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Bemidji State University

Bemidji State University is based in the town of Bemidji, MN — a public campus in a small-town setting.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$10,918

family income
under $30k

$11,000

$30–48k

$13,262

$48–75k

$18,000

$75–110k

$21,518

over $110k

Average net price

$15,2612023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Bemidji State University rose from $12,018 (2008) to $15,261 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$12,018
2009	$13,411
2010	$13,031
2011	$13,819
2012	$13,893
2013	$14,589
2014	$14,720
2015	$15,418
2016	$15,464
2017	$15,624
2018	$15,868
2019	$16,033
2020	$16,476
2021	$16,075
2022	$17,050
2023	$15,261

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$22,7442024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Bemidji State University rose from $15,780 (2009) to $22,744 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$15,780
2010	$17,065
2011	$16,749
2012	$17,583
2013	$18,166
2014	$18,549
2015	$18,941
2016	$19,540
2017	$20,013
2018	$20,379
2019	$20,457
2020	$20,919
2021	$21,352
2022	$21,940
2023	$23,066
2024	$22,744

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$3,576	$6,886
2001	$4,164	$8,054
2002	$5,170	$9,410
2003	$5,050	$9,912
2004	$5,652	$11,146
2005	$6,016	$6,016
2006	$6,490	$6,490
2007	$6,738	$6,738
2008	$6,996	$6,996
2013	$8,124	$8,124
2014	$8,134	$8,134
2015	$8,366	$8,366
2016	$8,394	$8,394
2017	$8,677	$8,677
2018	$8,696	$8,696
2019	$8,940	$8,940
2020	$9,076	$9,076
2021	$9,806	$9,806
2022	$10,130	$10,130
2023	$10,164	$10,164

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Bemidji State University reports published tuition by residency: $10,237 in-state versus $10,237 out-of-state — a $0 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Bemidji State University reports 3,139 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

47.9% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Bemidji State University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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47.9%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Bemidji State University rose from 32.6% (entered 1991) to 47.9% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	32.6%
1992 cohort	38.1%
1993 cohort	36.5%
1994 cohort	44.6%
1995 cohort	47%
1996 cohort	42.9%
1997 cohort	37.7%
1998 cohort	48.3%
1999 cohort	51.2%
2000 cohort	49.8%
2001 cohort	55.2%
2002 cohort	50%
2003 cohort	48.8%
2004 cohort	51.9%
2005 cohort	45.3%
2006 cohort	45.9%
2007 cohort	47.6%
2008 cohort	45.7%
2009 cohort	45.7%
2010 cohort	45.8%
2011 cohort	46.6%
2012 cohort	46%
2013 cohort	47.6%
2014 cohort	46%
2015 cohort	47.6%
2016 cohort	49.9%
2017 cohort	53.4%
2018 cohort	47.9%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$6,908	$2,913
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$8,003	$4,000
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$9,635	$4,672
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$11,551	$4,025
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$12,953	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$13,625	$3,363
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$13,996	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$14,845	$4,445
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$16,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$16,558	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$18,000	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$19,511	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$20,334	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$21,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$20,977	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$20,433	$7,575
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$19,500	$8,286
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$19,500	$8,662
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$19,500	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$19,750	$8,628

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$47,469

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$52,433

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$53,755

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Bemidji State University admitted 2,134 of 3,812 applicants in Fall 2024. The 56% rate describes that application pool.

56%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $10,164 in-state tuition · 2023–24 3,139 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

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Admissions

Bemidji State University: scores were considered but optional in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle.

Check current requirements with admissions.

Score	25th	50th	75th
ACT Composite	18	21	24

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Bemidji State University received 3,812 applications and admitted 2,134 (56%), with 516 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

56%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Bemidji State University's admission rate fell from 75.8% to 56%. The rate alone cannot explain the change. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	75.8%
Fall 2002	79%
Fall 2003	75%
Fall 2004	77.1%
Fall 2005	77.1%
Fall 2006	71.5%
Fall 2007	84.8%
Fall 2008	82.8%
Fall 2009	80.6%
Fall 2010	78.2%
Fall 2011	90.5%
Fall 2012	42.2%
Fall 2013	66.8%
Fall 2014	93.5%
Fall 2015	93.8%
Fall 2016	64.1%
Fall 2017	66.2%
Fall 2018	66.7%
Fall 2019	64.9%
Fall 2020	69.4%
Fall 2021	75%
Fall 2022	77.5%
Fall 2023	70.7%
Fall 2024	56%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

ACT middle 50%

18–24Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

One filed value fell outside the usable range for this scale and isn't drawn here.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	19	24
Fall 2002	19	23
Fall 2003	19	23
Fall 2004	20	23
Fall 2005	18	23
Fall 2007	—	28
Fall 2008	19	23
Fall 2009	19	24
Fall 2010	19	24
Fall 2011	19	24
Fall 2012	20	23
Fall 2013	19	23
Fall 2014	19	24
Fall 2015	19	24
Fall 2016	20	24
Fall 2017	20	24
Fall 2018	19	24
Fall 2019	19	24
Fall 2020	19	24
Fall 2021	19	25
Fall 2022	18	23
Fall 2023	18	23
Fall 2024	18	24

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

3,139Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Bemidji State University fell from 3,949 (Fall 2002) to 3,139 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	3,949
Fall 2003	4,583
Fall 2004	4,353
Fall 2005	4,117
Fall 2006	4,153
Fall 2007	3,971
Fall 2008	4,250
Fall 2009	4,206
Fall 2010	4,495
Fall 2011	4,568
Fall 2012	4,377
Fall 2013	4,397
Fall 2014	4,386
Fall 2015	4,380
Fall 2016	4,413
Fall 2017	4,399
Fall 2018	4,308
Fall 2019	4,016
Fall 2020	3,698
Fall 2021	3,508
Fall 2022	3,187
Fall 2023	3,120
Fall 2024	3,139

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

73%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Bemidji State University has held near 73% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	72%
Fall 2003 cohort	70%
Fall 2004 cohort	72%
Fall 2005 cohort	66%
Fall 2006 cohort	69%
Fall 2007 cohort	69%
Fall 2008 cohort	72%
Fall 2009 cohort	72%
Fall 2010 cohort	68%
Fall 2011 cohort	69%
Fall 2012 cohort	67%
Fall 2013 cohort	68%
Fall 2014 cohort	66%
Fall 2015 cohort	72%
Fall 2016 cohort	69%
Fall 2017 cohort	72%
Fall 2018 cohort	72%
Fall 2019 cohort	72%
Fall 2020 cohort	67%
Fall 2021 cohort	71%
Fall 2022 cohort	78%
Fall 2023 cohort	73%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Bemidji State University

Faculty pay at Bemidji State University averages $125,124 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Bemidji State University as a primarily residential campus of 3,139 undergraduates — and 72.7% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Incoming students who submitted scores typically landed between 18 and 24 on the ACT composite. Put your own practice estimate on Bemidji State University's range with the ACT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Bemidji State University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Bemidji State University56%

Minnesota median85.4%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Bemidji State University$10,237

Minnesota median$22,520

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Bemidji State University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Bemidji State University$53,755

Minnesota median$58,351

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Bemidji State University, Minnesota and national reference values
Metric & basis	Bemidji State University	Minnesota median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	56%	85.4%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$10,237	$22,520	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$53,755	$58,351	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Bemidji State University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Bemidji State University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 17 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	$90,868
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$84,436
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	$76,882
Accounting and Related Services	$72,153
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$64,086
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$58,519
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$57,357
Social Work	$56,345
Design and Applied Arts	$54,642
Biology, General	$50,548
Psychology, General	$49,116
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	$49,040
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$49,001
Communication and Media Studies	$48,877
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$47,137
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$45,822
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$44,719

These 17 fields listed for Bemidji State University measure earnings after completion. The $53,755 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 27 additional Bemidji State University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Bemidji State University report?

The middle 50% of Bemidji State University's enrolled Fall 2024 submitters reported ACT composites of 18–24; this dataset does not provide a GPA requirement.

What is Bemidji State University's acceptance rate?

56% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 2,134 admitted from 3,812 applicants.

How much does Bemidji State University cost?

In-state tuition is $10,237; out-of-state students pay $10,237. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Bemidji State University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $53,755. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Minnesota

Bethany Lutheran College — 39% admitted
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science — 39% admitted
Minneapolis College of Art and Design — 48.5% admitted
Minnesota State University Moorhead — 58.8% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.