Of the 12,954 students enrolled at the University of North Dakota, 1,996 are graduate students. While the cultural makeup of the graduate student body certainly reflects the predominance of the region's Caucasian population with many Scandinavian and German descendants, the University is strongly committed to cultural diversity. UND makes special efforts to attract and serve American Indian students and has one of the largest enrollments of American Indians in the United States. Currently, the student population at UND includes 102 African-American/Black students, 275 American Indian students, 147 Asian/Pacific Islander students, and 100 Hispanic students.

UND students come from every state as well as Puerto Rico and about 55 other countries. More than 60% are women, and approximately half are over age 30.