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Located in Mankato, Minnesota, Minnesota State University - Mankato is a public institution. The location of Minnesota State Mankato is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

581 Undergraduate Degrees
85 Graduate Degrees
$24,696 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
67% Acceptance Rate

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Minnesota State University - Mankato Rankings

Minnesota State Mankato is ranked #268 out of 1,477 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2023 Best Colleges list.

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.

Minnesota State Mankato has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#56 Best Business Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

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

Rank Ranking Name Share
#6 Most Popular Online International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#7 Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#9 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#11 Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#13 Best Value International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#25 Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#36 Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#42 Best International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#59 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#66 Best Value Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Minnesota State Mankato has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#18 Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Accounting College Factual
#19 Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Accounting College Factual
#33 Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing College Factual
#55 Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for General Business Administration and Management College Factual
#58 Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management College Factual
#112 Best Schools Grad Degree

Where Is Minnesota State University - Mankato?

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Contact details for Minnesota State Mankato are given below.

Contact Details
Address: South Rd And Ellis Ave, Mankato, MN 56001
Phone: 507-389-1866
Website: www.mnsu.edu
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MNStateMankato
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MNSUMankato

How Do I Get Into Minnesota State Mankato?

You can apply to Minnesota State Mankato online at: https://mankato.mnsu.edu/future-students/apply/

Admission Requirements for Minnesota State Mankato

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank required
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program required
Recommendations neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores considered but not required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Minnesota State Mankato?

67% Acceptance Rate
59% Of Accepted Are Women
0% Submit SAT Scores
Minnesota State Mankato has an acceptance rate of 67%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 65%, and the acceptance rate for women is 69%.

Average Test Scores

About 0% of students accepted to Minnesota State Mankato submitted their SAT scores.Minnesota State Mankato received ACT scores from 94% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 23. Math scores were between 18 and 25. Composite scores were between 19 and 24.

ACT English Scores for Minnesota State University - Mankato  ( 17 to 23 )
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ACT Math Scores for Minnesota State University - Mankato  ( 18 to 25 )
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ACT Composite Scores for Minnesota State University - Mankato  ( 19 to 24 )
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36

Can I Afford Minnesota State University - Mankato?

$24,696 Net Price
68% Take Out Loans
3.6% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Minnesota State Mankato is $24,696. 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 Minnesota State Mankato, approximately 68% of students took out student loans averaging $9,104 a year. That adds up to $36,416 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Minnesota State Mankato is 3.6%. 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.

Minnesota State University - Mankato Undergraduate Student Diversity

10,526 Full-Time Undergraduates
53% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 12,938 undergraduate students at Minnesota State Mankato, with 10,526 being full-time and 2,412 being part-time.

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There are also 1,823 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 10,526 full-time undergraduates at Minnesota State Mankato, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 391
Black or African American 583
Hispanic or Latino 560
White 7,616
International Students 900
Other Races/Ethnicities 476

Geographic Diversity

Minnesota students aren't the only ones who study at Minnesota State University - Mankato. At this time, 30 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 98 countries are represented at Minnesota State Mankato. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nepal, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Minnesota State University - Mankato

1,158 Took All Classes Online
6,767 Took At Least One Class Online
2.8% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 6,767 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 12th 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 Minnesota State Mankato

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Minnesota State University - Mankato was $8,566 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $16,984. The following table shows how Minnesota State Mankato 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
Organizational Behavior Studies #1 #10
International Business #19 #31
International Business/Trade/Commerce #19 #31
Human Resource Management #31 #69

Online Growth Rankings of Minnesota State Mankato

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Minnesota State University - Mankato was 2.8%. This is the #1,435 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Minnesota State Mankato regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Minnesota State Mankato 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 Minnesota State Mankato.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Organizational Behavior Studies #45
International Business #65
International Business/Trade/Commerce #65
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management #72
Human Resource Management #283

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%.

Minnesota State University - Mankato Business Concentrations

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

Major Basic Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 0 150 6 21 177
Accounting 0 87 27 30 144
Finance 0 105 0 0 105
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 0 101 0 0 101
Organizational Behavior Studies 0 44 0 0 44
Construction Management 0 35 0 0 35
Business Statistics 22 0 0 0 22
International Business/Trade/Commerce 0 16 0 0 16
General Economics 0 13 0 0 13
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management 8 0 1 0 9
Project Management 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 30 551 34 51 666

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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