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Located in Minot, North Dakota, Minot State University is a public institution. The surrounding location of Minot is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

150 Undergraduate Degrees
54 Graduate Degrees
$17,351 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
77% Acceptance Rate

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Minot State University Rankings

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.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at MSU.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#2 Best Value International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Best Value Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Best Value Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#13 Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#27 Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards MSU has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#2 Best Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools College Factual
#3 Best Value Colleges for International Business College Factual
#7 Best Value Colleges for Entrepreneurial Studies College Factual
#9 Best Value Colleges for Finance & Financial Management College Factual
#12 Best Management Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools College Factual
#66 Best Value Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing College Factual

Where Is Minot State University?

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Contact details for MSU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 500 University Ave W, Minot, ND 58707
Phone: 701-858-3000
Website: www.minotstateu.edu
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/minotstateuniversity
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Minotstateu

How Do I Get Into MSU?

You can apply to MSU online at: www.minotstateu.edu/enroll/apply.shtml

Admission Requirements for MSU

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into MSU?

77% Acceptance Rate
57% Of Accepted Are Women
12% Submit SAT Scores
MSU has an acceptance rate of 77%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 79%, and the acceptance rate for women is 76%.

Average Test Scores

About 12% of students accepted to MSU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 440 and 540. Math scores were between 440 and 530.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Minot State University  ( 440 to 540 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Minot State University  ( 440 to 530 )
200
800
MSU received ACT scores from 76% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 24. Math scores were between 16 and 22. Composite scores were between 18 and 24.

ACT English Scores for Minot State University  ( 17 to 24 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Minot State University  ( 16 to 22 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Minot State University  ( 18 to 24 )
1
36

Can I Afford Minot State University?

$17,351 Net Price
52% Take Out Loans
6.3% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of MSU is $17,351. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At MSU, approximately 52% of students took out student loans averaging $5,631 a year. That adds up to $22,524 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at MSU is 6.3%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Minot State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,836 Full-Time Undergraduates
62% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,656 undergraduate students at MSU, with 1,836 being full-time and 820 being part-time.

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There are also 264 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,836 full-time undergraduates at MSU, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 27
Black or African American 54
Hispanic or Latino 151
White 1,231
International Students 225
Other Races/Ethnicities 148

Geographic Diversity

North Dakota students aren't the only ones who study at Minot State University. At this time, 28 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 58 countries are represented at MSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Nigeria, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Minot State University

697 Took All Classes Online
1,966 Took At Least One Class Online
-7.3% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 1,966 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 5th most popular in North Dakota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of MSU

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Minot State University was $7,896 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how MSU 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
General Management Information Systems #4 #4
Management Information Systems #4 #4
Other Management Information Systems and Services #4 #1
International Business/Trade/Commerce #13 #1
International Business #13 #1
Marketing #28 #7
Marketing/Marketing Management, General #28 #7

Online Growth Rankings of MSU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Minot State University was -7.3%. This is the #1,699 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at MSU regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at MSU 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 MSU.

Major Growth Rate Rank
General Management Information Systems #106
Management Information Systems #144

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%.

Minot State University 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 50 17 14 81
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 0 30 0 0 30
General Management Information Systems 0 8 1 21 30
Finance 0 16 0 0 16
Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations 3 12 0 0 15
Accounting 0 14 0 0 14
International Business/Trade/Commerce 0 14 0 0 14
Other Management Information Systems and Services 0 2 1 0 3
Other Finance and Financial Management Services 0 1 0 0 1
Organizational Leadership 0 0 0 0 0
Business & Office Technology 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 3 147 19 35 204

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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