by our College Data Analytics Team
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Minnesota State University - Mankato was awarded 115 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.
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Minnesota State Mankato is ranked #412 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 20% of all schools in the nation.
Minnesota State Mankato also holds the #11 spot on the Best Colleges in Minnesota ranking.
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When it comes to admittance, Minnesota State University - Mankato is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 71%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
Minnesota State Mankato received ACT scores from 54% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 18 and 23.
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At Minnesota State University - Mankato, the student to faculty ratio is 21 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Minnesota State University - Mankato is 67%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 76% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Minnesota State University - Mankato enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from Minnesota State Mankato have a four-year graduation rate of 28%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 12,938 undergraduates at Minnesota State Mankato with 10,526 being full-time and 2,412 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,115 | $12,389 | $14,810 | $18,896 | $21,186 |
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 Minnesota State Mankato, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Minnesota State Mankato, approximately 56% of students took out student loans averaging $9,511 a year. That adds up to $38,044 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Minnesota State Mankato are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | South Rd And Ellis Ave, Mankato, MN 56001 |
| Phone: | 507-389-1866 |
| Website: | https://mnsu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/MNStateMankato |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/MNSUMankato |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 367 | $75,655 |
| Business Administration & Management | 195 | $49,640 |
| Special Education | 165 | $47,132 |
| Accounting | 145 | $60,573 |
| Health & Physical Education | 133 | $32,860 |
| General Psychology | 129 | $34,925 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 125 | $44,171 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 123 | $39,798 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 121 | $43,307 |
| Marketing | 117 | $44,780 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 9,123 students took at least one online class at Minnesota State University - Mankato. This is an increase from the 7,670 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 9,123 | 2,379 |
| 2021-2022 | 7,670 | 1,725 |
| 2020-2021 | 6,767 | 1,158 |
| 2018-2019 | 6,246 | 1,260 |
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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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