North Dakota Private colleges 2025 Average Tuition

For North Dakota Private colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $15,014.

University of Jamestown has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $24,990 and Turtle Mountain College has the lowest tuition & fees of $2,794 among North Dakota Private colleges. For graduate programs, University of Jamestown has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $15,984 and Turtle Mountain College has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $3,938 among North Dakota Private colleges.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of North Dakota Private colleges in 2025 is $27,784 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for North Dakota Private colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
Tuition & Fees$15,014$11,455
Books & Supplies$1,064$1,064
Room & Board$8,114$8,114
Other Expenses$3,592$3,592
COA$27,784$24,225

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of North Dakota Private colleges is $15,014. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for North Dakota Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for North Dakota Private colleges (2021-2025)
TuitionFees
2020-2021$12,108$1,306
2021-2022$12,240$1,373
2022-2023$12,570$1,440
2023-2024$12,882$1,504
2024-2025$13,439$1,576
*The amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of North Dakota Private colleges in 2025 is $11,455.

The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for North Dakota Private colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2025 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for North Dakota Private colleges (2021-2025)
TuitionFees
2020-2021$13,042$535
2021-2022$9,410$805
2022-2023$11,535$541
2023-2024$9,558$517
2024-2025$10,910$545

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of North Dakota Private colleges in 2025 is $399.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $509.

The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.

Table. 2025 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for North Dakota Private colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
2020-2021$359$520
2021-2022$364$524
2022-2023$371$531
2023-2024$379$533
2024-2025$399$509

North Dakota Private colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of North Dakota Private colleges in 2025 is $11,706 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $14,236 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.

The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for North Dakota Private colleges.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for North Dakota Private colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 $7,136$2,976 $7,870$4,276
2021-2022 $6,961$2,987 $7,917$4,286
2022-2023 $7,160$3,030 $8,005$4,690
2023-2024 $7,969$3,240 $8,518$4,878
2024-2025 $8,114$3,592 $9,078$5,158