THE SCOPE OF THE UNIVERSITY
The University of North Dakota is a co-educational state-supported institution located in Grand
Forks, a city with a
population of approximately 50,000. The campus is in the center of the Red River Valley, one of
the richest farming
areas in the world. In addition, UND is responsible for free-standing branch campuses at Devils
Lake and Williston.
The University is the oldest of the state's 11 public institutions of higher education, enrolling a
third of all
students attending state four-year colleges and universities. With about 11,500 students, UND is
the largest
post-secondary institution in the region of the Dakotas, Montana, and western Minnesota.
The University's academic programs are offered in 160 fields through 11 major academic units:
College of Arts and
Sciences, Center for Aerospace Sciences, College of Business and Public Administration, School
of Engineering and Mines,
College of Fine Arts and Communication, College of Nursing, College of Education and Human
Development, Graduate School,
School of Law, School of Medicine and Health Sciences and Division of Continuing Education.
Besides a wide array of undergraduate degrees, UND offers major work leading to the doctorate
in 16 programs, to the
specialist degree in one program, and to the master's degree in 47 programs. The state's only law
and medical degree
programs also are located at UND.
The campus itself includes 570 acres, 240 buildings, and 5.2 million square feet of space.
The full-time faculty and research staff numbers 624, non-instructional staff 1,900, for a total of
2,524 full-time
employees (excluding the U.S. Air Force bases, UND is North DakotaÕs largest public or private
employer).
The University's operating budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, was $237 million,
of which about
one-fourth was expected to come from the state treasury.