Medical & dental schools in North Dakota
North Dakota has one MD program (University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences), no DO programs and no dental schools in NextGen MedPrep's US school directory. At University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 82% of matriculants are North Dakota residents.
Studying medicine and dentistry in North Dakota
About North Dakota: Pop. ~780K; Bismarck and Fargo are the largest cities. University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences serves a large geographic area including regional Native American communities.
In-state preference: UND SMHS has a strong preference for North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Wyoming residents through the WWAMI-style regional consortium. Out-of-state applicants outside the consortium states face very limited availability.
Major health systems in North Dakota
- Sanford Health
- Essentia Health
- CHI St. Alexius Health
- Trinity Health (ND)
Medical and dental schools in North Dakota
1 program in NextGen MedPrep's directory for 2027 entry, grouped by degree. Click any program for its how-to-get-in guide; each group links to the full North Dakota list and its residency table.
MD programs1
Residency and admissions detailsDO programs
Options for North Dakota residentsNextGen MedPrep's US school directory lists no DO programs based in North Dakota.
DO programs elsewhere in the Midwest
All US DO schoolsDental schools
Options for North Dakota residentsNextGen MedPrep's US school directory lists no dental schools based in North Dakota.
Dental schools elsewhere in the Midwest
All US dental schoolsMCAT and GPA figures are labeled median or mean when the school's own published class profile confirms them, and “unconfirmed” when it has not yet been checked — the school's page cites the source. In-state preference tags are NextGen MedPrep's rating, not school policy, unless marked “published policy”.
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