University of North Dakota

University of North Dakota is a public college in Grand Forks, ND. Its average net price is $18,131 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$11,857
$30,001 to $48,000$12,111
$48,001 to $75,000$13,894
$75,001 to $110,000$17,972
$110,001 and up$21,242
$11,645Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$16,541Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$18,131Average Net Price
$11,758Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$800Books and Supplies
$3,446Other Expenses
20.3%Students on Pell Grants
43.0%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

76.9%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$60,133
8 years after entry$64,978
10 years after entry$67,456
61.0%Graduation Rate
84.0%Retention Rate
$20,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Grand Forks, NDLocation
Small citySetting
9,981Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$63,917 Small program - rough guide n=62$19,350 Small program - rough guide n=50
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$78,673 National median for this major n=4,568Not published
Air Transportation$59,101 n=173$26,797 n=402
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921Not published
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology$44,128 National median for this major n=605Not published
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education$52,960 National median for this major n=144Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$37,145 Small program - rough guide n=64$22,250 Small program - rough guide n=67
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$70,896 National median for this major n=5,750Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$56,839 Small program - rough guide n=70$22,529 Small program - rough guide n=86
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Chemical Engineering$84,038 Small program - rough guide n=34$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=40
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Civil Engineering$75,130 Small program - rough guide n=54$34,000 Small program - rough guide n=51
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,198 National median for this major n=732Not published
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$40,105 National median for this major n=4,106Not published
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$69,822 Small program - rough guide n=52$23,750 Small program - rough guide n=42
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$32,846 National median for this major n=5,303Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=54
Computer Science$72,883 Small program - rough guide n=36Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Computer Software and Media Applications$48,533 National median for this major n=3,677Not published
Computer Systems Analysis$65,104 National median for this major n=1,196Not published
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572Not published
Criminal Justice$45,477 Small program - rough guide n=56$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=71
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis$40,083 National median for this major n=120Not published
Data Science$76,968 National median for this major n=322Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$39,341 National median for this major n=2,106Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$36,286 National median for this major n=1,258Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$81,770 Small program - rough guide n=37$31,000 Small program - rough guide n=49
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$68,044 National median for this major n=1,601Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$55,129 Small program - rough guide n=42$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=69
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$38,952 National median for this major n=2,176Not published
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Geological/Geophysical Engineering$67,287 National median for this major n=148Not published
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
Graphic Communications$29,510 National median for this major n=3,935Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,940 National median for this major n=14,722Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$68,608 National median for this major n=2,721Not published
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Journalism$41,953 National median for this major n=11,629Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Liberal Arts$50,471 Small program - rough guide n=65$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=82
Marketing$55,289 Small program - rough guide n=84$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=83
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering$77,233 n=110$29,655 Small program - rough guide n=87
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$41,521 National median for this major n=2,897Not published
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Petroleum Engineering$91,915 National median for this major n=586Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Philosophy and Religious Studies, General$32,431 National median for this major n=74Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$41,799 Small program - rough guide n=85$23,417 n=120
Public Administration$50,470 National median for this major n=2,829Not published
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Public Policy Analysis$53,031 National median for this major n=1,940Not published
Recreation Management$39,350 National median for this major n=2,661Not published
Registered Nursing$76,869 n=180$25,985 n=148
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$38,781 National median for this major n=3,059Not published
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Security Science and Technology$46,655 National median for this major n=2,893Not published
Social Sciences$43,758 National median for this major n=5,239Not published
Social Work$50,638 Small program - rough guide n=84$30,500 Small program - rough guide n=97
Sociology$45,680 Small program - rough guide n=31Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=30
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$44,553 Small program - rough guide n=87$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=61
Zoology/Animal Biology$33,118 National median for this major n=2,431Not published

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