- School Name: University of North Dakota
- Street Address: University Station
- Locality: Grand Forks
- Region: ND
- Postal Code: 58202
- Tel: (800) 225-5863
- email: enrollmentservices@mail.und.edu
- url: http://www.go.und.edu
- College Category: National Universities
- Rank:
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- Tier: 3
- Institutional Control: Public
- Year Found: 1883
- Religious Affiliation: N/A
- Academic Calendar: semester
- Total Number Of Undergraduates: 10,085
- Setting: urban
- Application Deadline: rolling
- Application Fee: $35
- Fall 2007 Acceptance Rate: 70.0 %
- Selectivity: selective
- Cost: 2008-2009 In-state: $6,130; Out-of-state: $14,523
- Majors:
AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, AND GENDER STUDIES: American Indian studies COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES/TECHNICIANS AND SUPPORT SERVICES: graphic communications; COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS: communication studies/speech communication and rhetoric COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES: computer and information sciences, computer systems analysis/analyst; EDUCATION: elementary education and teaching, junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching, early childhood education and teaching, business teacher education, sales and marketing operations/marketing and distribution teacher education, mathematics teacher education, music teacher education, physical education teaching and coaching, science teacher education/general science teacher education, social science teacher education; ENGINEERING: chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical, electronics, and communications engineering, environmental/environmental health engineering, mechanical engineering, geological/geophysical engineering; ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES/TECHNICIANS: industrial technology/technician, occupational safety and health technology/technician FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS: foreign languages and literatures, German language and literature, Scandinavian languages, literatures, and linguistics, French language and literature, Spanish language and literature, classics and classical languages, literatures,and linguistics ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS: English language and literature; LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES STUDIES, AND HUMANITIES: general studies BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES: biology/biological sciences, biological and biomedical sciences; MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS: mathematics; MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES: international/global studies, multi/interdisciplinary studies PARKS, RECREATION, LEISURE, AND FITNESS STUDIES: parks, recreation, and leisure facilities management PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES: philosophy, religion/religious studies; PHYSICAL SCIENCES: physical sciences, atmospheric sciences and meteorology, chemistry, geology/earth science, physics PSYCHOLOGY: psychology; SECURITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES: criminal justice/safety studies, forensic science and technology; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS: public administration, social work; SOCIAL SCIENCES: social sciences, anthropology, economics, geography, political science and government, sociology TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIALS MOVING: airline/commercial/professional pilot and flight crew, aviation/airway management and operations, air traffic controller, flight instructor; VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS: graphic design, drama and dramatics/theater arts, art/art studies, music, music performance HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED CLINICAL SCIENCES: communication disorders, athletic training/trainer, cytotechnology/cytotechnologist, clinical laboratory science/medical technology/technologist, nursing/registered nurse training (R.N., A.S.N., B.S.N., M.S.N.), music therapy/therapist, physical therapy/therapist, vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor, rehabilitation and therapeutic professions, dietetics/dietitian (R.D.), clinical nutrition/nutritionist; BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES: business/commerce, business administration and management, accounting, accounting and finance, business/managerial economics, entrepreneurship/entrepreneurial studies, finance, marketing/marketing management; HISTORY: history - Mission: The University of North Dakota, as a member of the North Dakota University System, serves the state, the country, and the world community through teaching, research, creative activities, and service. State-assisted, the University's work depends also on federal, private, and corporate sources. With other research universities, the University shares a distinctive responsibility for the discovery, development, preservation, and dissemination of knowledge. Through its sponsorship and encouragement of basic and applied research, scholarship, and creative endeavor, the University contributes to the public well-being. The University maintains its original mission in liberal arts, business, education, law, medicine, engineering and mines; and has also developed special missions in nursing, fine arts, aerospace, energy, human resources, and international studies. It provides a wide range of challenging academic programs for undergraduate, professional and graduate students through the doctoral level. The University encourages students to make informed choices, to communicate effectively, to be intellectually curious and creative, to commit themselves to lifelong learning and the service of others, and to share responsibility both for their own communities and for the world. The University promotes cultural diversity among its students, staff and faculty. In addition to its on-campus instructional and research programs, the University of North Dakota separately and cooperatively provides extensive continuing education and public service programs for all areas of the state and region. The University of North Dakota is one of the largest and most diversified universities in the Upper Midwest. Enrolling more than 13,000 students, it has long been characterized by a solid foundation in the liberal arts, an array of 10 colleges and schools, a manageable size, high-quality students and faculty, a varied curriculum, rich cultural resources, and an outstanding record of alumni support. The University has been classified as a "High Research Activity" institution of Higher Education in a new ranking system developed and recently released by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The ranking puts UND in the company of some 100 (195 if you include "very high research activity) of the top universities in the United States, and the only one in North Dakota that is also designated as "doctoral, professional document." UND is among the small group of nationally important universities whose missions extend beyond undergraduate instruction to include graduate education, research, scholarship and creative activity, and public service.UND has more than 190 programs of study. UND is 1 of only 46 universities in the country with both accredited Law and Medical Schools. UND is 1 of the top 20 "most connected" campuses. UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences third in the nation for its commitment to rural medicine.UND ranks 14th among the "Top 25 Most Entrepreneurial Undergraduate Campuses in the Country."The National Institutes of Health recently ranked the College of Nursing 11th among the country's top 100 nursing programs in terms of research funding.
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