Do Maryland Residents Get In-State Tuition in North Dakota? (Undergraduate, 2026)
No — Maryland residents pay full non-resident undergraduate tuition in North Dakota, about $16,700 a year at University of North Dakota against $11,100 for residents. There is no exchange program between Maryland and North Dakota; the only route to the in-state rate is establishing North Dakota residency, which takes 12 months.
- You would pay
- $16,700/yr
- Resident pays
- $11,100/yr
- Over 4 yrs
- No saving available
Tuition and mandatory fees only, compiled from published rates and rounded. Excludes housing, books and course differentials. Eligibility is decided by the institution, not by this page.
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There is no agreement between these two states at undergraduate level. The full non-resident rate applies: $16,700 at University of North Dakota, where a resident pays $11,100.
12 other states offer Maryland residents a reduced undergraduate rate, the lowest being Mississippi at about $9,900. At home, in-state undergraduate tuition is $11,900 at University of Maryland, College Park, so North Dakota works out at $4,800 a year more than staying home.
Worth checking before you accept the non-resident rate: whether the campus offers a border-county waiver, a legacy or alumni rate, or a merit award pegged to the residency gap. These are institutional decisions and they are not published centrally.
Every route from Maryland to North Dakota
No exchange program or bilateral agreement connects these two states at undergraduate level, so the route table is empty.
Where Maryland residents pay less
Staying home, a Maryland resident pays $11,900 a year for in-state undergraduate tuition at University of Maryland, College Park. The cheapest North Dakota option for you is $16,700 at University of North Dakota, which is $4,800 a year more than staying home, or $19,200 over 4 years.
Maryland belongs to Academic Common Market (ACM) at undergraduate level, so 12 of 50 states offer Maryland undergraduate students a reduced rate. North Dakota is not one of them.
| State | Route | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Maryland to Mississippi | Academic Common Market · University of Mississippi | $9,900 |
| Maryland to West Virginia | Academic Common Market · West Virginia University | $9,900 |
| Maryland to Arkansas | Academic Common Market · University of Arkansas | $10,300 |
| Maryland to Louisiana | Academic Common Market · Louisiana State University | $12,000 |
| Maryland to Oklahoma | Academic Common Market · University of Oklahoma | $12,000 |
Maryland's neighboring states, compared
What a Maryland resident pays for undergraduate tuition in each state that borders Maryland, cheapest first:
- West Virginia$9,900/yr · Academic Common Market
- Delaware$15,900/yr · Academic Common Market
- District of Columbia$16,700/yr · non-resident
- Virginia$22,300/yr · Academic Common Market
- Pennsylvania$40,000/yr · non-resident
Compare all 50 states from Maryland in the checker. Each figure is one reference campus per state, not a state average.
North Dakota residency, in brief
North Dakota grants in-state tuition after 12 months of domicile before the term begins (N.D. Admin. Code 15-10-17.1), and a financially dependent student takes the parents' domicile. Moving to North Dakota to enroll does not by itself start the clock.
North Dakota residency requirements in full · how long every state requires
Step by step
- Budget for the non-resident rate at University of North Dakota: $16,700 a year against $11,100 for residents.
- Check whether the specific campus you want offers its own non-resident scholarship or a border-county waiver — those are institutional, sit outside the state agreements, and are the most commonly missed discount.
- If you plan to stay, price the residency route: North Dakota requires 12 months of domicile, and a financially dependent student takes the parents' domicile, so the family would need to move.
- Read the North Dakota University System rules in full before you enroll — classification is decided once, and re-classification later in a degree is the hardest version of this problem.
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Asked and answered
›Do Maryland residents get in-state tuition in North Dakota?
No. Maryland residents pay the full non-resident rate of $16,700 at University of North Dakota. The only route to the $11,100 in-state rate is establishing North Dakota residency.
›How long does it take to get in-state tuition in North Dakota?
North Dakota requires 12 months of domicile before the term begins (N.D. Admin. Code 15-10-17.1), and a financially dependent student takes the parents' domicile.
›How much would undergraduate study in North Dakota actually cost a Maryland resident?
About $16,700 a year in tuition and mandatory fees at University of North Dakota, against $11,100 for a North Dakota resident. Figures are compiled 2025–26 published rates and exclude housing, books and course-specific differentials.
›Where can Maryland residents get reduced undergraduate tuition?
In 12 states at undergraduate level. Outside North Dakota, the lowest are Mississippi ($9,900), West Virginia ($9,900), Arkansas ($10,300). Each figure is one reference campus, and awards are made campus by campus.
›Is studying in North Dakota cheaper than staying in Maryland?
No. Maryland's in-state undergraduate rate is $11,900 a year at University of Maryland, College Park, and the cheapest North Dakota option for a Maryland resident is $16,700, so North Dakota costs about $4,800 more a year, or $19,200 over 4 years, in tuition and fees alone.
Sources
Every eligibility rule on this page is checked against the operating compact commission or the state's own residency authority. Last verified 2026-08-07.
Tuition figures on this page are compiled 2025–26 published rates (basis: published compiled), rounded to the nearest $100 and refreshed each June. Eligibility rules are checked against the cited compact commission or residency authority.
- North Dakota University System — residency for tuition purposes ↗Accessed 2026-08-07
- University of North Dakota — tuition and fees ↗Accessed 2026-08-07
- University of Maryland, College Park — tuition and fees ↗Accessed 2026-08-07
How this page was made
Compiled and checked by Billy Reiner, editor of In-State Check. Last verified 2026-08-07.
- Compiled from published rate pages
- The in-state and non-resident figures are tuition and mandatory fees for one full-time year, read from University of North Dakota’s own 2025–26 rate page and rounded to the nearest $100. Housing, books, travel and course-specific differentials are not included in them.
- Checked against the administering body
- Compact membership at this level was checked against the commission that runs the program (WICHE, MHEC, SREB). The residency test — the durational requirement, the domicile evidence and the dependent-student rule — was checked against North Dakota University System, N.D. Admin. Code 15-10-17.1. Nothing here is taken from another comparison site.
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