NDAC was established as a land - grant university .
The bill founding North Dakota Agricultural College ( NDAC ) was signed on March 8 , 1890 , seven years after initial plans to start an agricultural college in the northern portion of the Dakota Territory .
NDAC was established as a land - grant university .
The bill founding North Dakota Agricultural College ( NDAC ) was signed on March 8 , 1890 , seven years after initial plans to start an agricultural college in the northern portion of the Dakota Territory .