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Minot State University

Minot, North Dakota·Public, 4-year or above·Plains·minotstateu.edu
6-yr Graduation
45%
-4.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Total enrollment
2,751
peer median 2,664
Avg net price
$12,514
-$397 vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium 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
701
701 candidates competed
Admitted
453
64.6% acceptance rate
Enrolled
353
77.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
45%-4.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
4-year graduation
29%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
45%
Full-time retention
66%

Pell equity

4.0pp gap
Pell recipients
30%
Non-Pell
34%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 4.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

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 54 Title IV programs, 14 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 40 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
54
Passing
14
25.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

54programs
  • Passing14 · 25.9%
  • No Data40 · 74.1%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
2
Watch
1
Safe
11
No data
40

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.

14
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+3.9%
$56,872 vs $54,736
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+8.6%
$59,429 vs $54,736
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+22.6%
$44,239 vs $36,082
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+27.3%
$45,941 vs $36,082
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+35.5%
$48,885 vs $36,082
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
+38.9%
$50,105 vs $36,082
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+43.9%
$51,931 vs $36,082
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+67.9%
$60,575 vs $36,082

Near the line (±5%)

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

1
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+3.9%
+$2,136

Debt vs earnings

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

12
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
55%
$32,621 debt · $59,429 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
54%
$27,055 debt · $50,105 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
53%
$24,250 debt · $45,941 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
51%
$22,500 debt · $44,239 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
48%
$23,565 debt · $48,885 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
41%
$24,610 debt · $60,575 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
36%
$20,500 debt · $56,872 earn
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
35%
$21,800 debt · $61,964 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1947Next review Aug 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 6

Action history · 6

  1. Sep 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  2. Dec 2020Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  3. 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
  4. Jun 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  5. Mar 2017Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation Removed
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program

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$8,840
$30–48k$8,874
$48–75k$11,464
$75–110k$13,885
$110k+$15,562

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

Avg net price
$12,514
-$397vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs median $12,911
Federal loans
37.1%
In-state tuition
$8,634
Out-of-state
$8,634

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, 827 students received $4.4M in Pell grants, alongside $6.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
827
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.4M
$4,377,000 total
Direct Loans
$6.8M
1,429 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$2.2M
580 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.5M
759 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$931K
74 loan awards
Parent PLUS$122K
16 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 640 borrowers who entered repayment, 15 (2.3%) defaulted within three years.

Default rate
2.3%
vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
640
Defaulted
15
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
8.3%
2017
6.8%
2018
6.3%
2019
2.3%
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 Minot State

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs80
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

544 total completions
01Health Professions
14426.5%
02Business
12823.5%
03Education
10719.7%
04Public Admin
468.5%
05Security/Protective
356.4%
06Parks/Recreation
325.9%
07Liberal Arts
213.9%
08Biological Sciences
152.8%
09Computer Sciences
101.8%
10Foreign Languages
61.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
2,751
12-mo unduplicated
3,264
Undergraduate
2,956
Graduate
308

Gender split

Men
38%1,245
Women
62%2,019

Race / ethnicity composition

White
64.0%
Non-resident
10.5%
Hispanic
9.5%
Two or more
6.5%
Black
4.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.9%
Asian
1.3%
Unknown
1.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
382
253 M · 129 W
Women athletes
33.8%
Athletic aid
$1.5M
Total student aid
Budget
$8.6M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$883K
$637K
Recruiting expense
$120K
$40K
Head-coach salaries
$74K
$63K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
94 M · 57 W
$577K
Football
115 M · —
$1.5M
Baseball
50 M · —
$487K
Wrestling
35 M · 14 W
$578K
Basketball
14 M · 19 W
$1.1M
Soccer
— · 28 W
$478K

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
0.00
0 offenses · 2,777 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago2.821 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
8
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    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
    Weapons00
    Drugs43
    Liquor13

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    11.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    148

    Minot State vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Minot State 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
    SubjectMinot State University
    		45%—2,751$12,514Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
    		52%79.9%2,576$20,380Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    Truman State University
    		69%83.8%3,664$12,030Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    Chadron State College
    		50%—2,098$13,308Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    Peru State College
    		38%—1,492$11,401Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    Dakota State University
    		49%88.0%3,774$19,725Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    Peer group median50%83.8%2,664$12,911

    Frequently asked questions about Minot State University

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Minot State.

    What is the graduation rate at Minot State University?

    Minot State University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 45% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Minot State University?

    Minot State University reports a total enrollment of 2,751 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Minot State University?

    The average net price at Minot State University is $12,514 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Minot State University?

    Minot State University's yield rate is 77.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Minot State University located?

    Minot State University is located in Minot, North Dakota 58707.

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