Aviation degree · Grand Forks, ND · Checked July 22, 2026
What an aviation degree at University of North Dakota costs
A 4-year bachelor's (BS) program. Tuition, room & board, and flight fees, each from the school's own published pages, summed into an all-in estimate. Flight fees are billed separately and on top of tuition. This is a planning estimate, not the school's quote.
Section 1Cost estimate
PilotBound all-in estimate
$209K
In-state, all-in
$295K
Out-of-state, all-in
Tuition + room & board (4 years) + whole-program flight fees. Sourced figures summed, not the school's quoted package. Tuition changes yearly.
The numbers, with sources
- Flight training (whole program)
- $104,207
- 2026-27Source
- UND's published Commercial Aviation (Airplane) whole-program total, effective 08/16/2026: Private through CFII plus jet transition and related labs. Average completion hours, billed pay-as-you-go and subject to change; excludes a possible fuel surcharge.
- All-in (in-state)
- $209,235
Section 2Paying for it
Two ways to cover $209,235.
Win what you can first, then borrow only what is left. Neither figure assumes anything about you: one is what our scholarship directory holds, the other is what the lenders publish.
- Money you keepScholarships you could apply for51 open to anyone. Top awards reach $22,200.No North Dakota-only awards in the directory yet.
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- Money you pay backLenders that cover $209,235Four of the six lenders in our comparison lend this much. That is whether a loan this size is on offer, not whether you would be approved.
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Section 5Questions
- How much does an aviation degree at University of North Dakota cost?
- Summing University of North Dakota's own published tuition, room and board, and flight fees over 4 years, PilotBound estimates about $209,235 all in for an in-state student and $295,483 out of state. That is a sum of the school's published figures, not the school's own quoted package price, and flight fees are billed pay-as-you-go on top of tuition rather than as a fixed bill.
- How much are flight fees at University of North Dakota?
- University of North Dakota publishes about $104,207 for the whole flight sequence its 4-year bachelor's degree trains (2026-27), separate from and on top of tuition. Flight fees move with your pace and the hours you actually fly, which is why they are the least predictable line in a collegiate aviation budget.
- What is tuition at University of North Dakota?
- University of North Dakota publishes about $14,231 per year in-state and $35,793 out of state for 2026-27. Over the 4-year program that is roughly $56,924 versus $143,172, before room and board and before any flight fees. Residency is usually the largest single lever on a collegiate aviation budget.
- Does an aviation degree from University of North Dakota lower the airline hour requirement?
- Yes. University of North Dakota's 4-year bachelor's aviation degree is a qualifying degree under 14 CFR 61.160, which lets you hold a restricted ATP at 1,000 hours instead of the standard 1,500. That is the concrete thing the degree buys beyond the credential itself, and it is worth weighing against the tuition and room and board a non-degree path does not carry.
Section 6Sources
Figures are University of North Dakota's own published tuition, room & board, and flight fees, summed by PilotBound into a planning estimate. They are not the school's quoted program price, and they will differ from a student's actual cost. Flight fees are pay-as-you-go and vary with a student's pace. Confirm current numbers with the school. The 1,000-hour airline minimum comes from a qualifying degree under 14 CFR 61.160. PilotBound is not affiliated with University of North Dakota. Disclaimer & removal policy.
Primary sources: aero.und.edu·und.edu
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