Most Favored North Dakota Colleges

Most Favored North Dakota Colleges with Highest Enrollment Rate

This page lists the most favored (higher yield) schools in North Dakota. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is the percent of students who choose to enroll after having been offered admission. Higher yield means that more admitted students are finally enrolled into the school.

Minot State University, has the highest yield rate of 77.92% for academic year 2024-2025 in North Dakota. Valley City State University is positioned second with 53.89% yield and Dickinson State University follows them with 52%. Next table shows the schools that have high yield rates with admission statistics and acceptance rates. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. You may want to check colleges having the lowest yield rates in North Dakota.

Most Favored North Dakota Colleges with Highest Enrollment Rate (2025)
	Name	Yield	# of Applicants	# of Admitted	# of Enrolled	Acceptance Rate
1	Minot State University Public, four-yearsMinot, ND	77.92%	701	453	353	64.62%
2	Valley City State University Public, four-yearsValley City, ND	53.89%	324	321	173	99.07%
3	Dickinson State University Public, four-yearsDickinson, ND	51.79%	1,356	502	260	37.02%
4	University of Mary Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBismarck, ND	41.38%	1,810	1,363	564	75.30%
5	University of Jamestown Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsJamestown, ND	36.12%	965	850	307	88.08%
6	University of North Dakota Public, four-yearsGrand Forks, ND	34.71%	8,261	6,353	2,205	76.90%
7	North Dakota State University-Main Campus Public, four-yearsFargo, ND	32.01%	7,228	6,864	2,197	94.96%

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Most Favored North Dakota Colleges with Highest Enrollment Rate

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