Creative Writing in North Dakota: Best colleges Ranked 2026

Below is a list of best universities in North Dakota ranked based on their research performance in Creative Writing. A graph of 3.35K citations received by 252 academic papers made by 2 universities in North Dakota was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. University of North Dakota

Grand Forks

For Creative Writing

#262 in the United States

#300 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $6,663
Enrollment: 15,019

2. North Dakota State University

Fargo

For Creative Writing

#286 in the United States

#324 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $6,409

Closest to North Dakota states to learn Creative Writing

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
South Dakota	2	387
Minnesota	10	36
Nebraska	3	73
Iowa	5	42
Wisconsin	9	15
Kansas	3	53
Colorado	9	54
Idaho	3	188
Missouri	6	51
Michigan	12	5
Illinois	18	9
Utah	3	45
Oklahoma	3	76
Indiana	11	30
Washington	10	19
Arkansas	5	136
Oregon	7	100
Ohio	18	7
Kentucky	4	75
Arizona	3	18
Tennessee	7	48
Texas	28	3
Mississippi	3	167
Pennsylvania	26	8
Louisiana	5	99
California	45	2
Alabama	4	70
New York	50	1
Virginia	14	21
District of Columbia	5	33
Maryland	12	23
Georgia	11	20
North Carolina	16	22
South Carolina	6	104
New Jersey	14	27
New Hampshire	4	111
Connecticut	10	4
Massachusetts	28	14
Rhode Island	4	95
Maine	6	172
Florida	13	32

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