Colleges in North Dakota

North Dakota, the Peace Garden State, hosts eleven public colleges and universities, five tribal community colleges, and four private colleges and universities, in addition to a nursing college, various training academies, and proprietary schools. Of the North Dakota State University System institutions; two are doctoral-granting and two are master’s-granting institutions, two universities offer baccalaureate degrees and five campuses offer associate and trade/technical degrees. The largest institutions are the University of North Dakota and North Dakota State University. The University of North Dakota has the distinction of being known for its School of Aerospace Sciences, which trains airplane pilots from around the world and has been named a space grant institution.

The University of North Dakota is ranked by a nationally recognized college review as among the Best Midwestern Colleges.