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.
- Top 14%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 22%Undergraduates
- Top 23%Cost of attendance
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 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $10,117610th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $10,117277th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $21,389460th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $21,058783rd lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $55,813748th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,215709th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 46.9%1,279th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 67.9%1,339th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 95.0%1,407th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1091702nd highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 21703rd highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 5,181486th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17.0:11,598th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 20.3%1,704th highest of 2,140 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.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $76,460 | $66,821 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $67,758 | $63,377 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $66,821 | $59,253 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $66,653 | $70,009 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $65,833 | $66,377 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $63,005 | $62,154 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementComputer Science | bachelors | $63,005 | $52,733 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $63,005 | $58,522 |
| Manufacturing EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $63,005 | $65,387 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $56,776 | $51,273 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $52,877 | $53,608 |
| Real EstateBusiness | bachelors | $51,273 | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1869source
- Athletic nickname: "Huskies"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Black and Whitesource
- Mascot: Blizzard T. Huskysource
- Campus size: about 100 acressource
- Formerly known as "Third State Normal School" (1869–1873)source
- Formerly known as "State Normal School at St. Cloud" (1873–1921)source
- Formerly known as "St. Cloud State Teachers College" (1921–1957)source
- Formerly known as "St. Cloud State College" (1957–1975)source
- Athletic conference: NSICsource
- Plays for the "The Bone Trophy{{Cite web|url=https://scsuhuskies.com/news/2019/9/18/football-huskies-bulldogs-set-for-battle-in-duluth.aspx|title=Huskies, Bulldogs set for battle in Duluth|publisher=St. Cloud State University Athletics|access-date=November 22, 2019}}" (since 1933)source
- Fight song: ""St. Cloud State Rouser""source
- Notable alum: Richard Dean Andersonsource
- Notable alum: John Hawkessource
- Notable alum: Halima Adensource
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)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Ice Hockey
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
- Wrestling: 2021, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitestcloudstate.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 174783)
- Compare colleges in MNRe-score with your weights
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- Sports directoryAll 10 EADA programs at this school
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