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Cheapest Colleges in North Dakota

Name: North Dakota College Net Price Rankings
Creator: PlainCampus

North Dakota's median net price sits 25% below the national Scorecard median; Turtle Mountain Community College leads the 24-school list at $3,428.

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$3,428
Cheapest net price: $12,773
North Dakota median: 24
Schools ranked

Turtle Mountain Community College has the lowest average net price in North Dakota among Scorecard reporters

According to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, Turtle Mountain Community College posts the lowest average net price in North Dakota at $3,428 among 24 ranked schools, with the state median 25% below the $17,124 national median. Net price is what students paid after grant aid, not sticker tuition, and can reflect a narrow enrollment mix at specialty schools.

Data source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard

Cheapest net price: $3,428
North Dakota median: $12,773
Schools ranked: 24
National median: $17,124

Data updated August 2026 · IPEDS 2022–23 vintage

The list in one line

Turtle Mountain Community College has the lowest average net price in North Dakota at $3,428/year, and the state's median net price is 25% below the $17,124 national median across 4,965 schools.

$3,428
cheapest ranked net price: $12,773
North Dakota median net price: 14 public / 10 private
schools in this ranking: $10,042
avg net price, <$30K income families

Average net price blends every income bracket; families under $30k average $10,042 here. Loans are excluded, open a school profile for the bracket table before treating one average as a personal cost.

Sticker tuition and real net price diverge most at University of Jamestown, where in-state published tuition of $24,990 falls to an average net price of $19,567 after aid, a $5,423 gap, the widest sticker-to-net gap among ranked North Dakota schools.

Across 24 ranked North Dakota schools, 14 are public and 10 are private. Sector sits beside every row because a low price at a specialty campus is not the same signal as a low price at a large public college.

Every ranked North Dakota school is listed below. Here is how their average net prices spread:

North Dakota net-price distribution

Average net price after aid · 24 Scorecard-reporting schools

$22,960 more affordable than 0% of 24 North Dakota colleges

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Each bar is a $3K-wide band; taller bars hold more North Dakota colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · 2022–23

North Dakota's 24 cheapest colleges by real net price

Turtle Mountain Community CollegeBelcourt, ND · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $3,428
Net price (<$30K income): $3,067
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $30,931
Enrollment: 872

United Tribes Technical CollegeBismarck, ND · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $3,569
Net price (<$30K income): $3,571
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $21,254
Enrollment: 576

Sitting Bull CollegeFort Yates, ND · Public

Avg net price: $4,605
Net price (<$30K income): $5,056
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $23,563
Enrollment: 309

Williston State CollegeWilliston, ND · Public

Avg net price: $5,932
Net price (<$30K income): $4,454
Median debt: $10,099
Median earnings, 6yr: $39,524
Enrollment: 934

Cankdeska Cikana Community CollegeFort Totten, ND · Public

Avg net price: $6,507
Net price (<$30K income): $7,018
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $15,814
Enrollment: 239

Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish CollegeNew Town, ND · Public

Avg net price: $9,971
Net price (<$30K income): $10,255
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: -
Enrollment: 233

Dakota College at BottineauBottineau, ND · Public

Avg net price: $10,039
Net price (<$30K income): $7,225
Median debt: $10,507
Median earnings, 6yr: $32,758
Enrollment: 1,204

Bismarck State CollegeBismarck, ND · Public

Avg net price: $10,270
Net price (<$30K income): $6,140
Median debt: $11,533
Median earnings, 6yr: $50,401
Enrollment: 4,206

North Dakota State College of ScienceWahpeton, ND · Public

Avg net price: $11,261
Net price (<$30K income): $7,803
Median debt: $12,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $48,800
Enrollment: 3,367

Mayville State UniversityMayville, ND · Public

Avg net price: $11,456
Net price (<$30K income): $5,971
Median debt: $18,585
Median earnings, 6yr: $43,597
Enrollment: 1,134

Valley City State UniversityValley City, ND · Public

Avg net price: $11,890
Net price (<$30K income): $7,879
Median debt: $20,369
Median earnings, 6yr: $45,820
Enrollment: 1,806

Minot State UniversityMinot, ND · Public

Avg net price: $12,703
Net price (<$30K income): $9,492
Median debt: $19,609
Median earnings, 6yr: $46,214
Enrollment: 2,751

Josef's School of Hair, Skin & Body-FargoFargo, ND · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $12,773
Net price (<$30K income): $9,765
Median debt: $7,917
Median earnings, 6yr: $30,411
Enrollment: 72

Lake Region State CollegeDevils Lake, ND · Public

Avg net price: $13,577
Net price (<$30K income): $9,238
Median debt: $10,293
Median earnings, 6yr: $40,388
Enrollment: 1,897

Josef's School of Hair, Skin & Body-Grand ForksGrand Forks, ND · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $13,657
Net price (<$30K income): $11,765
Median debt: $7,917
Median earnings, 6yr: $30,411
Enrollment: 61

Dickinson State UniversityDickinson, ND · Public

Avg net price: $14,092
Net price (<$30K income): $10,479
Median debt: $18,442
Median earnings, 6yr: $48,628
Enrollment: 1,410

The Hair AcademyBismarck, ND · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $14,950
Net price (<$30K income): $12,829
Median debt: $11,630
Median earnings, 6yr: $28,950
Enrollment: 65

North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, ND · Public

Avg net price: $15,543
Net price (<$30K income): $9,370
Median debt: $23,199
Median earnings, 6yr: $54,312
Enrollment: 11,952

University of MaryBismarck, ND · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $17,770
Net price (<$30K income): $11,593
Median debt: $24,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $50,191
Enrollment: 3,861

University of North DakotaGrand Forks, ND · Public

Avg net price: $18,551
Net price (<$30K income): $13,126
Median debt: $22,057
Median earnings, 6yr: $54,588
Enrollment: 15,019

The Salon Professional Academy-FargoFargo, ND · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $18,814
Net price (<$30K income): $18,814
Median debt: $12,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $31,723
Enrollment: 95

Trinity Bible College and Graduate SchoolEllendale, ND · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $19,359
Net price (<$30K income): $19,123
Median debt: $22,531
Median earnings, 6yr: $29,234
Enrollment: 275

University of JamestownJamestown, ND · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $19,567
Net price (<$30K income): $14,788
Median debt: $27,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $51,151
Enrollment: 1,376

Lynnes Welding TrainingFargo, ND · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $22,960
Net price (<$30K income): $22,197
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $43,508
Enrollment: 55

#	College	Avg net price	Net price (<$30K income)	Median debt	Median earnings, 6yr	Enrollment
1	Turtle Mountain Community CollegeBelcourt, ND · Private nonprofit	$3,428	$3,067	-	$30,931	872
2	United Tribes Technical CollegeBismarck, ND · Private nonprofit	$3,569	$3,571	-	$21,254	576
3	Sitting Bull CollegeFort Yates, ND · Public	$4,605	$5,056	-	$23,563	309
4	Williston State CollegeWilliston, ND · Public	$5,932	$4,454	$10,099	$39,524	934
5	Cankdeska Cikana Community CollegeFort Totten, ND · Public	$6,507	$7,018	-	$15,814	239
6	Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish CollegeNew Town, ND · Public	$9,971	$10,255	-	-	233
7	Dakota College at BottineauBottineau, ND · Public	$10,039	$7,225	$10,507	$32,758	1,204
8	Bismarck State CollegeBismarck, ND · Public	$10,270	$6,140	$11,533	$50,401	4,206
9	North Dakota State College of ScienceWahpeton, ND · Public	$11,261	$7,803	$12,000	$48,800	3,367
10	Mayville State UniversityMayville, ND · Public	$11,456	$5,971	$18,585	$43,597	1,134
11	Valley City State UniversityValley City, ND · Public	$11,890	$7,879	$20,369	$45,820	1,806
12	Minot State UniversityMinot, ND · Public	$12,703	$9,492	$19,609	$46,214	2,751
13	Josef's School of Hair, Skin & Body-FargoFargo, ND · Private for-profit	$12,773	$9,765	$7,917	$30,411	72
14	Lake Region State CollegeDevils Lake, ND · Public	$13,577	$9,238	$10,293	$40,388	1,897
15	Josef's School of Hair, Skin & Body-Grand ForksGrand Forks, ND · Private for-profit	$13,657	$11,765	$7,917	$30,411	61
16	Dickinson State UniversityDickinson, ND · Public	$14,092	$10,479	$18,442	$48,628	1,410
17	The Hair AcademyBismarck, ND · Private for-profit	$14,950	$12,829	$11,630	$28,950	65
18	North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, ND · Public	$15,543	$9,370	$23,199	$54,312	11,952
19	University of MaryBismarck, ND · Private nonprofit	$17,770	$11,593	$24,000	$50,191	3,861
20	University of North DakotaGrand Forks, ND · Public	$18,551	$13,126	$22,057	$54,588	15,019
21	The Salon Professional Academy-FargoFargo, ND · Private for-profit	$18,814	$18,814	$12,000	$31,723	95
22	Trinity Bible College and Graduate SchoolEllendale, ND · Private nonprofit	$19,359	$19,123	$22,531	$29,234	275
23	University of JamestownJamestown, ND · Private nonprofit	$19,567	$14,788	$27,000	$51,151	1,376
24	Lynnes Welding TrainingFargo, ND · Private for-profit	$22,960	$22,197	-	$43,508	55

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Figures reflect the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23 release.

Average net price = the institution-reported average amount students actually paid after all grant and scholarship aid, excluding loans. Only schools with a reported average net price in the DOE College Scorecard dataset are ranked. This page lists the 24 cheapest; the title count is the full Scorecard-reporting cohort for North Dakota. Schools with fewer than 10 net-price-reporting institutions in a state or territory are not given a dedicated ranking page.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23

Every figure on PlainCampus is rendered directly from federal Clery Act source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Every ranked figure on this page is queried directly from the DOE College Scorecard dataset at request time; no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

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North Dakota's 24 cheapest colleges by real net price

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