UND Housing Costs

How Much Will it Cost to Live at UND?

There are additional costs associated with college other than tuition. Find out below exactly how much you will be spending to attend University of North Dakota.

On this page you will find:

• Living Expenses Outline
• Room & Board Trends and Total Expenses
• Meal Plans and Housing Requirements
• References

Housing and Meal Plan Costs at UND

This school prices housing and dining separately. The on-campus housing cost for a typical student was $5,646 in 2026, and a standard meal plan cost $5,744. All in all, the average on-campus student at University of North Dakota spent approximately $19,082 in 2026 once room, board, books and other living expenses are included.

The table below shows the expected costs of on-campus and off-campus housing and dining plans for University of North Dakota.

Will You Spend Four Years On Campus? Forecasted Cost is $81,960

Housing and dining costs rarely hold still from one year to the next. A forward look helps you avoid sticker shock later in your degree.

Carried across a typical four-year degree, room, board and other living costs add up to about $81,960 by the time you graduate.

Here is how combined on-campus room and board has moved over the last few reported years, with a projection of where it is headed, at University of North Dakota.

* estimated

Room and board changed an average of 3.7% a year over the last three years. If that pace holds, room and board would land around $19,625 for their first year on campus.

By their final year, a student might pay about $21,376 for a bachelor’s program; a two-year student would see about $20,188 in their second and final year.

Over a four-year stay, the projected room, board and living-cost total is about $81,960 for a bachelor’s, while two years would run about $39,813 over a two-year associate program.

Budget for Annual Increases

Housing and dining costs creep up most years, so plan on paying somewhat more each year of your degree.

Meal Plans and Housing Requirements at UND

For details on living on campus, including capacity, see the table below.

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References

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By MatthewUND under License More about our data sources and methodologies.