For those interested in studying in North Dakota, we have a very useful list. We selected the best North Dakota institutions for prospective students. Please know that rankings are based on academic research, alumni reviews, graduation rates, as well as assessment from peer colleges. On the page, you will find major admissions stats such as acceptance rate, tuition fees, average SAT scores for each ranked college or university.
| Rankings | Schools |
| 1 | University of North Dakota (Grand Forks, ND) Tuition: in-state: $7,254, out-of-state: $17,170 Total enrollment: 14,697 Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 70.8% Average freshman retention rate: 78% 6-year graduation rate: 54% Classes with under 20 students: 39.5% SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 21-26 |
| 2 | North Dakota State University (Fargo, ND) Tuition: in-state: $7,233, out-of-state: $17,478 Total enrollment: 14,399 Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 86.0% Average freshman retention rate: 78% 6-year graduation rate: 53% Classes with under 20 students: 32.5% SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 21-26 |
USA Climate
The south coast of Florida has a humid tropical climate. Here it is warm all year round, in summer (from May to October) it rains, winters are warm and dry. The average temperature in Miami in January is from 15°C to 25°C, in August – from 25°C to 33°C.
The Pacific coast of the northwestern United States (Oregon and Washington) has a maritime (oceanic) climate. It has dry and warm summers (in Seattle, Washington, the average temperature of the hottest month, August, is from 13°C to 25°C), the rest of the year is cool (winter in Portland, Oregon, usually from 2°C to 8°C) and often cloudy. It is here, on the western slopes of the Olympic and Cascade Mountains, that more precipitation falls than anywhere else in the continental United States. But to the east, behind the ridges of the Pacific mountains, precipitation is much less. If in the west of Idaho the influence of the ocean is still clearly felt, then in the west of the state, as well as in Montana and Wyoming have much drier continental climates.
The southwestern states of the United States (Arizona, New Mexico, part of Southern California) are characterized by a very hot and dry desert climate. During the summer in Phoenix, Arizona, the air warms up to 29°C – 41°C on average; in winter it is usually between 8°C and 20°C. Further north, Nevada and Utah are also dry, but the winters are colder. The average temperature in Las Vegas in winter is from 4°C to 14°C, in summer – from 27°C to 40°C.
Much of California has a mediterranean climate, mild on the ocean coast and more seasonally inland. Here, most of the precipitation falls in winter, and droughts are common in summer. In northern California, in San Francisco, the average temperature in the coldest month, January, is between 8°C and 14°C; and in the hottest, September, – from 13°C to 21°C. In Los Angeles, Southern California, the average temperature in winter is 9°C to 20°C and in summer 18°C to 29°C.
In Alaska, the northernmost state in the United States, the climate varies from maritime on the Pacific coast to arctic in the north of the peninsula. In the state’s largest city, Anchorage, average winter temperatures range from -11°C to -5°C, and summer temperatures range from 11°C to 19°C.
Hawaii has a hot and humid tropical climate. In the state capital of Honolulu, winters typically range from 19°C to 29°C and summers from 24°C to 33°C.