Higher Education in North Dakota

Organized as a system in 1990, the North Dakota University System is made up of 11 public colleges and universities governed by the State Board of Higher Education. The NDUS includes two doctoral universities, one master's degree-granting university, three universities that offer bachelor's degrees and five two-year colleges that offer associate and trade/technical degrees.

There are four private colleges, five tribal colleges, and three vocational/technical schools in North Dakota

Recreation in North Dakota

North Dakota is a land steeped in tradition, with a rich history, a brilliant present and great future. What makes North Dakota so special? It's the people, places and things found here that sets us apart.

Pick up the trail of America's greatest legends in North Dakota, and international students will find themselves in a legendary adventure of their own. Lewis and Clark, Sakakawea, George Custer, Sitting Bull and Theodore Roosevelt lived out larger-than-life adventures here. Whether students follow in their footsteps and rediscover the past or blaze their own trail and discover what makes North Dakota legendary today, international students will find wide-open spaces and wide-open fun!