo, ND5 Schools12,22610,0102,2165,8616,365
Bismarck, ND5 Schools8,7087,6711,0373,7744,934
Grand Forks, ND2 Schools15,08011,0953,9857,6227,458
Wahpeton, ND1 School3,3673,368-1,7861,581
Minot, ND1 School2,7512,4992521,0411,710
Devils Lake, ND1 School1,8971,898-7231,174
Valley City, ND1 School1,8061,6511557581,048
Dickinson, ND1 School1,4101,33971603807
Jamestown, ND1 School1,3761,049327714662
Bottineau, ND1 School1,2041,205-423781