North Dakota State University
North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences | |
Former names | North Dakota Agricultural College (1890–1960) |
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| Type | Public land-grant research university |
| Established | 1890 |
Parent institution | North Dakota University System |
| Accreditation | HLC |
| Endowment | $457 million (2021) |
| President | David J. Cook |
| Provost | David Bertolini |
Academic staff | 858 |
Administrative staff | 1,720 |
| Students | 11,952 (fall 2024) |
| Location | , , United States 46°53′30″N 96°48′00″W / 46.8917°N 96.8000°W |
| Campus | Urban – Fargo Campus: 258 acres (1.04 km2) |
| Colors | Green and yellow |
| Nickname | Bison ("Thundering Herd") |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I Summit League Missouri Valley Football Conference Big 12 |
| Mascot | Thundar |
| Website | ndsu.edu |
North Dakota State University (NDSU, formally North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences) is a public land-grant research university in Fargo, North Dakota, United States. It was founded as North Dakota Agricultural College in 1890 as the state's land-grant university. As of 2021, NDSU offers 94 undergraduate majors, 146 undergraduate degree programs, 5 undergraduate certificate programs, 84 undergraduate minors, 87 master's degree programs, 51 doctoral degree programs of study, and 210 graduate certificate programs. It is classified among "R1-Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".
NDSU is part of the North Dakota University System. The university also operates North Dakota's agricultural research extension centers distributed across the state on 18,488 acres (74.82 km2). In 2015, NDSU's economic impact on the state and region was estimated to be $1.3 billion a year according to the NDUS Systemwide Economic Study by the School of Economics at North Dakota State University. As of 2022, it was also the seventh-largest employer in the state of North Dakota.