University of North Dakota (UND)

United States

Address: 3501 University Ave, 58202 Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States

Aerospace Sciences, Energy Engineering, Rural Medicine

Established in 1883, UND is a public research university in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and the state’s oldest and largest university. It is renowned for its aerospace program (John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences), as well as programs in energy, medicine, and Indigenous studies.

Domains taught:

Aerospace, AI and Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Engineering, Life Sciences, Software Engineering, Thermodynamics

Diplomas*:

Bachelor, Doctor, Master

Status:

Public

Partnerships:

Flagship university in North Dakota. World-renowned John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences. Strong focus on energy research (petroleum, renewables) and rural health.

Research:

A research university with strengths in aerospace and aviation, energy and environmental research, health sciences (rural medicine, Indigenous health), and unmanned aircraft systems.

Famous Alumnis:

John D. Odegard, Carl Ben Eielson, Sally J. Smith, Phil Jackson (attended briefly)

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

3000

Current students***:

14000

Foreign students***:

Cumulative former students***:

80000

Pros

Leading aerospace program, strong focus on energy and rural health, serves a unique northern plains region.

Cons

Located in a smaller city in a remote northern state, harsh winters, some programs less nationally prominent.

Best For

Students interested in aerospace, aviation, energy engineering, or rural medicine, often valuing specialized programs relevant to a northern plains environment.

Most Similar Schools Locally

The comparison with West Virginia University is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on thermodynamics, life sciences and data analytics, and it is also a public institution and also offers mba programmes.
Think of University of North Carolina at Charlotte when data analytics, AI and machine learning and software engineering is the priority: it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
University of Houston works in much the same fields, chiefly thermodynamics, life sciences and data analytics, and it also offers mba programmes, and is far larger, with about 47,000 students against roughly 14,000 here.
Both schools build their programmes around life sciences, data analytics and AI and machine learning, and Wayne State University is the one to compare first within the country, since it is also a public institution and also offers mba programmes.
University of Texas at El Paso shares the core fields of this university, namely life sciences, data analytics and AI and machine learning; it covers materials as well, and is larger, enrolling about 25,000 students against roughly 14,000 here.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

For aerospace, data analytics and software engineering outside the home country, National Aviation University in Ukraine is a natural reference; it covers logistics and telecommunications as well, and is larger, enrolling about 25,000 students against roughly 14,000 here.
For a study option in Russia with a comparable spread of aerospace, software engineering and engineering, Moscow Aviation Institute is the reference point: it is slightly larger, at about 20,000 students against roughly 14,000 here, and is also a public institution.
On content, Buckinghamshire New University in the United Kingdom and this university are close, as both teach aerospace, life sciences and data analytics; it is smaller, enrolling about 8,000 students against roughly 14,000 here, and is also a public institution.
University of Bristol (the United Kingdom) works on the same fields as this university, chiefly aerospace, life sciences and AI and machine learning; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
For aerospace, life sciences and data analytics outside the home country, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology in Israel is a natural reference; it has almost the same size, at about 13,703 students, and is also a public institution.

*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.

Aerospace, Aviation, Energy, Environmental Engineering, Medical, Medical Devices, Renewable Energy

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*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.

**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:

known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications

***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.

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