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Minnesota State University - Mankato Overview

Minnesota State University - Mankato is a public institution located in Mankato, Minnesota. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Minnesota State University - Mankato Known For?

2,626 Undergraduate Awards
$24,696 Avg Cost After Aid
67% Acceptance Rate
  • Students at Minnesota State Mankato have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 4%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Minnesota State Mankato.
  • For the 2017-2018 academic year, 69% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Minnesota State Mankato makes roughly $44,900 a year. This is 10% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato Rankings

Minnesota State Mankato is ranked #262 out of 2,587 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2022 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Minnesota State Mankato has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#114 Best Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Minnesota State Mankato.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#6 Best Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#12 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#14 Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#25 Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#32 Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#35 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#41 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#57 Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Minnesota State Mankato has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Corrections Schools College Factual
#6 Best Recreation Administration Schools College Factual
#39 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools College Factual
#39 Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools College Factual
#42 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools College Factual
#141 Best Nursing Schools Nursing Degree Search

Where Is Minnesota State University - Mankato?

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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
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MNStateMankato
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MNSUMankato

How Do I Get Into Minnesota State Mankato?

You can apply to Minnesota State Mankato online at: https://mankato.mnsu.edu/future-students/apply/

Admission Requirements for Minnesota State Mankato

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank required
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program required
Recommendations neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores considered but not required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Minnesota State Mankato?

67% Acceptance Rate
59% Of Accepted Are Women
0% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 67%, Minnesota State Mankato does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 65%, and the acceptance rate for women is 69%.

Average Test Scores

About 0% of students accepted to Minnesota State Mankato submitted their SAT scores.Minnesota State Mankato received ACT scores from 94% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 23. Math scores were between 18 and 25. Composite scores were between 19 and 24.

ACT English Scores for Minnesota State University - Mankato  ( 17 to 23 )
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ACT Math Scores for Minnesota State University - Mankato  ( 18 to 25 )
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ACT Composite Scores for Minnesota State University - Mankato  ( 19 to 24 )
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Can I Afford Minnesota State University - Mankato?

$24,696 Net Price
68% Take Out Loans
4.4% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Minnesota State Mankato is $24,696. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Minnesota State Mankato, approximately 68% of students took out student loans averaging $9,104 a year. That adds up to $36,416 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Minnesota State Mankato is 4.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Minnesota State University - Mankato Undergraduate Student Diversity

10,526 Full-Time Undergraduates
53% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 12,938 undergraduate students at Minnesota State Mankato, with 10,526 being full-time and 2,412 being part-time.

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There are also 1,823 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 10,526 full-time undergraduates at Minnesota State Mankato, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Minnesota State University - Mankato students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 391
Black or African American 583
Hispanic or Latino 560
White 7,616
International Students 900
Other Races/Ethnicities 476

Geographic Diversity

Minnesota students aren't the only ones who study at Minnesota State University - Mankato. At this time, 30 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 98 countries are represented at Minnesota State Mankato. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nepal, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Minnesota State University - Mankato

1,158 Took All Classes Online
6,767 Took At Least One Class Online
2.8% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 4 bachelor’s degree and 11 master’s degree programs available online at Minnesota State Mankato. In 2019-2020, 6,767 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Minnesota State Mankato has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 14th most popular in Minnesota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Minnesota State Mankato

The following table shows how Minnesota State Mankato is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Writing Studies #7 #10
Romance Languages #7 #4
Information Technology #16 #24
International Business #19 #31
Foreign Languages & Linguistics #19 #7
Public Health #26 #32
Human Resource Management #31 #69
Dental Support Services #34 #22
General English Literature #40 #13
English Language & Literature #43 #16
Computer & Information Sciences #70 #49

Online Growth Rankings of Minnesota State Mankato

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Minnesota State University - Mankato was 2.8%. This is the #1,609 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Minnesota State Mankato regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Minnesota State Mankato majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Computer & Information Sciences 11%
Education 7%
Educational Assessment 50%
General Psychology 22%
Health Professions 7%
Human Resource Management 21%
Information Technology 62%
Instructional Media Design 41%
Psychology 26%
Public Health 75%
Special Education 6%
Teacher Education Grade Specific 8%
Teacher Education Subject Specific 14%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Minnesota State Mankato ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Minnesota State Mankato.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Ethnic Studies #27
Multilingual Education #37
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies #40
Educational Assessment #47
Dental Support Services #49
Romance Languages #51
Gerontology #60
International Business #65
Foreign Languages & Linguistics #88
Writing Studies #100
General English Literature #117
Communication & Media Studies #196
English Language & Literature #212
Public Health #233
Instructional Media Design #250
Information Technology #279
Human Resource Management #283
General Psychology #294
Communication & Journalism #308
Special Education #358
Teacher Education Subject Specific #362
Psychology #437
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies #454

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Minnesota State University - Mankato Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Nursing 0 0 229 1 14 5 249
Teacher Education Grade Specific 27 0 103 14 29 0 173
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 64 46 37 0 147
Health & Physical Education 0 0 110 0 35 0 145
Business Administration & Management 12 0 107 1 17 0 137
Communication & Media Studies 0 0 121 0 15 0 136
General Psychology 0 0 125 5 0 0 130
General Biology 0 0 102 0 8 0 110
Accounting 0 0 87 6 15 0 108
Computer Information Systems 0 0 89 0 16 0 105
Special Education 0 0 39 32 34 0 105
Marketing 0 0 96 0 0 0 96
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 93 0 0 0 93
Social Work 0 0 61 0 30 0 91
Educational Administration 0 0 0 52 32 6 90
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 55 0 34 0 89
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 0 85 0 1 0 86
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 65 1 0 0 0 66
General Family & Consumer Sciences 0 0 60 0 0 0 60
Construction Management 0 0 49 0 0 0 49
General Engineering 0 0 39 5 4 0 48
Communication Sciences 0 0 25 0 22 0 47
Dental Support Services 0 0 47 0 0 0 47
Air Transportation 0 0 45 0 0 0 45
Fine & Studio Arts 0 0 39 0 3 0 42
Recreation Administration 0 0 41 0 0 0 41
Mechanical Engineering 0 0 39 0 0 0 39
Human Resource Management 0 0 38 0 0 0 38
General English Literature 0 0 16 0 21 0 37
History 0 0 28 6 3 0 37
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 0 0 33 3 36
Geography & Cartography 15 0 11 4 6 0 36
Electrical Engineering 0 0 30 0 5 0 35
Instructional Media Design 0 0 0 9 20 0 29
Industrial Production Technology 0 0 24 1 4 0 29
Mechanical Engineering Technology 0 0 28 0 0 0 28
Romance Languages 0 0 19 3 6 0 28
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 28 0 0 0 28
Ethnic Studies 0 0 18 1 7 0 26
Civil Engineering 0 0 25 0 0 0 25
Economics 0 0 25 0 0 0 25
Anthropology 3 0 10 1 8 0 22
Writing Studies 0 0 7 1 13 0 21
Drama & Theater Arts 0 0 17 0 4 0 21
Sociology 0 0 20 0 0 0 20
General Education 0 0 0 0 18 0 18
Public Administration 0 0 0 2 15 0 17
Allied Health Professions 0 0 0 0 15 0 15
Mathematics 0 0 8 0 7 0 15
Information Technology 11 0 0 0 2 0 13
Computer Engineering 0 0 13 0 0 0 13
Political Science & Government 0 0 13 0 0 0 13
International Business 0 0 12 0 0 0 12
Public Health 0 0 0 0 12 0 12
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 0 0 11 0 11
International Relations & National Security 0 0 11 0 0 0 11
Urban Studies 0 0 9 0 2 0 11
Dance 0 0 11 0 0 0 11
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 0 10 0 0 0 10
Computer Software & Applications 5 0 0 5 0 0 10
Geological & Earth Sciences 1 0 8 0 0 0 9
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 8 0 0 0 0 0 8
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 7 0 1 0 8
Child Development & Psychology 8 0 0 0 0 0 8
Arts & Media Management 0 0 8 0 0 0 8
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 7 0 0 0 7
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 0 7 0 7
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 0 7 0 0 0 7
Biotechnology 0 0 6 0 0 0 6
Electronics Engineering Technology 0 0 6 0 0 0 6
Outdoor Education 0 0 0 0 6 0 6
Statistics 0 0 3 0 2 0 5
Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 5 0 0 0 5
Physics 0 0 3 0 2 0 5
Music 0 0 4 0 1 0 5
Student Counseling 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
Computer Engineering Technology 0 0 4 0 0 0 4
Human Development & Family Studies 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
Chemistry 0 0 4 0 0 0 4
Urban & Regional Planning 0 0 0 2 1 0 3
Computer Programming 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
Cognitive Science 0 0 3 0 0 0 3
Philosophy 0 0 3 0 0 0 3
Educational Assessment 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Teaching English or French 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Engineering-Related Fields 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Area Studies 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Gerontology 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
General Social Sciences 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Human Services 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Computer Systems Networking 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Multilingual Education 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Literature 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Food Science Technology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Audiovisual Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Computer Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic Languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 96 65 2,465 202 586 18 3,432

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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