Rasmussen University - North Dakota Overview

Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a private for-profit institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. Fargo is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is Rasmussen University - North Dakota Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Rasmussen University - North Dakota.
• For the 2017-2018 academic year, 23% of the faculty were full-time.

Rasmussen University - North Dakota Rankings

Rasmussen University - North Dakota is ranked #425 out of 2,320 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2021 Best Colleges list.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Rasmussen University - North Dakota has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#95	Best Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#191	Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Rasmussen University - North Dakota.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#5	Best Management Information Systems Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#9	Best Human Resource Management Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#11	Best Education Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#15	Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#23	Best Accounting Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#25	Best Health Professions Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#31	Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#40	Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#40	Best Nursing Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Rasmussen University - North Dakota?

Contact details for Rasmussen University - North Dakota are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	4012 19Th Avenue Sw, Fargo, ND 58103-7196
Phone:	701-277-3889
Website:	https://rasmussen.edu

How Do I Get Into Rasmussen University - North Dakota?

You can apply to Rasmussen University - North Dakota online at: https://rasmussen.edu

Rasmussen University - North Dakota has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Rasmussen University - North Dakota?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Rasmussen University - North Dakota, approximately 79% of students took out student loans averaging $9,249 a year. That adds up to $36,996 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Rasmussen University - North Dakota is 7.3%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Rasmussen University - North Dakota Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 644 undergraduate students at Rasmussen University - North Dakota, with 399 being full-time and 245 being part-time.

There are also 9 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 399 full-time undergraduates at Rasmussen University - North Dakota, 15% are male and 85% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Rasmussen University - North Dakota students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	12
Black or African American	36
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	239
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	92

Geographic Diversity

North Dakota students aren't the only ones who study at Rasmussen University - North Dakota. At this time, 3 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Online Learning at Rasmussen University - North Dakota

There are 21 bachelor’s degree and 1 master’s degree programs available online at Rasmussen University - North Dakota. In 2017-2018, 586 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Rasmussen University - North Dakota has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 5th most popular in North Dakota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2017-2018.

Online Growth Rankings of Rasmussen University - North Dakota

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Rasmussen University - North Dakota was -21.2%. This is the #2,671 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Rasmussen University - North Dakota regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Rasmussen University - North Dakota majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Accounting	9%
Allied Health Professions	40%
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	50%
Design & Applied Arts	50%
Education	36%
Health Professions	35%
Nursing	42%
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	45%
Teacher Education Grade Specific	36%
Visual & Performing Arts	50%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Rasmussen University - North Dakota ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Rasmussen University - North Dakota.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	#24
Computer Engineering	#37
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	#44
Design & Applied Arts	#64
Human Services	#65
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	#73
Legal Support Services	#102
Management Information Systems	#102
Allied Health Professions	#124
Visual & Performing Arts	#132
Engineering	#141
Legal Professions	#141
Information Technology	#160
Marketing	#170
Business Support & Assistant Services	#188
Human Resource Management	#192
Public Administration & Social Service	#261
Educational Administration	#297
Teacher Education Grade Specific	#353
Accounting	#364
Health & Medical Administrative Services	#437

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Rasmussen University - North Dakota Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Nursing	0	95	0	5	1	101
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	0	0	53	0	0	53
Teacher Education Grade Specific	18	16	8	0	0	42
Health & Medical Administrative Services	24	14	0	1	0	39
Accounting	11	10	0	1	0	22
Business Administration & Management	0	16	0	0	0	16
Business Support & Assistant Services	13	0	0	0	0	13
Computer Engineering	0	6	0	0	0	6
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	6	0	0	0	6
Human Resource Management	0	5	0	0	0	5
Allied Health Professions	0	5	0	0	0	5
Management Information Systems	0	4	0	0	0	4
Legal Support Services	0	4	0	0	0	4
Design & Applied Arts	0	4	0	0	0	4
Information Technology	0	0	0	2	0	2
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	2	0	0	0	2
Computer Science	0	0	0	1	0	1
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	1	0	0	0	1
Human Services	0	1	0	0	0	1
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marketing	0	0	0	0	0	0
Information Science	0	0	0	0	0	0
Educational Administration	0	0	0	0	0	0
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	0	0	0	0
Public Health	0	0	0	0	0	0
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	66	189	61	10	1	327

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.