Psychology in North Dakota: 7 Best colleges Ranked 2026

Below is a list of best universities in North Dakota ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 428K citations received by 14.5K academic papers made by 7 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.

1. University of North Dakota

Grand Forks

For Psychology

#209 in the United States

#237 in North America

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

2. North Dakota State University

Fargo

For Psychology

#225 in the United States

#254 in North America

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

3. University of Mary

Bismarck

For Psychology

#746 in the United States

#807 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $20,156

4. Minot State University

Minot

For Psychology

#828 in the United States

#893 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 95%

5. Dickinson State University

Dickinson

For Psychology

#1344 in the United States

#1423 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $5,667
Enrollment: 1,410

6. University of Jamestown

Jamestown

For Psychology

#1438 in the United States

#1520 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Net Price: $20,510
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $17,548

7. Valley City State University

Valley City

For Psychology

#1558 in the United States

#1645 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Average SAT: 950
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 100%

Closest to North Dakota states to learn Psychology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
South Dakota	8	260
Minnesota	28	16
Nebraska	13	111
Montana	7	231
Iowa	31	31
Wisconsin	32	17
Kansas	14	75
Colorado	21	58
Idaho	7	269
Missouri	35	18
Michigan	37	3
Illinois	71	20
Utah	11	43
Oklahoma	20	129
Indiana	35	57
Washington	30	5
New Mexico	8	89
Arkansas	17	125
Oregon	18	55
Ohio	60	23
Nevada	7	149
Kentucky	26	56
Arizona	11	40
Tennessee	37	42
Texas	77	33
Mississippi	14	158
West Virginia	17	100
Pennsylvania	101	6
Louisiana	25	90
California	130	4
Alabama	26	52
New York	132	8
Virginia	43	39
District of Columbia	10	71
Maryland	28	2
Georgia	46	21
North Carolina	44	14
Vermont	11	97
South Carolina	25	73
New Jersey	27	32
New Hampshire	13	95
Connecticut	21	7
Massachusetts	68	1
Rhode Island	9	51
Maine	13	253
Florida	58	27
Alaska	4	387
Puerto Rico	16	421
Hawaii	6	139

Psychology subfields in North Dakota

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology2