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Minnesota State University Moorhead

Moorhead, Minnesota·Public, 4-year or above·Plains·mnstate.edu
6-yr Graduation
57%
+2.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
4,386
peer median 8,734
Avg net price
$17,997
+$868 vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
3,751
3,751 candidates competed
Admitted
2,204
58.8% acceptance rate
Enrolled
602
27.3% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
57%+2.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
40%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
57%
Full-time retention
75%

Pell equity

10.5pp gap
Pell recipients
50%113 of 228
Non-Pell (all)
61%337 of 557
Subsidized loan, no Pell
57%111 of 194
No Federal Aid
62%226 of 363

Non-Pell students graduate at a 10.5-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 103 Title IV programs, 32 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 70 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
103
Passing
32
31.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.0%
+0.4pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

103programs
  • Passing32 · 31.1%
  • No Data70 · 68.0%
  • Failing1 · 1.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
5
Safe
26
No data
70

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

33
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-8.0%
$56,896 vs $61,854
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
0.0%
$36,495 vs $36,491
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
+10.7%
$51,358 vs $46,391
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+12.2%
$40,960 vs $36,491
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+23.3%
$76,259 vs $61,854
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+23.7%
$45,142 vs $36,491
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+24.6%
$45,483 vs $36,491
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+27.3%
$46,439 vs $36,491

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
0.0%
+$4

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

25
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
80%
$41,000 debt · $51,358 earn
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
First Professional Degree · Psychology
73%
$46,075 debt · $63,129 earn
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
62%
$22,500 debt · $36,495 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
56%
$25,250 debt · $45,142 earn
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
56%
$25,916 debt · $46,439 earn
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
55%
$24,883 debt · $45,483 earn
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
53%
$21,800 debt · $40,960 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
51%
$25,500 debt · $49,685 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1948Next review Aug 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 8

Action history · 5

  1. Feb 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
  2. Nov 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  3. Sep 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  4. Aug 2014Change in Agency recognition
    National Association of Schools of Art and Design, Commission on Accreditation · Art and Design (ART) - Degree-granting schools and departments and non-degree-granting programs
  5. Aug 2014Change in Agency recognition
    National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation · Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$11,129
$30–48k$11,547
$48–75k$13,907
$75–110k$18,644
$110k+$22,420

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$17,997
+$868vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $17,129
Federal loans
48.5%
In-state tuition
$10,428
Out-of-state
$10,428

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 1,294 students received $7.2M in Pell grants, alongside $16.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,294
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$7.2M
$7,161,794 total
Direct Loans
$16.4M
2,952 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$4.0M
1,024 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$6.3M
1,421 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$5.7M
459 loan awards
Parent PLUS$413K
44 loan awards
Grad PLUS$14K
4 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 1,542 borrowers who entered repayment, 12 (0.7%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.7%
-1.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,542
Defaulted
12
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.9%
2017
4.5%
2018
3.0%
2019
0.7%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Mnstate

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs100
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

970 total completions
01Education
29330.2%
02Health Professions
20721.3%
03Business
15516.0%
04Public Admin
676.9%
05Psychology
676.9%
06Biological Sciences
404.1%
07Multi/Interdisciplinary
373.8%
08Communication
363.7%
09Visual/Performing Arts
343.5%
10Security/Protective
343.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
4,386
12-mo unduplicated
5,862
Undergraduate
4,333
Graduate
1,529

Gender split

Men
33%1,961
Women
67%3,901

Race / ethnicity composition

White
76.1%
Black
5.5%
Hispanic
5.5%
Non-resident
4.8%
Two or more
4.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.7%
Asian
1.6%
Unknown
0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
348
206 M · 142 W
Women athletes
40.8%
Athletic aid
$1.7M
Total student aid
Budget
$7.7M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$988K
$672K
Recruiting expense
$20K
$29K
Head-coach salaries
$78K
$58K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 10

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
104 M · 66 W
$519K
Football
116 M · —
$1.4M
Soccer
— · 30 W
$267K
Basketball
15 M · 14 W
$1.2M
Wrestling
29 M · —
$327K
Volleyball
— · 22 W
$485K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.27
10 offenses · 4,410 students

3-year trend

0.592 yrs ago1.281 yr ago2.27Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
19
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
3

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
5
Arson
1
Incest
1
Burglary
1
Fondling
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

10total
  • On campus10

Includes 9 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons01
Drugs00
Liquor06

Residence-hall fires

  • Dahl Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • South Snarr Hall1 fire
    A student used a cigarette lighter and burned a small portion of ceiling of residence hall room.Damage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
17.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
177

Mnstate vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Mnstate selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectMinnesota State University Moorhead
57%—4,386$17,997Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Southwest Minnesota State University
44%62.2%8,214$15,291Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
University of Minnesota-Duluth
65%88.8%9,253$18,743Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Saint Cloud State University
39%94.8%10,732$13,529Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Emporia State University
56%97.7%4,557$16,261Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Minnesota State University-Mankato
53%88.4%15,271$19,139Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median55%88.8%8,734$17,129

Institutions like Mnstate

Explore the federal data for institutions in Mnstate's comparison group.

IPEDS

Mnstate Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Analytics and Institutional Research
Phone
218.477.2161
Address
1104 7th Avenue South, Moorhead, MN 56563

The Office of Analytics and Institutional Research serves as the official source of objective, research-based data, providing access to institutional knowledge for university and external stakeholders. It provides accurate and timely data and information to support strategic, data-informed decision making.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Dr. Helen Montgomery
    Director of Analytics and Institutional Research

Common Data Set

Mnstate's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Acceptance rate
56.6%
Accessible
Yield
28.6%
of admitted students enroll
Total enrollment
4,679
3,720 UG · 959 grad
6-yr graduation rate
55%
First-year retention
72%
Student–faculty ratio
17 to 1
Est. net price (aided)
$19,540
after avg need-based grant
01

Selectivity & Admissions

Admissions funnel

C1
Applied
3,898
Admitted
2,207
Enrolled
632

3,898 applied → 2,207 admitted (56.6%) → 632 enrolled.

Selectivity

C1
Acceptance rate
56.6%

Accessible — 56.6% acceptance rate.

Admit rate by gender

C1
men47.3%
women63.5%
another_gender60.0%

Admit rate varies by gender.

ACT range (middle 50%)

C9
25th
18
Median
21
75th
24

Middle 50% ACT 18–24 (median 21).

High-school class rank

C10
Top tenth14%
Top quarter37%
Top half75%
Bottom half25%
Bottom quarter5%

Share of enrolled first-years by HS class-rank band.

What matters in admission

C7
Important2
Rigor of secondary school recordAcademic GPA
Considered11
Class rankStandardized test scoresExtracurricular activitiesTalent/abilityCharacter/personal qualitiesFirst generationState residencyRacial/ethnic statusVolunteer workWork experienceLevel of applicant's interest

Relative importance of each admission factor.

02

Affordability & Value

Cost of attendance

G
Total$22,794
Tuition
$8,83839%
Fees
$1,3986%
Room & board
$10,24045%
Books
$1,0004%
Other
$1,3186%

Total sticker cost of attendance is $22,794 (2023-2024).

Sticker vs. net price

G+H
Sticker COA
$22,794
Net (aided)
$19,540
Avg need grant
$3,254

Sticker $22,794 → about $19,540 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($3,254).

Where grant aid comes from

H1
Federal59.6%
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located37.6%
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college1.7%
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).1.1%

0% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.

Graduate debt

H4/H5
Grads with debt
88%
Avg debt
$33,540

88% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $33,540 on average.

03

Outcomes & Equity

Graduation & retention

B
6-yr grad rate
55%
Retention
72%

6-year graduation rate 55%; first-year retention 72%.

Equity: Pell graduation gap

B4
All students55%
Pell recipients48%

Pell-grant recipients graduate 8 pts below the overall rate (48% vs 55%).

04

Academic Experience

Class-size distribution

I3
2-9 students129
10-19 students127
20-29 students144
30-39 students60
40-49 students30
50-99 students18
100+ students0

50% of classes have under 20 students; 4% have 50+.

Faculty profile

I
Student–faculty ratio
17 to 1
Faculty with terminal degree
68%
Women faculty
57%

Key faculty indicators.

Degrees by discipline

J
Business/marketing21.79%
Health professions and related programs14.01%
Education12.16%
Visual and performing arts8.07%
Biological/life sciences5.54%
Communication/journalism5.45%
Public administration and social services5.45%
Psychology4.28%

STEM-dominant: ~10% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.

05

Student Body & Diversity

Undergraduate race/ethnicity

B2
white78.7%
black_african_american5.2%
hispanic_latino4.5%
two_or_more_races4.4%
nonresidents3.6%
asian1.8%
race_ethnicity_unknown0.9%
american_indian_alaska_native0.8%
native_hawaiian_pacific_islander0.1%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.

International students

B2
International UG
135
Share
4%

4% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).

Undergrad vs graduate

B1
Undergraduate
3,72080%
Graduate
95920%

3,720 undergraduates and 959 graduate students.

06

Transfer Path

Transfer admissions

D1
Applied
1,152
Admitted
507
Enrolled
302

1,152 transfer applicants → 507 admitted (43.9%) → 302 enrolled — more selective than first-year admission.

Source publications

Frequently asked questions about Minnesota State University Moorhead

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Mnstate.

What is the graduation rate at Minnesota State University Moorhead?

Minnesota State University Moorhead reports a 6-year graduation rate of 57% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Minnesota State University Moorhead?

Minnesota State University Moorhead reports a total enrollment of 4,386 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Minnesota State University Moorhead?

The average net price at Minnesota State University Moorhead is $17,997 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Minnesota State University Moorhead?

Minnesota State University Moorhead's yield rate is 27.3%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Minnesota State University Moorhead located?

Minnesota State University Moorhead is located in Moorhead, Minnesota 56563.

Who runs Institutional Research at Minnesota State University Moorhead?

Minnesota State University Moorhead's IR work is done by the Office of Analytics and Institutional Research.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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