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Trends by state

Trends by state

North Dakota

9 colleges on the site — too few to summarize with a median (the site needs 10 or more). Here's who they are, and this state's biggest movers.

Colleges in North Dakota

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Where North Dakota's first-years come from

First-years crossing state lines, fall 2024

Inflow
3,514
Outflow
937
Net
+2,577

North Dakota's colleges enroll 3.8 first-years from other states for every North Dakota resident who starts college in another state, among four-year colleges on this site.

Colleges taking the most of the inflow

  1. North Dakota State University-Main Campus39%
  2. University of North Dakota37%
  3. University of Mary10%
  4. University of Jamestown4%
  5. Dickinson State University4%

One fall, over campus-based colleges only: not that fall, not for-profit, and not a campus that merged or split.

Biggest movers in North Dakota

Applications surged

, fall 2014 to fall 2024

Median college: +52.2% (2 colleges ranked)

  1. 1University of North Dakota+78.0%4,642 → 8,261
  2. 2North Dakota State University-Main Campus+26.5%5,713 → 7,228

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2014 to Fall 2024;College Scorecard (enrollment), Fall 2014 to Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2014 to Fall 2024About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Top 2 and how it's ranked

Grew the most

, fall 2014 to fall 2024

Median college: −11.5% (5 colleges ranked)

  1. 1University of Mary+25.3%1,928 → 2,416

Sources:College Scorecard (enrollment), Fall 2014 to Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2014 to Fall 2024About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Top 1 and how it's ranked

Students pay much less

(in 2023–24 dollars), 2013–14 to 2023–24

Median college: −9.3% (5 colleges ranked)

  1. 1University of North Dakota−31.3%$33,338 → $22,914
  2. 2North Dakota State University-Main Campus−27.4%$30,965 → $22,469
  3. 3Dickinson State University−9.3%$18,172 → $16,491
  4. 4Minot State University−2.3%$16,655 → $16,271

Sources:IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2013–14 to 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2013–14 to 2023–24;College Scorecard (enrollment), Fall 2013 to Fall 2024;inflation: BLS CPI-U, school-year averagesAbout the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Top 4 and how it's ranked