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University of North Dakota

Location
Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States
Nickname
Fighting Hawks
Established
1883
University of North Dakota

The University of North Dakota is a public research university in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Established by the Dakota Territorial Assembly in 1883, six years before the establishment of the state of North Dakota, it is the state's oldest university. UND was founded with a liberal arts foundation and expanded to include scientific research. The university has the only schools of law and medicine in the state of North Dakota. The John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences was the first in the country to offer a degree in unmanned aircraft systems operatiion. Several national research institutions are on the university's campus including the Energy and Environmental Research Center, the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and the USDA Human Nutrition Research Center. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".

Motto Lux et Lex (Latin)
Motto (English) Light and Law
Type Public flagship research university
Established 1883
Parent institution North Dakota University System
Academic affiliations Space-grant
Endowment $278.3 million (2020)
President Andrew P. Armacost
Provost Thomas DiLorenzo
Academic staff 823
Administrative staff 2,051
Students 13,581 (Fall 2019)
Undergraduates 10,163 (Fall 2019)
Postgraduates 3,418 (Fall 2019)
Campus Urban – 550 acres, 240 buildings, 6,400,000 sq ft (594,579.46 m²)
Colors Green, White, Black, Pink
Sporting affiliations NCAA Division I, NCHC, Summit League, Missouri Valley Football Conference

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Established by the Dakota Territorial Assembly, the oldest university of North Dakota was founded six years before the state was even established. It was founded with a strong liberal arts foundation and became a prominent scientific research university.

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The university's John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences was the first in the United States to offer a degree in unmanned aircraft systems operations, and programs in aviation and aerospace. 

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