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There are twenty-one colleges and universities in the U.S. state of North Dakota that are listed under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Grand Forks-based University of North Dakota (UND) is the largest public institution with an enrollment of 14,906 students as of Fall 2014 enrollment data. Fargo-based North Dakota State University (NDSU) is the second largest public institution, with an enrollment of 14,747 students for Fall 2014.

UND, founded February 27, 1883 (six years prior to North Dakota's statehood), is the state's oldest and longest operating post-secondary institution. University of Jamestown (UJ), founded under the name Jamestown College October 31, 1883, by the Presbyterian Church, is the state's second-oldest established post-secondary institution. Mayville State University (MSU), originally named Mayville Normal School, founded in 1889 by the first North Dakota Legislative Assembly, is the state's third-oldest established post-secondary institution but is the second longest operating school. NDSU, originally named the North Dakota Agricultural College, was founded 8 March 1890 as part of the Morrill Land-Grant Acts of 1862 and 1890, is the state's fourth-oldest post-secondary institution and third longest operating school.

The North Dakota University System contains eleven public colleges. There are also seven private universities in North Dakota. The University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, a part of UND, is the state's only medical school. The state's only law school is the University of North Dakota School of Law, which is another UND affiliate.

The majority of North Dakota's post-secondary institutions are accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) (19 in total). Most are accredited by multiple agencies, such as the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), the National League for Nursing (NLNAC), the American Psychological Association (APA), and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Extant institutions

Institution Location(s) Control Type Enrollment
(fall 2010)
Founded Accreditation
Bismarck State College Bismarck Public Associate's college 4,177 1939 Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
Cankdeska Cikana Community College Fort Totten Public Tribal college 220 1974 Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
Dakota College at Bottineau Bottineau Public Associate's college 898 1906 Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
Dickinson State University Dickinson Public Baccalaureate college 2,668 1918 Higher Learning Commission (HLC), NASM, NCATE, NLNAC
University of Jamestown Jamestown Private not-for-profit Baccalaureate college 972 1883-10-31 Higher Learning Commission (HLC), NLNAC
Lake Region State College Devils Lake Public Associate's college 1,913 1941 Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
Mayville State University Mayville Public Baccalaureate college 982 1889 Higher Learning Commission (HLC), NCATE
Medcenter One College of Nursing Bismarck Private not-for-profit Special-focus institution 91 1988 Higher Learning Commission (HLC), CCNE
Minot State University Minot Public Master's university 3,866 1913 Higher Learning Commission (HLC), ASHA, NASM, NCATE, NLNAC
North Dakota State College of Science Wahpeton Public Associate's college 2,833 1903 Higher Learning Commission (HLC), ADA, AOTA, NLNAC
North Dakota State University Fargo Public Research university 14,407 1890-03-08 Higher Learning Commission (HLC), ACPE, AAMFT, ADA, CCNE, NASAD, NASM, NAST, NCATE
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College New Town Public Tribal college 215 1973 Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
Rasmussen College Fargo, Bismarck Private for-profit Baccalaureate/associate's college 1,765 2006 Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
Sitting Bull College Fort Yates Public Tribal college 314 1973 Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
Trinity Bible College Ellendale Private not-for-profit Special-focus institution 285 1948 ABHE
Turtle Mountain Community College Belcourt Private not-for-profit Tribal college 969 1972 Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
United Tribes Technical College Bismarck Private not-for-profit Tribal college 600 1969 Higher Learning Commission (HLC), NLNAC
University of Mary Bismarck, Fargo, Watford City, Grand Forks Private not-for-profit Master's/Doctoral university 3,317 1959 Higher Learning Commission (HLC), AOTA, APTA, CCNE
University of North Dakota Grand Forks Public Research university 14,194 1883-02-27 Higher Learning Commission (HLC), ABA, ADA, AOTA, APTA, APA, ASHA, CCNE, AANA, LCME, NASAD, NASM, NAST, NCATE
Valley City State University Valley City Public Baccalaureate college 1,285 1890-10-13 Higher Learning Commission (HLC), NASM, NCATE
Williston State College Williston Public Associate's college 932 1957 Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

Defunct institutions

Institution Location(s) Control Founded Closed Ref
Assumption College Richardton Private 1899 1971
Dakota Business College Fargo Private 1890 1978
North Dakota State Normal and Industrial School Ellendale Public 1899 1971

Key

Abbreviation Accrediting agency
AAMFT American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
AANA American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
ABA American Bar Association
ACPE Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
ADA American Dental Association
ADA American Dietetic Association
AOTA American Occupational Therapy Association
APA American Psychological Association
APTA American Physical Therapy Association
ASHA American Speech–Language–Hearing Association
CCNE Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
LCME Liaison Committee on Medical Education
NASAD National Association of Schools of Art and Design
NASM National Association of Schools of Music
NAST National Association of Schools of Theatre
HLC Higher Learning Commission
NCATE National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
NLNAC National League for Nursing

See also

  • Higher education in the United States
  • List of college athletic programs in North Dakota
  • List of American institutions of higher education
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