North Dakota College Costs: Net Price at Every School
Average net price is what full-time first-time undergraduates actually paid after grant and scholarship aid (2022-23 IPEDS Student Financial Aid data, retrieved 2026-08-13). Published tuition is the 2023-24 sticker price. Sorted by average net price, lowest first. Schools that did not report net price are listed at the end.
North Dakota has 21 degree-granting, Title IV institutions in the current federal dataset: 14 public, 5 private nonprofit, and 2 private for-profit (15 four-year and 6 two-year).
Across the 15 four-year institutions that reported net price, the average was $13,000 and the median $14,050. Across the 6 two-year institutions that reported, the average was $10,404 and the median $10,242. (IPEDS SFA 2022-23, retrieved 2026-08-13.)
Lowest-cost online options for North Dakota residents
| School | City | Type | Avg net price | Published tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Tribes Technical College | Bismarck | private nonprofit | $2,541 | $4,252 |
| Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College | New Town | public | $3,669 | $3,870 |
| Sitting Bull College | Fort Yates | public | $4,205 | $4,010 |
| Turtle Mountain Community College | Belcourt | private nonprofit | $5,730 | $2,626 |
| Williston State College | Williston | public | $8,621 | $4,938 |
| Cankdeska Cikana Community College | Fort Totten | public | $9,127 | $3,950 |
| North Dakota State College of Science | Wahpeton | public | $10,225 | $5,928 |
| Dakota College at Bottineau | Bottineau | public | $10,242 | $5,347 |
| Bismarck State College | Bismarck | public | $10,792 | $5,195 |
| Lake Region State College | Devils Lake | public | $10,867 | $5,478 |
| Minot State University | Minot | public | $12,349 | $8,634 |
| The Hair Academy | Bismarck | private for-profit | $13,343 | Not reported |
| Valley City State University | Valley City | public | $13,841 | $8,514 |
| Mayville State University | Mayville | public | $14,050 | $7,935 |
| Dickinson State University | Dickinson | public | $15,490 | $9,118 |
| North Dakota State University-Main Campus | Fargo | public | $16,461 | $10,857 |
| Rasmussen University-North Dakota | Fargo | private for-profit | $17,055 | $12,715 |
| University of North Dakota | Grand Forks | public | $18,227 | $10,951 |
| University of Mary | Bismarck | private nonprofit | $19,225 | $21,468 |
| Trinity Bible College and Graduate School | Ellendale | private nonprofit | $20,462 | $18,762 |
| University of Jamestown | Jamestown | private nonprofit | $20,897 | $24,820 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education IPEDS. Net price 2022-23, published charges 2023-24. Retrieved 2026-08-13. See methodology.