The university also operates North Dakota's agricultural research extension centers distributed across the state on 18,488 acres (74.82 km2).

[10] In 2015 a change was made where only the first verse of the alma mater is recognized by the university, due to ethnic references in the third stanza.

[13] NDAC continued to grow and was renamed North Dakota State University on November 8, 1960, after a statewide referendum.

Several buildings have been built or expanded and remodeled over the past seven years, including the Wallman Wellness Center, Memorial Union, and the College of Business.

[18] In 2023, President David Cook outlined plans to merge two out of the seven colleges into five in an attempt to save $7.6 million.

The Memorial Union is also within the central campus and serves students' social needs, as well as several large rooms available for presentations and functions.

In the fall of 2014, NDSU began construction on the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) building.

[21] Just north of the central area of campus is a large section that consists of many academic buildings, residence halls, and dining centers.

[23][24] Mathew Living Learning Center (MLLC) East and West are coed upper-division dormitories.

[25] Further north is an area of campus that consists of many athletic facilities including the Scheels Center, Fargodome, Newman Outdoor Field, and others.

Wrestling and men and women's basketball are held here and the complex also contains the NDSU athletics hall of fame.

The Shelly Ellig facility finished construction in 2012 and features an eight-lane track as well as pole-vaulting and throwing equipment.

located northwest of the main campus, it consists of firms and that research and develop nano technologies, RFID, polymers and coatings, high performance computing, and others.

The project started in 2004 with the purchase and renovation of the former Northern School Supply building, located at NP Avenue and 8th Street North in the city's downtown.

According to the college, the downtown location and addition of the North Dakota Trade Office have increased interaction with local businesses and allowed the college to expand its offerings, such as a Certificate in Entrepreneurship in partnership with the University of North Dakota, and add three new centers: The Center for Professional Selling and Sales Technology, Fraud Education and Research Institute and the Center for Leadership Practice.

Major NDSU research extension centers are located near Carrington, Casselton, Dickinson, Fargo, Hettinger, Langdon, Minot, Streeter, and Williston.

[41][40] U.S. News & World Report ranked NDSU as tied at #403 in Top Performers on Social Mobility in 2023.

[48] Total collections at the NDSU libraries include holdings of approximately 1 million physical items in addition to access to extensive electronic resources.

[49] According to the National Science Foundation, NDSU is the largest research institution in the state of North Dakota.

[citation needed] Major fields of research at NDSU include nanotechnology, genomics, agriculture, chemistry, and polymers and coatings.

[51] In the 2015 season, NDSU defeated Jacksonville State for a record fifth consecutive NCAA Division I FCS national championship.

[52] The following season the Bison went on to win the FCS National Championship again for the sixth time in seven years, by beating James Madison, 17–13.

In 2018, the Bison completed an undefeated season going 15–0 and defeating the Eastern Washington Eagles, 38–24, and winning their 7th FCS championship in 8 years.

After defeating James Madison in 2019 for a third straight title, the Bison lost in the 2020-21 FCS quarterfinals in the COVID-impacted spring season to eventual champion Sam Houston State before reclaiming the title in 2021 with a decisive 38–10 victory over Montana State.

The Bison last played in the NCAA Tournament in 2019, winning a First Four game against North Carolina Central by a 78–74 score.

Amy Olson (née Anderson), a member of the women's golf team, set the NCAA record for most career match victories (20).

[67] Construction of the Memorial Union was completed in 1953, and the grand opening held during Homecoming weekend of that same year.

A ballroom and several conference rooms comprise much of the second floor, and the basement is home to a dining center, food court, and various recreation facilities including a bowling alley, billiards, foosball, e-sports gaming lab.

[70][71] Greek life has been a part of the NDSU campus since 1904 when the first social fraternity was formed offering membership to men in all fields of study.

NDSU presently has fifteen national fraternities and sororities, twelve of which are open to individuals in any field of study and two that restrict membership to students in specific professional disciplines and/or areas of career interest.