by our College Data Analytics Team
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Minnesota State University - Moorhead was awarded 94 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is social work.
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MSU Moorhead is ranked #763 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list.
MSU Moorhead also holds the #30 spot on the Best Colleges in Minnesota ranking.
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If you're applying to Minnesota State University - Moorhead you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 57%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 1% of students accepted to MSU Moorhead submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 680. Math scores were between 560 and 610.
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With a student to faculty ratio of 17 to 1, Minnesota State University - Moorhead 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.
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 - Moorhead is 58%. 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 University - Moorhead is 72%, 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 MSU Moorhead this rate is 34%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,445 undergraduates at MSU Moorhead with 3,529 being full-time and 916 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $13,000 | $13,444 | $14,783 | $19,215 | $21,088 |
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 MSU Moorhead, 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 MSU Moorhead, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $8,879 a year. That adds up to $35,516 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for MSU Moorhead are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1104 Seventh Avenue South, Moorhead, MN 56563 |
| Phone: | 800-593-7246 |
| Website: | https://www.mnstate.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 215 | $53,228 |
| Educational Administration | 106 | NA |
| Nursing | 99 | $78,006 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 86 | $43,245 |
| Communication Sciences | 64 | NA |
| Social Work | 56 | $43,471 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 53 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 48 | NA |
| Finance & Financial Management | 46 | $48,121 |
| Special Education | 45 | NA |
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, 3,440 students took at least one online class at Minnesota State University - Moorhead. This is a decrease from the 3,852 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 3,440 | 1,293 |
| 2021-2022 | 3,852 | 1,426 |
| 2020-2021 | 3,361 | 1,242 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,977 | 1,213 |
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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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