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Student Body Profile

UND Student Body Profile 2020-21

Enrollment

Men Women Total
6,994 (51%) 6,621 (49%) 13,615

College/Degree

Enrollment by College (date established) Men Women Total Percent
Aerospace Sciences (1982) 1,546 278 1,824 13.40%
Arts & Sciences (1883) 755 1,448 2,203 16.18%
Business & Public Administration (1924) 966 435 1,401 10.29% 
Education & Human Development (1883) 141 383 524 3.85%
Engineering & Mines (1901) 1,515 342 1,857 13.64%
Graduate School (1951) 1,146 2,089 3,235 23.76%
Non-degree graduate 26 43 69 0.51%
Law (1899) 113 106 219 1.61%
Medicine & Health Sciences - Undergraduate (1905) 137 355 492 3.61%
Medicine & Health Sciences - Professional (1905) 150 146 296 2.17%
Nursing & Professional Disciplines (1959) 125 790 915 6.72%
Honors only students 1 0 1 0.01%
Undeclared   2 2 0.01%
Non-degree undergraduate 373 204 577 4.24%
Total 6,994 6,621 13,615 100%

 

Level of Study

Levels of Study Men Women Total Percent
Freshman 1,156 883 2,039 18.02%
Sophomores 1,154 905 2,059 17.05%
Juniors 1,042 893 1,935 14.34%
Seniors 2,207 1,556 3,763 27.42%
Undergraduate Total * 5,559 4,237 9,796 76.83%
Full-time 3,809 3,364 7,173 60.26%
Part-time 1,750 873 2,623 16.57%
Graduate Total ** 1,172 2,132 3,304 19.61%
Full-time 440 790 1,230 8.40%
Part-time 732 1,342 2,074 11.21%
Law 113 106 219 1.57%
Medicine 150 146 296 1.99%
Total 6,994 6,621 13,615 100%

**9 credits or more is considered full-time

Student Type

New Students Men Women Total Percent
Beginning Freshman 829 785 1,614 45.93%
Transfer* 544 412 956 27.21%
Graduate Students 277 519 796 22.65%
Law Students 39 42 81 2.31%
Medical Students (M.D.) 34 33 67 1.91%
Total 1,723 1,791 3,514 100.00%

*Fall 2016 First-time transfer students now include summer admits per new IPED's definition.

Degrees and Students

Degrees Students
Degrees granted between 1889 (first commencement) and June 30, 2020 147,767
Students matriculated between 1883 founding of UND) and end of Fall 2020 registration 300,049

Degrees Awarded

From July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020

Degree Number of Recipients
Certificates (< 2 yrs) 166
Bachelor's 2,150
Certificates (Post-Bach/Post-Mast) 48
Master's 851
Doctoral 142
Law 67
Medicine 75
Total 3,499

Race/Ethnicity 

Race/Ethnicity Men Women Total Percent
American Indian/Alaskan Native 71 140 211 1.55%
Asian 172 132 304 2.23%
Black/Non-Hispanic American 215 139 354 2.60%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 4 2 6 0.04%
Hispanic American 333 274 607 4.46%
White/Non-Hispanic American 5,105 5,218 10,323 75.82%
Two or More Races 320 291 611 4.49%
Non-Resident Alien 549 257 806 5.92%
Not Reported 225 168 393 2.89%
Total 6,994 6,621 13,615 100.00%

Age

Age Men Women Total Percent
Under 18 38 27 65 0.48%
18-19 1,440 1,459 2,899 21.29%
20-21 1,712 1,534 3,246 23.84%
22-24 1,438 1,163 2,601 19.10%
25-29 934 980 1,914 14.06%
30-34 588 553 1,141 8.38%
35-39 389 341 730 5.36%
40-49 329 406 735 5.40%
50-64 112 150 262 1.92%
65 and over 14 8 22 0.16%
Unknown 0 0 0 0.00%
Total 6,994 6,621 13,615 100.00

Average Age

Average Age Men Women Total
Undergraduates 23 23 23
Graduates 34 32 32
Law 27 26 27
Medicine 26 26 26

Housing

Housing Total Percent
University Housing    
Residence Halls 1,769 12.99%
Family Housing & Single Student Apartments* 658 4.83%
Greek Housing**    
Fraternities 200 1.47%
Sororities 207 1.52%
Off-Campus and Not Reported 10,781 79.18%
Total 13,615 100.00%

* Based on number of lease holders. In some cases, more than one UND student resides in a unit.Housing

** Not all Greek members live in chapter houses. Fraternity members number 699, sorority members 588 totaling 1,287 or 12.7% of undergraduate student body.

Geographic Origin

Geographic Origin* Total Percent
North Dakota 4,571 33.57%
Other States 4,221 31.00%
Minnesota 4,113 30.21%
Other Countries 580 4.26%
Canada 130 0.95%
Total 13,615  

*residency for Table 2.

Current and Select Previous Enrollments

Year and Enrollment Data

  • 2019 - 13,581
  • 2018 - 13,847
  • 2017 - 14,406
  • 2016 - 14,648
  • 2015 - 14,951
  • 2014 - 14,906
  • 2013 - 15,143
  • 2012 - 15,250
  • 2011 - 14,697
  • 2010 - 14,194
  • 2009 - 13,172
  • 2005 - 12,954
  • 2000 - 11,031
  • 1995 - 11,512
  • 1990 - 11,885
  • 1985 - 11,106
  • 1980 - 10,217
  • 1975 - 8,632
  • 1970 - 8,129
  • 1965 - 6,519
  • 1960 - 4,491
  • 1955 - 3.347
  • 1950 - 2,653
  • 1940 - 1,757
  • 1930 - 1,765
  • 1920 - 1,124
  • 1910 - 490
  • 1900 - 124
  • 1890 - 24
  • 1885 - 8

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