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Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN · Public · Small city · SCSU · St. Cloud State · St. Cloud State University

Public institution in Saint Cloud, MN · 5,181 undergraduates · 95% acceptance rate · $55,813 median earnings 10 years after entry.

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
$14,485631st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$10,117609th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$10,117276th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$21,389460th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$21,058777th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$55,813744th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$47,215708th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
46.9%1,267th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
67.9%1,331st highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
95.0%1,395th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1091700th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
21701st highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
5,181486th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
17.0:11,581st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
20.3%1,688th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 65 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 76 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$76,460$66,821
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$67,758$63,377
Computer Sciencebachelors$66,821$59,253
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$66,653$70,009
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$65,833$66,377
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$63,005$62,154
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementComputer Sciencebachelors$63,005$52,733
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$63,005$58,522
Manufacturing EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,005$65,387
Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$56,776$51,273
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$52,877$53,608
Real EstateBusinessbachelors$51,273—

Campus facts

Athletics — 10 sports

NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,278,979 (M $1,098,795 · W $1,180,184)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Saint Cloud State University’s 5,181 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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