Colleges / Minnesota State University Moorhead
College · Public · Moorhead, MN · Suburb
MSU

Minnesota State University Moorhead

Moorhead, MN

Address1104 Seventh Avenue South, Moorhead, MN 56563
Websitewww.mnstate.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate59%
6-yr median pay$46k
Net price / yr$18k
Undergrad size3,072
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $18k/yr for a shot at a $46k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 59% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1090 · ACT 22.

If you get in

3,072 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $25k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $18k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$101k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$72k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$29k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$10.4k
Room & board
$11.0k
Books & supplies
$1,000

How students pay for it.

Pell grants28%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans48%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$20k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention74%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr57%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$46k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$51k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out24%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Public
Undergrad size
3,072
Location
Moorhead, MN
Region
Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
MSU Moorhead or MSUM
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White76%
  • Black6%
  • Hispanic6%
  • International5%
  • Two or more races4%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native2%
  • Asian2%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students20%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time15%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$64k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 60

What you can study.

Colleges / Minnesota State University Moorhead
College · Public · Moorhead, MN · Suburb
MSU

Minnesota State University Moorhead

Moorhead, MN

Address1104 Seventh Avenue South, Moorhead, MN 56563
Websitewww.mnstate.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate59%
6-yr median pay$46k
Net price / yr$18k
Undergrad size3,072
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $18k/yr for a shot at a $46k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 59% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1090 · ACT 22.

If you get in

3,072 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $25k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $18k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$101k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$72k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$29k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$10.4k
Room & board
$11.0k
Books & supplies
$1,000

How students pay for it.

Pell grants28%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans48%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$20k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention74%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr57%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$46k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$51k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out24%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Public
Undergrad size
3,072
Location
Moorhead, MN
Region
Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
MSU Moorhead or MSUM
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White76%
  • Black6%
  • Hispanic6%
  • International5%
  • Two or more races4%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native2%
  • Asian2%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students20%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time15%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$64k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 60

What you can study.