Minnesota State University, Mankato

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 120,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 100 (24%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,620 (53%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (73%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 10,539
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 83%
From Region 14%
Athletes 635 (6.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 70%
International 11%
Black 6%
Hispanic 6%
Mixed 4%
Asian 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Allied Health and Nursing 822 12% 72% 4% 11% 6% 4% $76,186 62 -0.14 85 98% 4.3%
Biochemistry 10 — 30% 80% 0% 10% 0% 10% $70,507 47 -0.09 79 — — — — —
Biology 82 — 20% 57% 5% 17% 9% 9% $64,222 39 -0.26 71 95% — — — —
Biotechnology 3 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $70,959 49 -0.05 80 — — — — —
Environmental Science 8 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 12% 0% $62,283 71 +0.46 68 100% — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 36 — 3% 86% 3% 3% 3% 3% $59,462 35 -0.34 63 98% — — — —
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 36 — 11% 56% 8% 8% 8% 17% $60,783 28 -0.53 65 99% — — — —
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 72 — 1% 81% 3% 4% 6% 0% $74,455 71 +0.38 83 99% 4.3% — — —
Medical Laboratory Science 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $79,870 65 +0.19 87 100% — — — —
Nursing 418 — 11% 72% 4% 15% 4% 2% $89,598 46 -0.26 93 98% — — — —
Medical Informatics 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $67,637 67 +0.07 76 — — — — —
Psychology 138 +8 14% 78% 4% 4% 9% 5% $55,224 55 +0.02 53 97% — — — —
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 17 +3 29% 71% 0% 18% 0% 0% $60,783 93 +0.89 65 99% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business 701 58% 79% 2% 5% 6% 4% $79,096 70 +0.17 87 98% 5.3%
Accounting 75 — 55% 79% 3% 7% 4% 5% $82,943 43 -0.26 89 99% — — — —
Business Management and Administration 168 — 50% 80% 3% 2% 7% 5% $77,303 65 -0.02 85 99% 5.2% — — —
Finance 94 +7 82% 79% 5% 5% 0% 10% $79,770 18 -0.67 87 97% — — — —
International Business 7 — 57% 43% 14% 29% 14% 0% $66,186 23 -0.77 74 100% — — — —
Marketing 127 +3 47% 80% 2% 7% 6% 2% $79,928 62 +0.18 87 96% — — — —
Organizational Behavior Studies 47 — 45% 68% 0% 13% 11% 0% $66,658 21 -0.67 75 97% 5.6% — — —
Sports Management 47 +1 66% 79% 2% 2% 11% 0% $66,283 76 +0.53 74 99% — — — —
Construction Management 54 — 93% 85% 2% 0% 6% 4% $108,466 77 +0.71 98 99% — — — —
Criminal Justice 55 +3 36% 80% 0% 4% 9% 5% $73,426 97 +1.86 82 99% — — — —
Criminal Justice/Police Science 27 +11 78% 96% 0% 0% 4% 0% $73,426 97 +1.86 82 99% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Humanities and Social Sciences 430 32% 77% 2% 5% 7% 3% $56,193 4 -0.07 55 97%
Economics 12 — 58% 50% 0% 8% 0% 25% $78,992 24 -0.71 87 97% — — — —
Creative Writing 10 — 10% 80% 0% 0% 10% 0% $50,802 46 -0.20 41 — — — — —
English 2 +1 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $51,037 47 -0.17 42 97% — — — —
Ethnic Studies — — — — — — — — $53,132 37 -0.49 47 93% — — — —
French 2 — 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $64,581 72 +0.58 72 100% — — — —
General Literature 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,984 47 -0.17 42 — — — — —
German — — — — — — — — $63,424 68 +0.48 70 — — — — —
History 14 — 57% 79% 7% 0% 7% 0% $54,264 45 -0.26 50 100% — — — —
Native American Studies — — — — — — — — $53,132 37 -0.49 47 93% — — — —
Philosophy — — — — — — — — $59,394 51 -0.15 62 — — — — —
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing 4 — 25% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $51,106 47 -0.16 42 — — — — —
Scandinavian Studies 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $52,962 36 -0.50 47 — — — — —
Spanish 4 — 25% 25% 0% 0% 50% 0% $64,581 72 +0.58 72 100% — — — —
Women's Studies 10 — 0% 80% 0% 0% 10% 0% $53,132 41 -0.38 47 93% — — — —
Anthropology 9 — 33% 78% 11% 0% 11% 0% $54,204 46 -0.24 50 — — — — —
Communication 2 — 0% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $63,624 59 +0.16 70 97% — — — —
Geography 11 — 73% 91% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,113 47 -0.12 66 92% — — — —
Health Communication — — — — — — — — $63,177 25 -0.77 69 — — — — —
International Affairs 7 +1 57% 57% 14% 14% 0% 14% $62,287 24 -0.55 68 — — — — —
Political Science 12 +1 25% 67% 0% 17% 17% 0% $63,127 25 -0.67 69 100% — — — —
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 19 +1 42% 63% 5% 0% 11% 11% $63,228 25 -0.77 69 — — — — —
Sociology 12 — 33% 75% 0% 8% 0% 8% $55,369 51 -0.14 53 97% — — — —
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 54 — 44% 74% 2% 7% 9% 2% $63,624 59 +0.16 70 97% — — — —
Biology Teacher Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,829 42 -0.28 52 96% — — — —
Chemistry Teacher Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,829 42 -0.28 52 96% — — — —
Elementary Education 78 — 9% 88% 1% 0% 5% 3% $49,767 33 -0.37 38 97% — — — —
English Education 10 — 30% 90% 0% 0% 10% 0% $54,829 52 -0.09 52 96% — — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 9 — 11% 78% 0% 22% 0% 0% $54,829 35 -0.58 52 96% — — — —
German Language Teacher Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,829 52 -0.09 52 96% — — — —
Health Teacher Education 13 — 62% 85% 0% 8% 8% 0% $54,829 35 -0.36 52 96% — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,829 42 -0.28 52 96% — — — —
Physics Teacher Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,829 42 -0.28 52 96% — — — —
Social Studies Teacher Education 12 +5 58% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,829 52 -0.12 52 96% — — — —
Spanish Language Teacher Education 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $54,829 52 -0.09 52 96% — — — —
Special Education 34 — 24% 88% 3% 0% 0% 0% $56,369 52 +0.07 56 98% — — — —
Art Education 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $54,829 87 +0.86 52 96% — — — —
Art History 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,415 76 +0.36 56 96% — — — —
Dance 8 +2 12% 62% 0% 0% 12% 0% $38,842 24 -0.57 12 100% — — — —
Film Studies 7 — 57% 86% 0% 0% 0% 14% $54,518 81 +0.80 51 — — — — —
Fine Arts 2 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $56,415 90 +1.03 56 96% — — — —
Music 3 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 33% 33% $53,226 81 +0.70 48 — — — — —
Music Education 7 — 29% 57% 0% 0% 14% 0% $54,829 86 +0.87 52 96% — — — —
Music Management 13 — 92% 77% 0% 8% 0% 8% $53,887 82 +0.77 49 — — — — —
Studio Art 13 — 0% 77% 8% 8% 0% 0% $56,415 90 +1.03 56 96% — — — —
Theater 17 — 12% 82% 0% 0% 6% 6% $49,774 87 +0.90 39 100% — — — —
Urban Studies/Affairs 2 — 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $62,537 20 -0.63 68 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Science, Engineering and Technology 604 63% 67% 4% 7% 4% 15% $86,637 83 +0.15 91 98%
Civil Engineering 22 — 95% 68% 0% 14% 0% 18% $86,739 17 -0.80 91 100% — — — —
Computer Engineering 8 — 88% 12% 12% 0% 0% 62% $96,851 7 -0.95 96 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 12 — 83% 50% 17% 8% 0% 17% $96,738 7 -0.96 96 100% — — — —
General Engineering 39 — 74% 72% 5% 5% 13% 0% $94,030 35 -0.34 95 96% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 33 — 85% 70% 6% 6% 3% 15% $85,268 2 -1.75 91 100% — — — —
Computer Engineering Technology/Technician 2 — 50% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $86,682 28 -0.56 91 — — — — —
Computer Programming 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $102,127 25 -0.67 97 — — — — —
Computer Science 33 — 85% 67% 0% 3% 0% 30% $103,004 27 -0.64 97 — — — — —
Information Technology 70 — 84% 37% 4% 16% 6% 37% $107,234 71 +0.44 98 97% — — — —
Chemistry 4 — 25% 50% 0% 0% 25% 25% $70,526 48 -0.10 79 — — — — —
Geosciences 8 — 38% 62% 12% 0% 25% 0% $66,184 59 +0.10 74 — — — — —
Mathematics 10 — 70% 80% 0% 0% 0% 20% $71,021 34 -0.54 80 100% — — — —
Physics 7 — 71% 57% 14% 0% 0% 14% $79,231 37 -0.31 87 — — — — —
Statistics 6 +1 67% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $82,797 13 -0.82 89 — — — — —
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,332 22 -0.70 74 — — — — —
Agronomy and Crop Science 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $62,459 52 +0.09 68 — — — — —
Food Technology and Processing 3 — 0% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $63,013 43 -0.09 69 — — — — —
Physical Fitness Parks Recreation and Leisure 63 — 41% 89% 0% 2% 3% 0% $66,283 72 +0.53 74 99% — — — —
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management 15 — 40% 80% 0% 7% 7% 0% $57,171 40 -0.31 58 100% — — — —
General Studies 13 — 38% 62% 0% 15% 0% 8% $46,341 7 -1.05 29 95% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 28 — 29% 61% 11% 14% 4% 0% $63,488 84 +0.59 70 95% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 — 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% $59,323 70 +0.19 62 — — — — —
Child Development 7 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,362 62 +0.25 53 — — — — —
Cognitive Science 3 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% 67% $82,985 72 +0.02 89 — — — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences 11 — 0% 73% 9% 9% 9% 0% $55,808 64 +0.30 54 95% — — — —
Humanities/Humanistic Studies — — — — — — — — $46,341 6 -0.96 29 95% — — — —
Social Work 49 — 8% 69% 0% 14% 8% 0% $62,292 97 +1.07 68 94% — — — —
Earth Science Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $54,829 42 -0.28 52 96% — — — —
Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology 126 +5 81% 70% 4% 2% 2% 20% $109,044 80 +0.91 98 100% — — — —
Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician 14 — 93% 79% 0% 0% 7% 14% $87,528 38 -0.10 92 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering Technology 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $90,524 53 +0.15 93 — — — — —
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician 8 — 88% 88% 0% 0% 0% 12% $93,553 67 +0.40 95 100% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,056
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $20,152
Est. In-State Cost $13,008
Est. Out-of-State Cost $26,069
ROI Percentile 84th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 80%
4-Year Graduation Rate 35%
6-Year Graduation Rate 54%
Transfer-Out Rate 29%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 24.5% 626 12% 75% 3% 11% 4% 3% $82,104 70 -0.13 89 98% 4.3%
Business & Economics 23.2% 593 56% 77% 3% 6% 6% 5% $76,630 43 -0.15 85 98% 5.3%
Social Sciences 13.7% 351 24% 74% 3% 7% 8% 4% $59,086 52 +0.15 62 97% —
Professional 11.1% 285 75% 78% 2% 1% 5% 12% $97,130 94 +1.08 96 99% —
Education 6.5% 166 23% 88% 1% 2% 4% 1% $52,766 45 -0.25 46 97% —
Engineering 4.5% 114 83% 64% 6% 7% 5% 14% $90,570 6 -0.95 93 99% —
Computer Science 4.2% 107 84% 46% 5% 11% 5% 34% $105,450 41 +0.06 98 97% —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.7% 95 20% 58% 4% 16% 7% 12% $65,096 36 -0.23 72 95% —
Humanities 3.7% 94 29% 66% 4% 11% 7% 1% $55,879 57 -0.06 55 96% —
Arts 2.9% 75 33% 69% 1% 7% 7% 5% $52,265 53 +0.68 45 98% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.4% 35 57% 69% 6% 3% 9% 11% $73,520 35 -0.35 82 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.6% 16 25% 75% 0% 6% 6% 6% $62,959 62 +0.14 69 100% —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $1.4M #265 26% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.6M #383 55% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.5M #377 5% $0 3 #297 — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.3M #478 80% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.1M #228 1% $0 — — — —
Education $0.0M #416 0% $0 10 #331 — —
Computer Science $0.0M #479 0% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.0M #414 0% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.0M #434 0% $0 — — — —
Total $3.0M #444 32% $0 13 #436 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 163 $461K $460K $1K
Football 112 $2.1M $2.1M $2
Baseball 43 $486K $486K $336
Wrestling 31 $305K $305K $0
Ice Hockey 29 $3.2M $3.2M $0
Basketball 15 $856K $856K $1
Golf 10 $123K $123K $19
Total 329 $7.5M $7.5M $1K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 233 $945K $945K $377
Swimming & Diving 47 $526K $526K $0
Soccer 43 $725K $725K $12
Ice Hockey 25 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Softball 21 $515K $506K $8K
Volleyball 21 $467K $467K $1
Basketball 17 $800K $800K $0
Tennis 13 $83K $83K $9
Golf 10 $132K $132K $277
Total 306 $5.7M $5.7M $9K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 396 $1.4M $1.4M $1K
Football 112 $2.1M $2.1M $2
Ice Hockey 54 $4.7M $4.7M $0
Swimming & Diving 47 $526K $526K $0
Baseball 43 $486K $486K $336
Soccer 43 $725K $725K $12
Basketball 32 $1.7M $1.7M $1
Wrestling 31 $305K $305K $0
Softball 21 $515K $506K $8K
Volleyball 21 $467K $467K $1
Golf 20 $255K $255K $296
Tennis 13 $83K $83K $9
Total 635 $19.2M $19.2M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 62%
Yield (non-ED) 29%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 62% 62% 62%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

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