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Grand Forks, ND · Public · 9,981 undergraduates · urban

University of North Dakota

Less selective

UND stands out nationally for the scale of its aviation and aerospace curriculum while retaining broad flagship programs in engineering, business, health, and sciences.

Institutional profile

Established Solid in affordability, and solid in career outcomes.
Academic Steady Affordability Solid Career Solid Mobility Emerging Experience Emerging
Academic standing Steady
Affordability Solid
Career outcomes Solid
Mobility Emerging
Student experience Emerging
Admission
77.1% admitted

7,437 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
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Completion
57.3%

$63,552 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets University of North Dakota apart

Academic design

The Odegard School covers professional flight, aviation management, air traffic, unmanned aircraft systems, and related aerospace study.

Campus pattern

Grand Forks offers a traditional northern Plains college environment with severe winter weather.

Career & value signal

Aviation employers, airlines, aerospace, unmanned systems, healthcare, energy, and regional industries recruit from specialized programs.

Can I get in?

77.1% admitted

Flight students should investigate FAA medical certification and flight-training sequencing before enrollment.

Recent applicant pool

7,437

About 77 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 77.1%
Entering class

Record over scores

No score range is published for the entering class, so the transcript, the course rigor, and the required materials carry the file.

Testingoptional
Return for a second year83.5%
Finish the degree57.3%

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Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for University of North Dakota, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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What University of North Dakota weighs when it reads a file

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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

The Odegard School covers professional flight, aviation management, air traffic, unmanned aircraft systems, and related aerospace study.

02

Make institutional fit specific

UND stands out nationally for the scale of its aviation and aerospace curriculum while retaining broad flagship programs in engineering, business, health, and sciences.

03

Use the application route carefully

Flight students should investigate FAA medical certification and flight-training sequencing before enrollment.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

Flight students should investigate FAA medical certification and flight-training sequencing before enrollment.

Regular Decisionrolling
Fee and waiver$35 application fee

Fee waiver: accepted

Major and program admission

Some fields have their own entry path.

The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.

Teacher preparationAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

NursingAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Can I afford it?

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Published annual cost$28,206
Average annual cost after aid, in-state$19,000
Affordability profileSolid

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Average annual cost by household income at University of North Dakota

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  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.

Complete within 8 years57.3%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one83.5%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$63,552

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Air Transportation

Recent graduates337
Median earnings$104,472

Psychology, General

Recent graduates117
Median earnings$55,333

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Recent graduates105
Median earnings$71,538

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Recent graduates93
Median earnings$68,932

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What is campus life like?

University of North Dakota beyond the classroom

Grand Forks offers a traditional northern Plains college environment with severe winter weather.

Academics

A defining academic feature

The Odegard School covers professional flight, aviation management, air traffic, unmanned aircraft systems, and related aerospace study.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

Grand Forks offers a traditional northern Plains college environment with severe winter weather.

Career & value

Where the degree can lead

Aviation employers, airlines, aerospace, unmanned systems, healthcare, energy, and regional industries recruit from specialized programs.

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