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Dr. Allen Grove is an Alfred University English professor and a college admissions expert with over 20 years of experience helping students transition to college.
Updated on January 06, 2020The University of North Dakota is a public research university with an acceptance rate of 82%. Located in Grand Forks and established in 1883, the University of North Dakota is the oldest and largest university in the state. UND offers over 100 undergraduate degree programs, and majors in nursing, psychology, and communications are among the most popular. For strengths in liberal arts and sciences, the school was awarded a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. Aviation studies are popular at UND, and the school operates a small campus at Grand Forks International Airport. In athletics, the UND Fighting Hawks compete mostly in the NCAA Division I Summit League.
Considering applying to University of North Dakota? Here are the admissions statistics you should know, including average SAT/ACT scores and GPAs of admitted students.
During the 2017-18 admissions cycle, University of North Dakota had an acceptance rate of 82%. This means that for every 100 students who applied, 82 students were admitted, making UND's admissions process somewhat competitive.
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The admissions data in the graph is self-reported by applicants to University of North Dakota. GPAs are unweighted. Find out how you compare to accepted students, see the real-time graph, and calculate your chances of getting in with a free Cappex account.
University of North Dakota, which accepts over three-quarters of applicants, has a somewhat competitive admissions pool. If your SAT/ACT scores and GPA fall within the school's average range, you have a strong chance of being accepted. Admission is based primarily on completion of the required high school core curriculum, GPA, and ACT or SAT scores. UND requires applicants to complete 14 units of high school coursework including four units of English; three units of math; three units of laboratory science; three units of social studies; and one additional unit from one of these academic categories or world language. Applicants who have completed the required curriculum and have a GPA between 3.5 and 4.0 will be admitted with an ACT composite score of 18 or higher or an SAT (ERW + Math) score of 960 or above. Students with a lower GPA will need to have higher standardized test scores to gain admission.
The university will also consider grade trends, course rigor, and GPA in core coursework. Students who do not meet the school's GPA and test score guidelines are still encouraged to apply. Applications that are not immediately eligible for admission will receive further review by the admissions office and other committees to determine if additional information or extenuating circumstances should be considered.
In the scattergram above, you can see that the majority of admitted students had unweighted high school GPAs of 2.6 or better. Composite ACT scores for accepted students were mostly 20 or higher, and SAT scores (ERW+M) tended to be above 1000. A significant percentage of admitted students had grades and test scores significantly above these lower ranges, and many accepted students had A averages.
