The Graduate School is responsible for all graduate programs at UND, including 77 master's programs, one specialist program, and 27 doctoral programs. Fields of study include the humanities, social sciences, physical and natural sciences, fine arts, business, education and human development, aerospace sciences, engineering, medical sciences, and nursing. UND enrolls almost 13,000 students of which approximately 2000 are graduate students. In the 2007 Academic Year, The University awarded 499 master’s degrees, 67 doctoral degrees, and 2 specialist diplomas. The University of North Dakota is committed to increasing its graduate program offerings and its research base in accordance with its strategic plan. The University currently acquires over $40 million annually for sponsored research projects.

The oldest institution of higher education in the Dakotas, Montana, Wyoming, and Western Minnesota, UND has been educating generations of students for more than one hundred years. An established regional and national leader, it offers students a stimulating university environment, the state's largest library, the resources of its medical and law schools and research center, and a wide range of cultural and recreational opportunities. At UND, we combine that diversity with a tradition of caring and what has been called "a remarkable sense of family."

UND's campus includes 238 buildings, and is situated on 570 wooded and landscaped acres, bisected by a meandering brook, or English Coulee as it is known here. In these surroundings, graduate faculty teach, engage in creative activity, and conduct research.

In 1889, the same year North Dakota gained statehood, UND initiated its first postgraduate research program, looking for ways to better utilize the region's mineral resources. UND granted its first master's degree in 1895 and its first doctoral degree in 1914. Now an internationally recognized institution, UND has graduated more than 99,000 students, of which 17,006 have been graduate students.