Graduation, Transfer-out, and Students to Faculty Ratio Trends for North Dakota Colleges

There are 15 active four-years colleges and universities in North Dakota - 9 public and 6 private schools. The 2023 average graduation rate of the 4-year colleges in North Dakota is 42%. Compared to the graduation rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 37% to 42%. The students to faculty ratio of the schools is 12 to 1 and it decreased by 2 compared to 14 to 1, ratio of 10 years ago.

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	37%	32%	42%
2014-15	40%	35%	45%
2015-16	37%	35%	41%
2016-17	35%	33%	37%
2017-18	36%	33%	41%
2018-19	41%	34%	49%
2019-20	40%	36%	46%
2020-21	43%	38%	47%
2021-22	39%	37%	43%
2022-23	42%	38%	46%
Average	39.00%	35.10%	43.70%

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	20%
2014-15	21%
2015-16	22%
2016-17	27%
2017-18	25%
2018-19	25%
2019-20	20%
2020-21	20%
2021-22	20%
2022-23	20%
Average	22.00%

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	68%	55%
2014-15	69%	63%
2015-16	69%	59%
2016-17	69%	58%
2017-18	71%	59%
2018-19	72%	52%
2019-20	70%	46%
2020-21	70%	62%
2021-22	70%	51%
2022-23	74%	57%
Average	70.20%	56.20%

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	14:1
2014-15	13:1
2015-16	13:1
2016-17	13:1
2017-18	12:1
2018-19	12:1
2019-20	12:1
2020-21	12:1
2021-22	12:1
2022-23	12:1
Average	12.50:1

Most Searched North Dakota Colleges (last 30 days)

4-Year Colleges

University of North Dakota Public, four-years | Grand Forks
North Dakota State University-Main Campus Public, four-years | Fargo
Minot State University Public, four-years | Minot
Valley City State University Public, four-years | Valley City
Rasmussen University-North Dakota Private, four-years | Fargo
University of Mary Private, four-years | Bismarck
Sitting Bull College Public, four-years | Fort Yates
Lynnes Welding Training Private, Less than 2-years | Fargo
Josef's School of Hair, Skin & Body-Fargo Private, Less than 2-years | Fargo
Dickinson State University Public, four-years | Dickinson

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Graduate

University of North Dakota Public, four-years | Grand Forks
University of Mary Private, four-years | Bismarck
North Dakota State University-Main Campus Public, four-years | Fargo
Sitting Bull College Public, four-years | Fort Yates
University of Jamestown Private, four-years | Jamestown
Turtle Mountain Community College Private, four-years | Belcourt
Valley City State University Public, four-years | Valley City
Trinity Bible College and Graduate School Private, four-years | Ellendale
Josef's School of Hair, Skin & Body-Grand Forks Private, Less than 2-years | Grand Forks
Lake Region State College Public, 2-4 years | Devils Lake

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Online Schools

University of North Dakota Public, four-years | Grand Forks
Sitting Bull College Public, four-years | Fort Yates
Minot State University Public, four-years | Minot
Cankdeska Cikana Community College Public, 2-4 years | Fort Totten
Trinity Bible College and Graduate School Private, four-years | Ellendale
United Tribes Technical College Private, four-years | Bismarck
Bismarck State College Public, four-years | Bismarck
University of Jamestown Private, four-years | Jamestown
Lake Region State College Public, 2-4 years | Devils Lake
Turtle Mountain Community College Private, four-years | Belcourt

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Trade Schools

North Dakota State College of Science Public, 2-4 years | Wahpeton
Dakota College at Bottineau Public, 2-4 years | Bottineau
Cankdeska Cikana Community College Public, 2-4 years | Fort Totten
Mayville State University Public, four-years | Mayville
United Tribes Technical College Private, four-years | Bismarck
The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo Private, 2-4 years | Fargo
Josef's School of Hair, Skin & Body-Fargo Private, Less than 2-years | Fargo
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College Public, four-years | New Town
Lake Region State College Public, 2-4 years | Devils Lake
Sitting Bull College Public, four-years | Fort Yates

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