Minot State University
Minot, ND · Public · Small city · MSU
Public institution in Minot, ND · 2,072 undergraduates · 72% acceptance rate · $51,759 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 9%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 14%Cost of attendance
- Top 22%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 25%Average net price
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $12,514483rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,634441st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $8,634183rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $18,141270th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $19,609610th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $51,759975th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $46,214783rd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 47.8%1,238th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 71.6%1,152nd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 72.2%664th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1084751st highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 20798th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,072923rd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 24.1%1,499th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 448 mi (MSP)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 46 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $60,771 | $63,666 |
| International BusinessBusiness | bachelors | $43,240 | $39,909 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $42,682 | $38,829 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $42,682 | $42,682 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $42,682 | $37,568 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $42,185 | $39,729 |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $41,789 | $41,565 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $36,488 | $38,829 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $36,437 | $38,649 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $25,194 | $32,925 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | $48,823 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1913source
- Athletic nickname: "Beavers"source
- Herb Parker Stadium seats about 4,500source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- Mascot: Buckshot the Beaversource
- Formerly known as "Minot Normal School"source
- Formerly known as "(1913–1924)"source
- Formerly known as "Minot State Teachers College" (1924–1963)source
- Formerly known as "Minot State College"source
- Formerly known as "(1964–1986)"source
- Formerly known as "State University of North Dakota - Minot (1987)"source
- Athletic conference: NSICsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Notable alum: Josh Duhamelsource
- Notable alum: John Hoevensource
Athletics — 9 sports
NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,693,371 (M $1,018,974 · W $674,397)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Minot State University’s 2,072 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In ND
- University of MaryBismarck, ND · 2,280 undergrads
- Bismarck State CollegeBismarck, ND · 2,629 undergrads
- Dickinson State UniversityDickinson, ND · 1,108 undergrads
- University of JamestownJamestown, ND · 947 undergrads
- Valley City State UniversityValley City, ND · 918 undergrads
- Mayville State UniversityMayville, ND · 704 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Seattle Pacific UniversitySeattle, WA · 2,073 undergrads
- Union CollegeSchenectady, NY · 2,070 undergrads
- Bryan UniversityTempe, AZ · 2,083 undergrads
- University of CharlestonCharleston, WV · 2,083 undergrads
- South Florida State CollegeAvon Park, FL · 2,084 undergrads
- Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA · 2,060 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteminotstateu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 200253)
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- Compare with University of MarySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Minot State University vs University of MaryHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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