Saint Cloud State University Business Programs
Saint Cloud State University is a public institution located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. Saint Cloud is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.
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Saint Cloud 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 St. Cloud State University.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards St. Cloud State University has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#17 | Best Value Colleges for Business/Managerial Economics | College Factual |
#17 | Best Value Colleges for Business Economics | College Factual |
#39 | Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | College Factual |
#45 | Best Value Colleges for General Economics | College Factual |
#47 | Best Value Colleges for Economics | College Factual |
#99 | Best Value Colleges for Marketing | College Factual |
Where Is Saint Cloud State University?
Contact details for St. Cloud State University are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 720 Fourth Ave. South, Saint Cloud, MN 56301-4498 |
Phone: | 320-308-0121 |
Website: | www.stcloudstate.edu |
Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/stcloudstate |
Twitter: | https://twitter.com/stcloudstate |
How Do I Get Into St. Cloud State University?
You can apply to St. Cloud State University online at: https://www.stcloudstate.edu/apply/default.aspx
Admission Requirements for St. Cloud State University
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | required |
High School Rank | recommended |
High School Transcript | required |
College Prep Program | recommended |
Recommendations | neither required nor recommended |
SAT or ACT Scores | required |
TOEFL | required |
How Hard Is It To Get Into St. Cloud State University?
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 75%.
Average Test Scores
About 4% of students accepted to St. Cloud State University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 600. Math scores were between 500 and 650.
Can I Afford Saint Cloud State University?
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 St. Cloud State University, approximately 57% of students took out student loans averaging $8,313 a year. That adds up to $33,252 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at St. Cloud State University is 4.6%. 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.
Saint Cloud State University Undergraduate Student Diversity
There are also 1,654 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 5,959 full-time undergraduates at St. Cloud State University, 48% are male and 52% are female.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Saint Cloud State University students is as follows.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 390 |
Black or African American | 517 |
Hispanic or Latino | 285 |
White | 3,837 |
International Students | 658 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 272 |
Geographic Diversity
Minnesota students aren't the only ones who study at Saint Cloud State University. At this time, 30 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 93 countries are represented at St. Cloud State University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nepal, India, and China.
Online Learning at Saint Cloud State University
The following chart shows how the online learning population at St. Cloud State University has changed over the last few years.
This school is the 14th 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 St. Cloud State University
During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Saint Cloud State University was $8,779 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $17,195. The following table shows how St. Cloud 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 |
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General Business/Commerce | #52 | #65 |
General Business/Commerce | #52 | #65 |
Online Growth Rankings of St. Cloud State University
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Saint Cloud State University was 5.7%. This is the #1,358 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at St. Cloud State University regardless of major.
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at St. Cloud 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 St. Cloud State University.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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General Business/Commerce | #305 | |
General Business/Commerce | #305 |
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%.
Saint Cloud 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 |
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General Business Administration and Management | 0 | 85 | 0 | 49 | 134 |
Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 22 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
Finance | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
Accounting | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
General Business/Commerce | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
General Hospitality Administration/Management | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
General Management Information Systems | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
General Economics | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Business Economics | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
Real Estate | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Entrepreneurship | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Business Statistics | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Health Communication | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Applied Economics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Actuarial Science | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Insurance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
International Business/Trade/Commerce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | 40 | 332 | 5 | 52 | 429 |
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 Xylem22 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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