Bemidji State University Business Programs

Bemidji State University is a public institution located in Bemidji, Minnesota. Bemidji is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

Bemidji State University Rankings

Bemidji State University is ranked #193 out of 1,477 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Bemidji State University has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#159	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Bemidji State University.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#10	Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#25	Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#131	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#151	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#225	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Bemidji State University has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#49	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting	College Factual
#101	Best Value Colleges for Accounting	College Factual
#127	Best Value Colleges for Business Administration & Management	College Factual
#133	Best Value Colleges for General Business Administration and Management	College Factual
#158	Best Value Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual
#171	Best Schools	Course Advisor

Where Is Bemidji State University?

Contact details for Bemidji State University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1500 Birchmont Dr, Bemidji, MN 56601
Phone:	800-475-2001
Website:	www.bemidjistate.edu

How Do I Get Into Bemidji State University?

You can apply to Bemidji State University online at: https://www.bemidjistate.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for Bemidji State University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	required
High School Transcript	neither required nor recommended
College Prep Program	neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Bemidji State University?

With an acceptance rate of 69%, Bemidji State University does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 71%, and the acceptance rate for women is 68%.

Average Test Scores

About 0% of students accepted to Bemidji State University submitted their SAT scores.Bemidji State University received ACT scores from 95% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 22. Math scores were between 18 and 24. Composite scores were between 19 and 24.

Can I Afford Bemidji State University?

The overall average net price of Bemidji State University is $18,435. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Bemidji State University, approximately 66% of students took out student loans averaging $8,414 a year. That adds up to $33,656 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Bemidji State University is 3.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Bemidji State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,165 undergraduate students at Bemidji State University, with 2,753 being full-time and 1,412 being part-time.

There are also 412 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,753 full-time undergraduates at Bemidji State University, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Bemidji State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	20
Black or African American	65
Hispanic or Latino	81
White	2,250
International Students	62
Other Races/Ethnicities	275

Geographic Diversity

Minnesota students aren't the only ones who study at Bemidji State University. At this time, 20 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 34 countries are represented at Bemidji State University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Nepal, and China.

Online Learning at Bemidji State University

In 2019-2020, 2,346 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Bemidji State University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 4th most popular in Minnesota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Bemidji State University

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Bemidji State University was $9,076 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Bemidji State University is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
E-Commerce	#1	#1
Accounting	#34	#4
Accounting	#37	#7

Online Growth Rankings of Bemidji State University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Bemidji State University was 3.1%. This is the #1,426 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Bemidji State University regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Bemidji State University ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Bemidji State University.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
E-Commerce	#9
Accounting	#391

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Bemidji State University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	132	33	165
Accounting	57	0	57
E-Commerce	24	0	24
Project Management	23	0	23
General Economics	11	0	11
General Management Information Systems	0	0	0
TOTAL	247	33	280

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By GEO Tagging BSU under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.