Universities and Colleges in North Dakota: University of North Dakota, North Dakota State University, Minot State University

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 23. Chapters: University of North Dakota, North Dakota State University, Minot State University, University of Mary, Jamestown College, North Dakota State College of Science, Valley City State University, Fort Berthold Community College, Mayville State University, Dickinson State University, Williston State College, Dakota College at Bottineau, List of colleges and universities in North Dakota, Old Main, Bismarck State College, Trinity Bible College, North Dakota University System, Sitting Bull College, Lake Region State College, Aakers Business College, North Dakota State Board of Higher Education, Cankdeska Cikana Community College, Turtle Mountain Community College, United Tribes Technical College, Dakota Business College. Excerpt: The University of North Dakota (UND) is a public university in Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA. Established by the Dakota Territorial Assembly in 1883, six years before the establishment of the state of North Dakota, UND is the oldest university in the state and enrolls over 14,000 students. UND was founded as a university with a strong liberal arts foundation. Today, UND also offers a variety of professional and specialized programs, including the only schools of law and medicine in the state. UND is also known for its School of Aerospace Sciences which trains airplane pilots from around the world. UND has also been named a space grant institution. Roughly half of the student body is from North Dakota with the remainder coming from around the nation and the world. UND's economic impact on the state and region is more than $1 billion a year and it is the second largest employer in the state of North Dakota, after the Air Force. Recently, UND has put an emphasis on research and currently specializes in research involving health sciences, nutrition, energy and environmental protection, aerospace, and e...