
Urban & Rural
Boasting low unemployment, low crime rates, and a booming economy, the Fargo-Moorhead area has become a regional hub for culture, education, and healthcare.
Boasting low unemployment, low crime rates, and a booming economy, the Fargo-Moorhead area has become a regional hub for culture, education, and healthcare.
From the New York Times to travel bloggers, the Fargo-Moorhead area has been gaining national attention for all it has to offer.
Fargo is thriving with ambitious business minds that make the city unique.
"Moorhead is home to college campuses and has a thriving arts community. Because I went to college in Moorhead and had my first postgrad job here, I spent a lot of time in the city and felt the absence of not having a space to meet with people who had similar interests."
— Sydni Kreps ’17, Founder + Curator of More Than Words Bookshop
First-year students at the historic Moorhead Dairy Queen
Cobbers in downtown Fargo
The Fargo Mario Wall mural in downtown Fargo
Wild Terra in downtown Fargo
Biking in Fargo-Moorhead
Cobbers studying at a ocal coffee shop
Christkindlmarkt, an annual seasonal event in downtown Fargo
Broadway Square in downtown Fargo
The ¶À¼ÒºÚÁÏ Homecoming Parade
Kernel at the Downtown Street Fair, Fargo
Cobbers at TEDxFargo
Blackbird Pizza in downtown Fargo
Do you want to build a snowman?
Black Coffee and Waffle Bar in downtown Fargo
The Fargo-Moorhead metro area was covered by the New York Times (2022).
Here are just a few of the things you’ll love about living here:
Arts and culture. Musical artists. Sporting events. A vibrant downtown culture. There's no shortage of events to take in and places to visit in the Fargo-Moorhead area
Transportation is easy in Fargo-Moorhead whether you have a vehicle, bike, or use public transportation. ¶À¼ÒºÚÁÏ has the COBBike program where students can check out bikes at the library for free. ¶À¼ÒºÚÁÏ students also have free public transportation with the MATBUS system.
The Fargo-Moorhead area has plenty of hotel options for campus visitors.
Akissi Konan stays busy as a healthcare leadership student, member of student government, and president of the Black Student Union.
Dr. Greg Carlson’s love of film leads students to many opportunities in the Fargo-Moorhead area and beyond.