by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Bemidji State University was awarded 55 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts general studies.
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Bemidji State University landed the #947 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Bemidji State University is also ranked #40 out of 52 schools in Minnesota.
Bemidji State University has an acceptance rate of 78%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
Bemidji State University received ACT scores from 56% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 18 and 23.
With a student to faculty ratio of 16 to 1, Bemidji State University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Bemidji State University is 67%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Bemidji State University is 71%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At Bemidji State University this rate is 30%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Bemidji State University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,165 undergraduates at Bemidji State University with 2,753 being full-time and 1,412 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,918 | $11,382 | $12,487 | $18,005 | $20,418 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Bemidji State University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Bemidji State University, approximately 57% of students took out student loans averaging $7,602 a year. That adds up to $30,408 over four years for those students.
See which majors at Bemidji State University make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Bemidji State University.
Contact details for Bemidji State University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1500 Birchmont Dr Ne, Bemidji, MN 56601 |
| Phone: | 800-475-2001 |
| Website: | https://www.bemidjistate.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 208 | $47,396 |
| Nursing | 127 | $77,639 |
| General Psychology | 98 | $33,963 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 88 | $42,841 |
| General Biology | 64 | $37,469 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 62 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 60 | $49,617 |
| Accounting | 57 | $58,446 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 53 | $45,668 |
| Wildlife Management | 33 | $35,806 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 2,429 students took at least one online class at Bemidji State University. This is a decrease from the 2,558 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,429 | 1,443 |
| 2021-2022 | 2,558 | 1,489 |
| 2020-2021 | 2,346 | 1,225 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,255 | 1,371 |
Learn more about online learning at Bemidji State University.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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