Minnesota State University Moorhead

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 240,000

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,758
Men / Women 37% / 63%
From State 72%
From Region 25%
Athletes 348 (13.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 76%
International 6%
Black 5%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 4%
Native American 2%
Asian 1%

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
Minnesota State University Moorhead 757 33% 80% 3% 5% 4% 4% $66,819 35 -0.24 79 96% 2.8%
Engineering Physics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $93,247 32 -0.40 96 — — — — —
Computer Information Systems 9 — 78% 11% 0% 33% 0% 56% $75,455 10 -1.11 87 95% — — — —
Computer Science 17 +4 88% 35% 12% 0% 6% 47% $100,033 23 -0.73 97 100% — — — —
Cybersecurity 3 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $94,187 48 +0.03 96 — — — — —
Chemistry 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,322 27 -0.51 79 — — — — —
Geological and Earth Sciences — — — — — — — — $63,835 50 -0.11 76 — — — — —
Geosciences 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $64,814 55 -0.02 77 — — — — —
Mathematics 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,353 25 -0.68 80 — — — — —
Physics 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,927 15 -0.84 84 — — — — —
Biochemistry 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,228 20 -0.56 77 — — — — —
Biology 25 — 40% 84% 8% 4% 4% 0% $64,962 43 -0.17 77 100% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 11 +1 36% 64% 0% 18% 0% 0% $64,962 30 -0.41 77 100% — — — —
Cellular and Molecular Biology — — — — — — — — $65,901 21 -0.50 78 — — — — —
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,755 15 -0.95 43 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $58,520 54 -0.02 67 — — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 33 — 3% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,425 71 +0.56 79 100% — — — —
Exercise Science 23 — 70% 57% 4% 9% 9% 4% $57,931 38 -0.45 66 93% — — — —
Nursing 102 — 6% 81% 2% 9% 3% 3% $100,956 83 +0.87 98 99% 2.0% — — —
Accounting 15 — 53% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,373 8 -1.27 80 98% — — — —
Actuarial Science 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $81,842 12 -1.24 91 — — — — —
Advertising — — — — — — — — $59,239 5 -1.43 69 100% — — — —
Advertising and Public Relations — — — — — — — — $59,239 5 -1.43 69 100% — — — —
Business Administration and Management 34 +1 44% 88% 0% 0% 3% 6% $72,141 49 -0.28 84 98% 4.0% — — —
Business Analytics 5 — 40% 40% 0% 0% 0% 60% $73,764 12 -1.07 85 — — — — —
Economics 3 +1 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $77,748 23 -0.76 88 — — — — —
Finance 19 +1 68% 63% 5% 11% 5% 16% $75,597 11 -0.81 87 100% — — — —
Health Services Administration 11 +5 9% 82% 9% 0% 9% 0% $79,675 88 +0.69 89 100% — — — —
Logistics and Supply Chain Management 2 — 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $72,141 8 -1.16 84 98% 4.0% — — —
Management Science — — — — — — — — $72,560 50 -0.26 84 — — — — —
Operations Management 8 — 100% 88% 0% 12% 0% 0% $72,141 8 -1.16 84 98% 4.0% — — —
Project Management 26 — 58% 81% 0% 12% 0% 0% $72,141 8 -1.16 84 98% 4.0% — — —
East Asian Studies — — — — — — — — $50,129 21 -0.72 49 — — — — —
English 14 — 21% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,169 6 -1.25 27 92% — — — —
Geoarcheaology 6 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,324 18 -0.74 47 — — — — —
History 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,325 18 -0.74 47 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — — — — — $50,196 18 -0.68 49 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 17 — 41% 94% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,564 14 -0.84 45 76% — — — —
Spanish 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $50,188 22 -0.70 49 — — — — —
Anthropology 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,278 2 -1.32 28 95% — — — —
Broadcast Journalism 4 — 75% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,810 21 -0.84 60 — — — — —
Communication 11 — 27% 82% 0% 0% 9% 0% $56,412 33 -0.51 63 100% — — — —
Gerontology 9 — 11% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,088 27 -0.38 49 — — — — —
International/Global Studies — — — — — — — — $57,259 11 -0.81 65 — — — — —
Photojournalism 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $54,904 22 -0.83 60 — — — — —
Political Science 11 +3 82% 45% 0% 27% 0% 9% $49,930 2 -1.64 48 91% — — — —
Psychology 51 +1 18% 78% 6% 0% 10% 4% $46,863 6 -1.24 40 92% — — — —
Public Relations 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,239 14 -1.13 69 100% — — — —
Social Work 35 — 3% 83% 0% 9% 6% 0% $56,988 72 +0.44 65 95% — — — —
Sociology 3 +4 67% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $58,593 66 +0.15 67 100% — — — —
Biology Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,293 54 -0.14 63 98% — — — —
Chemistry Teacher Education 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,293 54 -0.14 63 98% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 20 — 0% 70% 0% 5% 5% 0% $49,774 33 -0.37 48 97% — — — —
Earth Science Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,293 54 -0.14 63 98% — — — —
Elementary Education 46 — 4% 93% 0% 0% 2% 0% $49,774 33 -0.37 48 97% — — — —
Health Teacher Education 6 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,293 49 -0.18 63 98% — — — —
Language Arts Education 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,293 63 +0.12 63 98% — — — —
Mathematics Education 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,293 54 -0.14 63 98% — — — —
Physical Education 6 +6 67% 83% 17% 0% 0% 0% $56,293 49 -0.18 63 98% — — — —
Physics Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $56,293 54 -0.14 63 98% — — — —
Social Studies Education 10 — 50% 90% 10% 0% 0% 0% $56,293 65 +0.13 63 98% — — — —
Teaching English as a Second Language 5 +1 20% 60% 0% 0% 20% 0% $56,196 62 +0.10 63 — — — — —
Advertising Design — — — — — — — — $57,821 44 -0.18 66 100% — — — —
Animation 8 — 25% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $50,617 40 -0.34 50 — — — — —
Art 5 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,917 58 +0.12 43 96% — — — —
Art History — — — — — — — — $47,917 40 -0.30 43 96% — — — —
Digital Arts 12 — 17% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,536 36 -0.35 50 — — — — —
Digital Media 17 — 24% 94% 0% 6% 0% 0% $50,506 36 -0.35 50 — — — — —
Drama and Theatre Arts — — — — — — — — $45,515 69 +0.33 36 — — — — —
Film Production 10 — 70% 80% 10% 0% 10% 0% $39,981 7 -1.32 22 95% — — — —
Graphic Design 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,821 44 -0.18 66 100% — — — —
Jazz Studies 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,436 58 +0.18 44 — — — — —
Music — — — — — — — — $48,502 58 +0.19 45 — — — — —
Music Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,293 92 +1.03 63 98% — — — —
Recording Arts Technology 10 — 70% 70% 10% 0% 20% 0% $68,320 100 +2.32 81 — — — — —
Studio Art 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,917 58 +0.12 43 96% — — — —
Construction Management 23 — 83% 83% 4% 13% 0% 0% $103,686 55 +0.29 98 90% 2.7% — — —
Criminal Justice 24 +4 29% 67% 0% 4% 17% 4% $59,606 53 -0.04 69 99% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,956
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $11,094
Est. In-State Cost $14,173
Est. Out-of-State Cost $14,351
ROI Percentile 79th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 75%
4-Year Graduation Rate 40%
6-Year Graduation Rate 57%
Transfer-Out Rate 24%

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 20.9% 158 15% 82% 2% 7% 3% 3% $87,481 82 +0.61 94 98% 2.0%
Social Sciences 17.3% 131 23% 79% 2% 5% 7% 2% $51,600 16 -0.66 53 94% —
Business & Economics 16.8% 127 52% 81% 2% 6% 2% 7% $73,249 35 -0.72 85 99% 4.0%
Education 13.6% 103 17% 87% 2% 1% 3% 0% $52,111 39 -0.25 54 97% —
Arts 9.2% 70 36% 84% 6% 1% 4% 0% $51,360 50 -0.01 52 96% —
Professional 6.2% 47 55% 74% 2% 9% 9% 2% $81,177 78 +0.12 90 94% 2.7%
Humanities 5.4% 41 34% 90% 0% 0% 2% 0% $46,629 7 -0.95 40 83% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.2% 39 41% 79% 5% 8% 3% 0% $64,534 34 -0.28 77 100% —
Computer Science 3.8% 29 86% 31% 7% 10% 3% 48% $91,801 19 -0.77 95 98% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.3% 10 50% 80% 0% 0% 10% 0% $67,757 19 -0.50 80 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.1% 1 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $58,520 43 -0.02 67 — —
Engineering 0.1% 1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $93,247 13 -0.40 96 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.1M #575 0% — — — — —
Computer Science $0.0M #493 100% — — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — — — — — —
Education — — — — 18 #235 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.1M #634 12% — 18 #401 — —

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
Football 116 $1.5M $1.4M $78K
Track & Field (combined) 104 $255K $255K $0
Wrestling 29 $348K $326K $21K
Basketball 15 $625K $599K $26K
Total 206 $2.7M $2.6M $125K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 66 $283K $264K $19K
Soccer 30 $275K $266K $8K
Volleyball 22 $520K $484K $35K
Swimming & Diving 19 $268K $233K $35K
Softball 17 $334K $316K $17K
Basketball 14 $684K $633K $50K
Tennis 8 $104K $104K $0
Golf 6 $88K $88K $0
Total 142 $2.6M $2.4M $166K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 170 $538K $519K $19K
Football 116 $1.5M $1.4M $78K
Soccer 30 $275K $266K $8K
Basketball 29 $1.3M $1.2M $76K
Wrestling 29 $348K $326K $21K
Volleyball 22 $520K $484K $35K
Swimming & Diving 19 $268K $233K $35K
Softball 17 $334K $316K $17K
Tennis 8 $104K $104K $0
Golf 6 $88K $88K $0
Total 348 $7.8M $7.7M $151K

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 68%
Yield (non-ED) 27%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 68% 68% 68%

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

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 51%
SAT Range 1080 – 1290
SAT Math Range 490 – 590
SAT RW Range 510 – 610