# NCAA athletic departments in North Dakota

Whistle covers 4 NCAA athletic departments in North Dakota (2 NCAA Division I, 2 NCAA Division II) with 437 tracked staff positions as of 1 Nov 2026, 0% of the 1,085 departments covered nationally. They play in 2 conferences. The largest department is North Dakota State University (140 positions). Each school page shows staff by role and sport, detected technology and recent hiring activity.

_Data as of 1 Nov 2026._
Source: the official athletics staff directories of the 4 North Dakota schools listed, re-read on a rolling schedule; campus locations from the NCAA member directory and IPEDS.
_Canonical URL: https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/north-dakota_

## North Dakota college athletics at a glance

- **State:** North Dakota (Midwest region)
- **Athletic departments covered:** 4
- **By division:** 2 NCAA Division I, 2 NCAA Division II
- **Conferences represented:** 2
- **Tracked staff positions:** 437
- **Newest directory refresh:** 1 Nov 2026

## Which NCAA athletic departments are in North Dakota?

| School | Division | Conference | City | Tracked positions | Directory last read |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| [Minot State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/minot-st) | Division II | [Northern Sun Intercollegiate](https://gowhistle.io/directory/northern-sun-intercollegiate) | Minot | 85 | 2026-10-15 |
| [North Dakota State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/ndsu) | Division I | [Summit League](https://gowhistle.io/directory/summit-league) | Fargo | 140 | 2026-10-24 |
| [University of Mary](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/mary) | Division II | [Northern Sun Intercollegiate](https://gowhistle.io/directory/northern-sun-intercollegiate) | Bismarck | 85 | 2026-10-14 |
| [University of North Dakota](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/northdakota) | Division I | [Summit League](https://gowhistle.io/directory/summit-league) | Grand Forks | 127 | 2026-11-01 |

## How are North Dakota's athletic departments split by division and conference?

| Conference | Division | North Dakota schools covered | Tracked positions |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: |
| [Northern Sun Intercollegiate](https://gowhistle.io/directory/northern-sun-intercollegiate) | Division II | 2 | 170 |
| [Summit League](https://gowhistle.io/directory/summit-league) | Division I | 2 | 267 |

## Other Midwest states

- [Ohio athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/ohio) — 44 schools
- [Illinois athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/illinois) — 40 schools
- [Minnesota athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/minnesota) — 30 schools
- [Wisconsin athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/wisconsin) — 28 schools
- [Indiana athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/indiana) — 23 schools
- [Michigan athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/michigan) — 23 schools
- [Missouri athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/missouri) — 23 schools
- [Iowa athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/iowa) — 16 schools
- [Kansas athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/kansas) — 8 schools
- [Nebraska athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/nebraska) — 7 schools
- [South Dakota athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/south-dakota) — 7 schools

## Method

A school is listed under the state of its campus as recorded from the NCAA member directory and IPEDS; a department is "covered" when its official athletics staff directory has been read. Counts are current (non-departed) positions. This page is published when at least 2 North Dakota school pages meet Whistle's quality bar; a state with fewer is kept out of search indexes.

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## Frequently asked questions

**How many NCAA athletic departments are in North Dakota?**

Whistle covers 4 in North Dakota as of 1 Nov 2026 (2 NCAA Division I, 2 NCAA Division II), with 437 tracked staff positions between them.

**Which North Dakota school has the largest athletic department?**

North Dakota State University lists 140 staff positions in its official athletics directory (verified 24 Oct 2026).

**Which conferences have schools in North Dakota?**

Northern Sun Intercollegiate (2), Summit League (2).

**Where does this directory data come from?**

From the staff directories athletic departments publish on their official websites, read automatically on a rolling schedule (NCAA Division I roughly weekly, Division II and III every three to four weeks). Whistle never publishes names, emails or phone numbers on public pages; staff can remove their details at any time at [gowhistle.io/remove-my-info](https://gowhistle.io/remove-my-info).

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