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 10,500 students.

The University’s academic programs are offered in 160 fields through 11 major academic units: College of Arts and Sciences, Odegard School of 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 46 programs. The state’s only law and medical degree programs also are located at UND.

The campus itself includes 570 acres, 240 buildings, and 5.4 million square feet of space.

The full-time faculty and research staff numbers 592, non-instructional staff 1,819, for a total of 2,411 full-time employees (excluding the U.S. Air Force bases, UND is North Dakota’s largest public or private employer).

The University’s operating budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, was $249 million, of which about one-fourth was expected to come from the state treasury.