Minot State University
Minot, North Dakota · Also known as MSU · Website
$51,759
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$51,759
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Minot State University is a public 4-year college in Minot, North Dakota with 2,062 undergraduates and 252 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $12,703 a year (tuition and fees $8,702). It admits 65% of applicants and 45% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $51,759 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $19,609 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$12,703
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$8,702
US median $11,837
Admission rate
65%
US median 78%
Completion rate
45%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$19,609
About $208 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$51,759
Rank 1,337 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $12,703
- Tuition and fees
- $8,702
- Cost of attendance
- $19,339
- Students with a need-based grant
- 24%
- Students with federal loans
- 37%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $9,492
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $10,388
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $11,359
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $13,674
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $15,632
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $6,390 in 2015-16 to $8,702 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 65%
- Average SAT
- 1,051
- SAT reading, middle
- 540
- SAT math, middle
- 555
- ACT, middle
- 20
- Undergraduates
- 2,062
- Graduate students
- 252
- Part-time students
- 18%
- Women
- 61%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 45%
- Retention rate
- 66%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 84
- Endowment
- $46.6M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,337 of 5,094 US colleges and 7 of 23 in North Dakota (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | ND median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $12,703 | $12,738 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $8,702 | $7,054 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 65% | 76% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 45% | 49% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 66% | 74% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $19,609 | $18,442 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $46,214 | $41,436 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $51,759 | $44,017 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 71% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 75% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
84 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 65 | $21,960 | $72,522 | $80,533 | $88,910 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 51 | $16,750 | $44,731 | $51,931 | $51,790 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 45 | $23,375 | $48,425 | $45,941 | $47,382 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 42 | $21,500 | $44,408 | $60,988 | $68,257 |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,499 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $15,753 | $45,579 | $67,554 | $55,378 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $23,125 | $44,973 | $50,105 | $51,389 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 26 | $35,300 | $61,193 | $59,429 | $67,030 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $58,928 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $21,129 | $52,036 | $61,964 | $69,303 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $26,148 | $44,614 | $48,885 | $53,072 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | $44,239 | $54,562 |
| Education, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,824 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessOnlineMaster's | Master's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,033 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | $69,738 | $83,343 |
| Special Education and TeachingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $64,397 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $106,092 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 10 | Withheld | $47,966 | $56,872 | $103,485 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | $18,216 | Withheld | $60,575 | $50,706 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | $66,707 | $76,194 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $83,290 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $70,786 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Minot State University cost?
$12,703 a year is the average net price at Minot State University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $8,702, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $19,339. Families earning under $30,000 pay $9,492 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Minot State University?
65% of applicants are admitted to Minot State University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,051 and the middle ACT score is 20. The median admission rate of colleges in North Dakota is 76%.
How much do Minot State University graduates earn?
$51,759 a year is the median pay of former Minot State University students who work, 10 years after they started ($46,214 after 6 years). That ranks 1,337 of 5,094 US colleges and 7 of 23 in North Dakota. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $72,522.
How much student debt do Minot State University graduates have?
$19,609 is the median federal student loan debt of Minot State University graduates, about $208 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 37% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Minot State University?
45% of first-time, full-time students at Minot State University finish within 6 years. 66% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Minot State University?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (65 bachelor's graduates), Social Work (51 bachelor's graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (45 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 84 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.