NORTH DAKOTA, UNIVERSITY OF

public, coeducational institution of higher learning in Grand Forks, N.D., U.S. It includes colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business and Public Administration, Fine Arts, Nursing, and Human Resources Development. The university also includes the Center for Aerospace Sciences, the Center for Teaching and Learning, and schools of law, communication, social work, and engineering and mines. The university's Medical Center consists of the School of Medicine, the USDA Human Nutrition Research Center, and the Rehabilitation Hospital. The graduate school offers more than 40 master's and 16 doctoral degree programs. The university is the state's only source for medical and legal training. Research facilities include the Earth Systems Science Institute and a U.S. Weather Bureau observation station. The university operates two-year branch campuses in Devils Lake and Williston. Total enrollment is approximately 12,000. The University of North Dakota was established in 1883, and instruction began a year later. Its original mission was to provide instruction in arts and sciences and to train teachers. The university quickly grew; it awarded its first graduate degree in 1895, and the School of Medicine was established 10 years later.