by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Minnesota State Community and Technical College was awarded 37 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is criminal justice & corrections.
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College Factual ranked M State as #825 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when M State held the #992 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 52 colleges in Minnesota, M State is ranked at #34.
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If you are worried about getting into Minnesota State Community and Technical College, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Minnesota State Community and Technical College, this ratio is 18 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Minnesota State Community and Technical College is 54%. 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 Minnesota State Community and Technical College is 63%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,757 undergraduates at M State with 2,083 being full-time and 3,674 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,303 | $8,992 | $10,431 | $13,540 | $15,057 |
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 M State, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At M State, approximately 44% of students took out student loans averaging $5,844 a year. That adds up to $23,376 over four years for those students.
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See which majors at Minnesota State Community and Technical College make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Minnesota State Community and Technical College.
Contact details for M State are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1414 College Way, Fergus Falls, MN 56537-1000 |
| Phone: | 218-736-1500 |
| Website: | www.minnesota.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 272 | NA |
| Electrical & Power Transmission Installers | 96 | NA |
| Nursing | 84 | NA |
| Accounting | 58 | NA |
| Dental Support Services | 48 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 43 | NA |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 43 | NA |
| General Sales & Marketing | 38 | NA |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration | 38 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 36 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 2,997 students took at least one online class at Minnesota State Community and Technical College. This is an increase from the 2,739 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,997 | 1,544 |
| 2021-2022 | 2,739 | 988 |
| 2020-2021 | 2,823 | 1,080 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,559 | 1,256 |
Learn more about online learning at Minnesota State Community and Technical College.
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.
References
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