University of North Dakota

University of North Dakota
MottoLux et Lex (Latin)
Motto in English
"Light and Law"
TypePublic research university
Established1883; 141 years ago (1883)
Parent institution
North Dakota University System
AccreditationHLC
Academic affiliations
Endowment$422.1 million (2024)[1]
PresidentAndrew Armacost
ProvostEric Link
Academic staff
823[2]
Administrative staff
2,051[2]
Students15,019 (fall 2024)[3]
Undergraduates11,033 (fall 2024)[3]
Postgraduates3,483 (fall 2024)[3]
Location
Grand Forks
,
North Dakota
,
United States
CampusSmall city, 521 acres (2.11 km2)
NewspaperThe Dakota Student
ColorsUND Green and White[4][5][6][7]
    
NicknameFighting Hawks
Sporting affiliations
MascotThe Fighting Hawk
Websitewww.und.edu

The University of North Dakota (UND) is a public research university in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It was established by the Dakota Territorial Assembly in 1883, six years before the establishment of the state of North Dakota.

The university has the only schools of law and medicine in the state of North Dakota. The John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences was the first in the country to offer a degree in unmanned aircraft systems operation.[8] Several national research institutions are on the university's campus including the Energy and Environmental Research Center, the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and the USDA Human Nutrition Research Center.[2][9] It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".[10]

  1. ^ As of June 30, 2024. A Record-Breaking Year (2024) (Report). August 28, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "About UND". Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "Student Body". University of North Dakota. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  4. ^ "Color | Brand". Archived from the original on March 29, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  5. ^ "Seal of the University | Code of Student Life | Student Affairs | UND: University of North Dakota". Und.edu. August 1, 2012. Archived from the original on October 19, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  6. ^ "Color Identity: University of North Dakota". UND Office of University Relations. October 11, 2015. Archived from the original on October 19, 2015. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  7. ^ "Brand - Colors". Archived from the original on March 29, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  8. ^ "A first: UND offers degree program in UAV piloting" (Press release). Homeland Security News Wire. Archived from the original on February 11, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  9. ^ "GFHNRC". United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on August 30, 2007. Retrieved August 25, 2007.
  10. ^ "Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup". carnegieclassifications.iu.edu. Center for Postsecondary Education. Retrieved September 13, 2020.