The University of Mary is a private, Benedictine university near Bismarck, North Dakota that has 3,870students. It was established in 1959 as Mary College. The university is the largest degree-granting institution in western North Dakota. It has a study-abroad campuses in Rome, and also operates academic programs at satellite locations in North Dakota, M…The University of Mary is a private, Benedictine university near Bismarck, North Dakota that has 3,870students. It was established in 1959 as Mary College. The university is the largest degree-granting institution in western North Dakota. It has a study-abroad campuses in Rome, and also operates academic programs at satellite locations in North Dakota, Minnesota, Montana, and Kansas. The University also has a satellite location in Tempe, Arizona, operating as "Mary College at ASU," in partnership with Arizona State University as a domestic exchange program. Through Mary College at ASU, the University of Mary offers all academic programs for Nazareth Seminary in the Diocese of Phoenix.