 The main campus of the University of North Dakota sits in the middle of Grand Forks on University Avenue . The campus is made up of 240 buildings ( 6 @.@ 4 million square feet ) on 550 acres ( 2 @.@ 2 km2 ) . The campus stretches roughly one and half miles from east to west and is divided by the meandering English Coulee . The western edge of campus is bordered by Interstate 29 , the eastern edge is bordered with University Park , the Grand Forks railyards sit on the south side of campus , and the north side of campus is marked by U.S. Highway 2 which is called Gateway Drive in Grand Forks . 
