University of North Dakota Teaching 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

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
#142	Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#198	Most Popular Teaching Bachelor’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
#3	Best Value Educational Assessment Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#13	Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#23	Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#43	Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#46	Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#61	Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#64	Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#98	Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific 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
#27	Best Value Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific	College Factual
#28	Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#38	Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional Students	College Factual
#39	Highest Paid Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduates	College Factual
#48	Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific	College Factual
#179	Best Schools	Course Advisor

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:	https://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?

UND has an acceptance rate of 83%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 51% of accepted students are men and 49% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 80%, and the acceptance rate for women is 87%.

Average Test Scores

About 1% 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 530 and 630. Math scores were between 520 and 640.

UND received ACT scores from 93% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 25. Math scores were between 21 and 27. Composite scores were between 21 and 26.

Can I Afford University of North Dakota?

The overall average net price of UND is $26,238. 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UND, approximately 63% of students took out student loans averaging $10,331 a year. That adds up to $41,324 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UND is 3.6%. 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 10,163 undergraduate students at UND, with 7,628 being full-time and 2,535 being part-time.

There are also 3,418 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,628 full-time undergraduates at UND, 54% are male and 46% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	130
Black or African American	135
Hispanic or Latino	304
White	6,268
International Students	303
Other Races/Ethnicities	488

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

There are 16 bachelor’s degree and 28 master’s degree programs available online at UND. In 2017-2018, 6,717 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 most popular in North Dakota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2017-2018.

Online Growth Rankings of UND

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of North Dakota was 2.7%. This is the #1,348 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UND regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UND majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	15%
Curriculum & Instruction	14%
Curriculum & Instruction	14%
Reading Teacher Education	38%
Student Counseling	15%
Teacher Education Grade Specific	6%
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	20%
Teaching English or French	20%

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
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	#10
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	#28
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	#45
Teaching English or French	#46
Reading Teacher Education	#58
Early Childhood Education	#84
Instructional Media Design	#109
Educational/Instructional Technology	#109
General Special Education	#109
Special Education	#164
Teacher Education Subject Specific	#169
Teacher Education Grade Specific	#235

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 Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Special Education	0	0	0	125	0	125
Elementary Education	0	76	0	10	0	86
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	0	33	0	33
Early Childhood Education	0	15	0	14	0	29
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	0	12	13	25
Reading Teacher Education	0	0	0	24	0	24
Secondary Education	0	19	0	0	0	19
Teacher Development & Methodology	0	0	8	0	6	14
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	0	0	0	9	4	13
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	0	0	10	0	0	10
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	0	0	10	0	10
Educational/Instructional Technology	0	0	1	8	0	9
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	0	8	0	0	0	8
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	7	0	7
Music Education	0	4	0	0	0	4
Social Studies Education	0	4	0	0	0	4
Other Educational Assessment, Evaluation, & Research	0	0	0	0	3	3
Science Education	0	2	0	0	0	2
Multicultural Education	1	0	0	0	0	1
General Education	0	0	0	0	0	0
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	0	0	0	0	0	0
Social Science Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	0	0
Technical Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1	128	19	252	26	426

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.