North Dakota Online Colleges Comparison
19 North Dakota colleges offer online degree programs and/or online courses. Of that, 2 colleges have online students more than 50% of total enrollment.
The next list summarizes the important statistics for online colleges. For this statistics, we include online completely colleges and colleges with the rate of online students of 50% or more.
- The 2025 average tuition & fees of North Dakota online colleges is $6,684 for North Dakota residents and $8,766 for out-of-state students. University of Jamestown has the highest tuition & fees of $24,990 and Turtle Mountain College has the lowest tuition & fees of $2,794.
- Total 13,994 students have enrolled in online colleges in North Dakota. University of North Dakota is the largest online college with 5,225 online students.
- University of Mary offers the most number of online programs of 27 programs via distance learning.
- Williston State College has the lowest students to faculty ratio of 4 to 1.
Data Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
19 Online Colleges in North Dakota
The next table lists all online colleges located in North Dakota. You can sort them to compare the schools focusing on specific topics by clicking each column title. The "-" value in table means that the corresponding data has not been reported or available.
| College Name | North Dakota Residents Tuition & Fees | Out-of-State Tuition & Fees | Student Population (Total) | Online Student Population | Number of Programs (total) | Number of Online Programs | Students to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen University-North Dakota Fargo, ND Private, 4 years four-years | $10,935 | $14,404 | 52 | 18 | 63 | 8 | 4 to 1 |
| Bismarck State College Bismarck, ND Public, 4 years four-years | $5,247 | $7,331 | 4,206 | 1,467 | 91 | 7 | 13 to 1 |
| Dickinson State University Dickinson, ND Public, 4 years four-years | $9,118 | $9,118 | 1,410 | 371 | 79 | 56 | 16 to 1 |
| University of Jamestown Jamestown, ND Private, 4 years four-years | $21,158 | $24,990 | 1,376 | 291 | 50 | 6 | 13 to 1 |
| Lake Region State College Devils Lake, ND Public, 2-4 years | $5,520 | $5,520 | 1,897 | 910 | 27 | 13 | 12 to 1 |
| Cankdeska Cikana Community College Fort Totten, ND Public, 2-4 years | $3,950 | $3,950 | 239 | 85 | 12 | 2 | 11 to 1 |
| University of Mary Bismarck, ND Private, 4 years four-years | $18,150 | $22,356 | 3,861 | 985 | 127 | 51 | 14 to 1 |
| Mayville State University Mayville, ND Public, 4 years four-years | $7,979 | $11,237 | 1,134 | 594 | 45 | 16 | 14 to 1 |
| Minot State University Minot, ND Public, 4 years four-years | $8,702 | $8,702 | 2,751 | 643 | 109 | 11 | 11 to 1 |
| University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND Public, 4 years four-years | $10,951 | $15,570 | 15,019 | 5,225 | 246 | 49 | 17 to 1 |
| North Dakota State College of Science Wahpeton, ND Public, 2-4 years | $5,974 | $6,973 | 3,367 | 434 | 78 | 3 | 12 to 1 |
| Dakota College at Bottineau Bottineau, ND Public, 2-4 years | $5,388 | $6,294 | 1,204 | 713 | 46 | 6 | 9 to 1 |
| North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND Public, 4 years four-years | $10,910 | $15,564 | 11,952 | 1,054 | 267 | 40 | 19 to 1 |
| Williston State College Williston, ND Public, 2-4 years | $6,114 | $6,114 | 934 | 280 | 36 | - | 21 to 1 |
| Sitting Bull College Fort Yates, ND Public, 4 years four-years | $4,010 | $4,010 | 309 | 83 | 33 | 2 | 8 to 1 |
| Trinity Bible College and Graduate School Ellendale, ND Private, 4 years four-years | $16,040 | $19,700 | 275 | 65 | 21 | 13 | 9 to 1 |
| Turtle Mountain College Belcourt, ND Private, 4 years four-years | $2,250 | $2,794 | 872 | 134 | 52 | - | 14 to 1 |
| United Tribes Technical College Bismarck, ND Private, 4 years four-years | $5,757 | $5,232 | 576 | 184 | 22 | 6 | 12 to 1 |
| Valley City State University Valley City, ND Public, 4 years four-years | $8,580 | $13,544 | 1,806 | 458 | 64 | 42 | 12 to 1 |
| Average | $6,684 | $8,766 | 53,240 | 13,994 | - | - | 13 to 1 |