Southwest Minnesota State University Business Programs

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

Southwest Minnesota State University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#5	Best Value Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#11	Best Value Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#19	Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#36	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 Southwest Minnesota State University has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#24	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Hospitality Management	College Factual
#79	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Marketing	College Factual
#89	Best Value Colleges for Finance & Financial Management	College Factual
#100	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting	College Factual
#138	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management	College Factual
#149	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual

Where Is Southwest Minnesota State University?

Contact details for Southwest Minnesota State University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1501 State St, Marshall, MN 56258-5468
Phone:	507-537-7678
Website:	www.smsu.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/SMSUToday
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/smsutoday

How Do I Get Into Southwest Minnesota State University?

You can apply to Southwest Minnesota State University online at: www.smsu.edu/admission/applyonline.cfm

Admission Requirements for Southwest Minnesota State University

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into Southwest Minnesota State University?

Southwest Minnesota State University has an acceptance rate of 81%, 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 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 80%, and the acceptance rate for women is 81%.

Average Test Scores

About 7% of students accepted to Southwest Minnesota State University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 445 and 562. Math scores were between 490 and 540.

Southwest Minnesota State University received ACT scores from 79% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 22. Math scores were between 17 and 24. Composite scores were between 17 and 23.

Can I Afford Southwest Minnesota State University?

The overall average net price of Southwest Minnesota State University is $20,533. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Southwest Minnesota State University, approximately 66% of students took out student loans averaging $7,558 a year. That adds up to $30,232 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Southwest Minnesota State University is 5.9%. 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.

Southwest Minnesota State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,846 undergraduate students at Southwest Minnesota State University, with 1,610 being full-time and 5,236 being part-time.

There are also 413 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,610 full-time undergraduates at Southwest Minnesota State University, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	44
Black or African American	129
Hispanic or Latino	100
White	1,155
International Students	79
Other Races/Ethnicities	103

Geographic Diversity

Minnesota students aren't the only ones who study at Southwest Minnesota State University. At this time, 21 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 27 countries are represented at Southwest Minnesota State University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nepal, Taiwan, and Nigeria.

Online Learning at Southwest Minnesota State University

In 2019-2020, 1,549 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 15th 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 Growth Rankings of Southwest Minnesota State University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Southwest Minnesota State University was 3.6%. This is the #1,416 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Southwest Minnesota State University regardless of major.

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%.

Southwest Minnesota State University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	27	50	77
Accounting	1	18	0	19
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	0	12	0	12
Finance	0	11	0	11
General Hospitality Administration/Management	0	7	0	7
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	7	0	7
TOTAL	1	82	50	133

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.