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# University of North Dakota Acceptance Rate & Admissions

Updated September 30, 2026

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## What is the acceptance rate at University of North Dakota?

University of North Dakota’s reported acceptance rate is 76.9%.

**Acceptance rate · Fall 2024**
76.9%

Source: College Scorecard · Fall 2024 admissions. Acceptance rates can change from year to year; this figure does not predict the current or next admission cycle.

How to interpret the acceptance rate

At University of North Dakota, an admission rate of 76.9% means that most applicants in the reported pool received an offer. It was below the median of 85.9% for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Applicants should review the university's application requirements and assemble required materials before applying.

## What SAT and ACT scores do University of North Dakota students report?

SAT and ACT ranges are not available for University of North Dakota in the data shown here. Missing scores do not establish whether tests are required, optional or excluded from review.

Figures cover fall 2024.

## Who enrolls at University of North Dakota?

**Pell Grant recipients**
17.2%

**Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group**
33.1%

**First-year retention**
84.0%

Retention source: College Scorecard; full-time first-year retention.

About these student measures

The entering-student group includes part-time entrants as well as other attendance patterns.

University of North Dakota enrolls 9,981 undergraduates, with an estimated 33.1% arriving as transfers or part-time students. Pell Grant recipients account for 17.2% of undergraduates, placing financial aid recipients alongside a sizable group whose college study began elsewhere.

The composition points to a campus serving both students entering directly and those continuing an earlier college path. Pell-eligible and transfer applicants should ask how their aid package and prior coursework would apply before deciding to enroll.

These entry points matter because the undergraduate population includes both Pell Grant recipients and an estimated transfer-in share.

University of North Dakota retains 84.0% of its full-time bachelor’s-seeking first-year cohort into a second year, above the peer median of 73.7% for comparable institutions. Its [six-year graduation rate](/analysis/what-the-graduation-rate-doesnt-count/) for the first-time full-time cohort is 60.5%, also above the peer median of 49.1%.

Pell recipients in that cohort complete within six years at 45.3%, below the overall rate by 15.2 percentage points. Enrolled students can expect stronger-than-peer retention and overall completion figures, alongside a lower completion rate for Pell recipients.

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Admission rates describe past applicants, not an individual’s chance of admission; confirm requirements and deadlines with the institution.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).