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University of Minnesota-Crookston

Crookston, Minnesota·Public, 4-year or above·Plains·crk.umn.edu
6-yr Graduation
50%
+6.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
2,612
peer median 1,608
Avg net price
$10,874
-$2.7k vs Baccalaureate
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Admissions & acceptance rate

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

Applied
1,565
1,565 candidates competed
Admitted
1,375
87.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
242
17.6% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
50%+6.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
38%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
50%
Full-time retention
80%

Pell equity

3.0pp gap
Pell recipients
51%
Non-Pell
48%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

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

Of 38 Title IV programs, 14 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 24 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
38
Passing
14
36.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

38programs
  • Passing14 · 36.8%
  • No Data24 · 63.2%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
14
No data
24

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
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+25.8%
$45,916 vs $36,491
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
Bachelor Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
+36.0%
$49,610 vs $36,491
Agricultural Business and Management
Bachelor Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
+44.3%
$52,651 vs $36,491
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+45.8%
$53,190 vs $36,491
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+47.4%
$53,776 vs $36,491
Plant Sciences
Bachelor Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
+62.3%
$59,240 vs $36,491
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+74.2%
$63,579 vs $36,491
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+80.7%
$65,921 vs $36,491

Debt vs earnings

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

10
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
37%
$20,088 debt · $53,776 earn
Finance and Financial Management Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
37%
$25,867 debt · $69,866 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
37%
$24,135 debt · $65,921 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
36%
$16,428 debt · $45,916 earn
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
Bachelor Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
35%
$17,248 debt · $49,610 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
34%
$18,069 debt · $53,190 earn
Plant Sciences
Bachelor Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
32%
$19,000 debt · $59,240 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
29%
$22,131 debt · $75,308 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1971Next review Aug 2035

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 2

  1. Jul 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  2. Feb 2016Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$3,746
$30–48k$3,498
$48–75k$8,362
$75–110k$13,515
$110k+$18,544

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

Avg net price
$10,874
-$2,662vs Baccalaureate median $13,536
Federal loans
28.1%
In-state tuition
$13,120
Out-of-state
$13,120

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 738 students received $3.8M in Pell grants, alongside $4.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
738
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.8M
$3,779,268 total
Direct Loans
$4.7M
1,013 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$1.4M
412 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.1M
581 loan awards
Parent PLUS$191K
20 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.

Of 528 borrowers who entered repayment, 8 (1.5%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.5%
-0.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
528
Defaulted
8
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.3%
2017
5.6%
2018
5.3%
2019
1.5%
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 UMN

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs38
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

355 total completions
01Business
16446.2%
02Agriculture
5816.3%
03Health Professions
3911.0%
04Natural Resources
205.6%
05Communication
195.4%
06Multi/Interdisciplinary
185.1%
07Education
113.1%
08Security/Protective
92.5%
09English Language
92.5%
10Parks/Recreation
82.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
2,612
12-mo unduplicated
2,979
Undergraduate
2,979
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
41%1,236
Women
59%1,743

Race / ethnicity composition

White
70.6%
Black
6.7%
Hispanic
6.6%
Non-resident
4.7%
Asian
3.8%
Two or more
3.6%
Unknown
3.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
222
88 M · 134 W
Women athletes
60.4%
Athletic aid
$1.5M
Total student aid
Budget
$6.0M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$579K
$892K
Recruiting expense
$20K
$52K
Head-coach salaries
$49K
$48K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Baseball
56 M ·
$940K
Equestrian
· 35 W
$289K
Basketball
14 M · 13 W
$1.2M
Soccer
· 25 W
$424K
Softball
· 23 W
$499K
Cross Country
10 M · 9 W
$279K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.43
1 offenses · 2,303 students

3-year trend

0.792 yrs ago0.871 yr ago0.43Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
5
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
3
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

Includes 1 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
Weapons00
Drugs10
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

  • Evergreen1 fire
    ElectricalDamage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
18.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
68

UMN vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions UMN selected for federal comparison reporting.

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
SubjectUniversity of Minnesota-Crookston
50%2,612$10,874Baccalaureate
Lincoln University
20%2,054$12,484Baccalaureate
Valley City State University
53%99.1%1,806$13,613Baccalaureate
Dickinson State University
48%37.0%1,410$15,270Baccalaureate
Mayville State University
40%71.2%1,134$14,454Baccalaureate
Harris-Stowe State University
28%1,002$13,459Baccalaureate
Peer group median44%71.2%1,608$13,536

Frequently asked questions about University of Minnesota-Crookston

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about UMN.

What is the graduation rate at University of Minnesota-Crookston?

University of Minnesota-Crookston reports a 6-year graduation rate of 50% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend University of Minnesota-Crookston?

University of Minnesota-Crookston reports a total enrollment of 2,612 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at University of Minnesota-Crookston?

The average net price at University of Minnesota-Crookston is $10,874 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at University of Minnesota-Crookston?

University of Minnesota-Crookston's yield rate is 17.6%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is University of Minnesota-Crookston located?

University of Minnesota-Crookston is located in Crookston, Minnesota 56716-5001.

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