University of North Dakota Business Programs

University of North Dakota is a public institution located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Grand Forks is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

University of North Dakota Rankings

UND landed the #279 spot in our 2023 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 1,477 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

UND has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#58	Best Business Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#163	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UND.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#7	Best Value Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#9	Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#16	Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#35	Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#38	Best Value Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#46	Best Value Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#50	Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#128	Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#166	Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UND has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#9	Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Course Advisor
#12	Best Accounting and Finance Schools	College Factual
#46	Best Entrepreneurial Studies Schools	College Factual
#79	Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#135	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#138	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual

Where Is University of North Dakota?

Contact details for UND are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	264 Centennial Drive, Stop 8193, Grand Forks, ND 58202-8193
Phone:	800-225-5863
Website:	und.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/myUND
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/myUND

How Do I Get Into UND?

You can apply to UND online at: https://und.edu/admissions/apply.html

Admission Requirements for UND

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UND?

With an acceptance rate of 87%, UND is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 53% of accepted students are men and 47% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 85%, and the acceptance rate for women is 88%.

Average Test Scores

About 12% of students accepted to UND submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 600. Math scores were between 500 and 630.

UND received ACT scores from 83% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 26. Math scores were between 20 and 27. Composite scores were between 20 and 27.

Can I Afford University of North Dakota?

The overall average net price of UND is $25,142. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UND, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $10,766 a year. That adds up to $43,064 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UND is 2.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of North Dakota Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 9,796 undergraduate students at UND, with 7,173 being full-time and 2,623 being part-time.

There are also 3,819 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,173 full-time undergraduates at UND, 53% are male and 47% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of North Dakota students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	137
Black or African American	109
Hispanic or Latino	292
White	5,881
International Students	264
Other Races/Ethnicities	490

Geographic Diversity

North Dakota students aren't the only ones who study at University of North Dakota. At this time, 43 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 75 countries are represented at UND. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Canada, and Japan.

Online Learning at University of North Dakota

In 2019-2020, 11,293 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UND has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 2nd most popular in North Dakota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of UND

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of North Dakota was $10,276 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $14,546. The following table shows how UND is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	#1	#1
Economics	#4	#7
Applied Economics	#4	#4
Accounting	#28	#70
Accounting	#28	#61

Online Growth Rankings of UND

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of North Dakota was 8.4%. This is the #1,278 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UND regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UND ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UND.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	#10
Economics	#67

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of North Dakota Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Accounting	0	73	0	36	109
General Business Administration and Management	0	38	0	66	104
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	77	0	0	77
Investments and Securities	0	18	0	0	18
Entrepreneurship	2	13	1	0	16
Operations Management	0	15	0	0	15
Business Economics	0	15	0	0	15
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	0	0	0	15	15
Finance	0	14	0	0	14
Accounting and Finance	0	12	0	0	12
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	11	0	0	11
General Economics	0	7	0	0	7
Applied Economics	0	0	3	0	3
TOTAL	2	293	4	117	416

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By MatthewUND under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.