2024 North Dakota Colleges Financial Aid Comparison
For the academic year 2022-2023, at North Dakota colleges, total 27,779 undergraduate students have awarded grant aid from federal, state, local, and/or institutes. The average amount of the awarded grant aid is $6,517 where the 2024 average tuition & fees of the North Dakota colleges is $11,551.
For full-time first time undergraduate students (freshmen), 82%% of students (7,043 students) have awarded federal, state, local and/or institutional grant aid.
North Dakota College Financial Aid Statistics
The next list shows the colleges with the highest and lowest financial aid amount and percent received. For that, we include only 4-year colleges and having more than 500 enrolled students.
- For all undergraduate students, Turtle Mountain Community College has the highest percent of students awarded grant aid of 99% and Bismarck State College has the lowest graduation rate of 41%.
- For all undergraduate students, University of Jamestown has the highest amount of grant aid of $16,389 and Bismarck State College has the lowest amount of grant aid of $4,467.
- For first-time full-time students, University of Jamestown has the highest percent of students awarded grant aid of 100% and Bismarck State College has the lowest graduation rate of 70%.
- For first-time full-time students, University of Jamestown has the highest amount of grant aid of $17,022 and Bismarck State College has the lowest amount of grant aid of $4,239.
Financial Aid Amount Comparison Between North Dakota Colleges
The following table lists North Dakota colleges with average amount of financial aid received and numbers for undergraduate programs.
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| College name | Tuition & Fees | All Undergraduate | Full-time First-Time Undergraduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Students Awarded Grants | Percent of Students Awarded Grants | Average Amount Grant Aid Awarded | Number of Students Awarded Grants | Percent of Students Awarded Grants | Average Amount Grant Aid Awarded | ||
| Rasmussen University-North Dakota Fargo, ND Private, 4 years four-years | $12,715 ($10,935) | 496 | 82% | $5,430 | 16 | 89% | $6,104 |
| Bismarck State College Bismarck, ND Public, 4 years four-years | $7,279 ($5,195) | 1,448 | 41% | $4,467 | 490 | 70% | $4,239 |
| Dickinson State University Dickinson, ND Public, 4 years four-years | $11,218 ($9,118) | 1,040 | 78% | $5,673 | 237 | 92% | $5,391 |
| Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College New Town, ND Public, 4 years four-years | $3,870 | 127 | 68% | $8,855 | 22 | 69% | $4,801 |
| Josef's School of Hair, Skin & Body-Grand Forks Grand Forks, ND Private, 2-4 years | $17,000 | 35 | 55% | $4,502 | 18 | 90% | $5,254 |
| University of Jamestown Jamestown, ND Private, 4 years four-years | $24,820 ($21,158) | 998 | 98% | $16,389 | 317 | 100% | $17,022 |
| Lake Region State College Devils Lake, ND Public, 2-4 years | $5,478 ($5,435) | 514 | 32% | $5,389 | 163 | 98% | $5,932 |
| Cankdeska Cikana Community College Fort Totten, ND Public, 2-4 years | $3,950 | 175 | 71% | $3,235 | 14 | 61% | $4,728 |
| University of Mary Bismarck, ND Private, 4 years four-years | $21,468 ($18,150) | 2,019 | 78% | $11,447 | 510 | 100% | $13,371 |
| Mayville State University Mayville, ND Public, 4 years four-years | $9,564 ($7,935) | 802 | 70% | $4,862 | 173 | 100% | $5,511 |
| Minot State University Minot, ND Public, 4 years four-years | $8,634 ($8,508) | 1,968 | 76% | $5,717 | 320 | 91% | $5,542 |
| University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND Public, 4 years four-years | $15,570 ($10,951) | 6,312 | 65% | $6,573 | 1,480 | 86% | $6,387 |
| North Dakota State College of Science Wahpeton, ND Public, 2-4 years | $6,926 ($5,928) | 1,775 | 63% | $4,561 | 614 | 100% | $4,687 |
| Dakota College at Bottineau Bottineau, ND Public, 2-4 years | $7,613 ($5,347) | 382 | 33% | $6,111 | 87 | 85% | $7,055 |
| North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND Public, 4 years four-years | $15,511 ($10,857) | 6,743 | 66% | $5,925 | 1,890 | 77% | $5,732 |
| Williston State College Williston, ND Public, 2-4 years | $4,938 | 544 | 60% | $7,236 | 225 | 91% | $7,453 |
| Sitting Bull College Fort Yates, ND Public, 4 years four-years | $4,010 | 233 | 100% | $5,422 | 49 | 100% | $9,353 |
| Trinity Bible College and Graduate School Ellendale, ND Private, 4 years four-years | $18,762 ($16,040) | 162 | 100% | $9,240 | 19 | 100% | $12,088 |
| Turtle Mountain Community College Belcourt, ND Private, 4 years four-years | $2,626 ($2,250) | 465 | 99% | $9,293 | 72 | 100% | $9,392 |
| United Tribes Technical College Bismarck, ND Private, 4 years four-years | $4,252 | 420 | 89% | $9,588 | 106 | 96% | $7,077 |
| Valley City State University Valley City, ND Public, 4 years four-years | $13,478 ($8,514) | 898 | 59% | $6,143 | 158 | 100% | $7,525 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo Fargo, ND Private, 2-4 years | $19,150 | 126 | 74% | $2,663 | 21 | 40% | $5,219 |
| The Hair Academy Bismarck, ND Private, 2-4 years | $14,120 | 30 | 31% | $7,761 | 8 | 27% | $5,795 |
| Josef's School of Hair, Skin & Body-Fargo Fargo, ND Private, 2-4 years | $17,000 | 55 | 53% | $4,484 | 25 | 69% | $4,547 |
| Lynnes Welding Training Fargo, ND Private, Less than 2 years | $17,375 | 12 | 14% | $1,949 | 9 | 19% | $1,599 |
| Average | $11,551 | 27,779 | 66% | $6,517 | 7,043 | 82% | $6,872 |