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Minnesota State University Moorhead

Minnesota State University Moorhead is a public campus in suburban Moorhead, MN.

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

$13,260

family income
under $30k

$12,969

$30–48k

$14,544

$48–75k

$19,410

$75–110k

$21,573

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$17,9972023–24Skip 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 Minnesota State University Moorhead rose from $12,818 (2008) to $17,997 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$12,818
2009	$12,082
2010	$13,005
2011	$13,824
2012	$14,430
2013	$15,183
2014	$15,240
2015	$15,593
2016	$16,096
2017	$16,944
2018	$16,893
2019	$17,680
2020	$17,653
2021	$17,330
2022	$17,816
2023	$17,997

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$25,1972024–25Skip 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 Minnesota State University Moorhead rose from $15,307 (2009) to $25,197 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$15,307
2010	$15,922
2011	$16,339
2012	$17,198
2013	$18,028
2014	$18,680
2015	$19,032
2016	$19,628
2017	$20,067
2018	$21,414
2019	$21,525
2020	$22,525
2021	$22,319
2022	$23,306
2023	$24,419
2024	$25,197

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	$3,378	$6,936
2001	$3,384	$6,954
2002	$3,711	$3,711
2003	$4,254	$4,254
2004	$4,896	$4,896
2005	$5,226	$5,226
2006	$5,720	$5,720
2007	$5,948	$5,948
2008	$6,144	$6,144
2013	$7,816	$14,714
2014	$7,816	$14,714
2015	$8,096	$15,232
2016	$8,114	$15,250
2017	$8,468	$15,878
2018	$8,496	$15,906
2019	$8,954	$16,586
2020	$8,980	$16,612
2021	$9,468	$17,564
2022	$10,236	$19,072
2023	$10,336	$10,336

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Minnesota State University Moorhead reports published tuition by residency: $10,428 in-state versus $10,428 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.

Minnesota State University Moorhead reports 3,072 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

57.3% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Minnesota State University Moorhead 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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57.3%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 Minnesota State University Moorhead rose from 39.9% (entered 1991) to 57.3% (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	39.9%
1992 cohort	40.1%
1993 cohort	34.4%
1994 cohort	35.5%
1995 cohort	37.7%
1996 cohort	42.7%
1997 cohort	45.9%
1998 cohort	42.2%
1999 cohort	42.8%
2000 cohort	42.9%
2001 cohort	46.1%
2002 cohort	41.3%
2003 cohort	43.9%
2004 cohort	43.3%
2005 cohort	45.4%
2006 cohort	46.4%
2007 cohort	46.2%
2008 cohort	41.9%
2009 cohort	43.5%
2010 cohort	41.5%
2011 cohort	46.3%
2012 cohort	49.3%
2013 cohort	53.1%
2014 cohort	54.9%
2015 cohort	56.9%
2016 cohort	55.4%
2017 cohort	54.6%
2018 cohort	57.3%

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)	$12,684	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$14,188	$4,394
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$14,307	$3,524
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,500	$4,006
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$15,000	$4,463
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$15,550	$3,750
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$15,825	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$15,829	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$16,548	$4,750
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$18,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$19,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$21,500	$6,029
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$21,625	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$22,000	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$21,700	$7,518
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$22,156	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$22,579	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$21,300	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$20,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$20,500	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$20,000	$8,750

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

$45,873

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$47,860

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$50,527

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

Minnesota State University Moorhead admitted 2,204 of 3,751 applicants in Fall 2024. The 58.8% rate describes that application pool.

58.8%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $10,336 in-state tuition · 2023–24 3,072 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

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Admissions

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

Check current requirements with admissions.

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

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, Minnesota State University Moorhead received 3,751 applications and admitted 2,204 (58.8%), with 602 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

58.8%Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

The share admitted at Minnesota State University Moorhead declined from 87.7% to 58.8%; this does not establish why. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	87.7%
Fall 2002	84.9%
Fall 2003	86.1%
Fall 2004	85.9%
Fall 2005	82.4%
Fall 2006	81.5%
Fall 2007	81.8%
Fall 2008	79.7%
Fall 2009	77.3%
Fall 2010	73.4%
Fall 2011	62.8%
Fall 2012	83.6%
Fall 2013	89.1%
Fall 2014	84.2%
Fall 2015	77.3%
Fall 2016	59.6%
Fall 2017	60.4%
Fall 2018	60.3%
Fall 2019	65.4%
Fall 2020	66%
Fall 2021	71.7%
Fall 2022	56.6%
Fall 2023	52.6%
Fall 2024	58.8%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1080–1290Fall 2022 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2005	820	1050
Fall 2006	840	1200
Fall 2007	855	1110
Fall 2008	850	1100
Fall 2009	870	1090
Fall 2010	940	1180
Fall 2011	1003	1120
Fall 2012	893	1130
Fall 2013	930	1150
Fall 2014	925	1090
Fall 2015	928	1089
Fall 2016	910	1120
Fall 2017	930	1180
Fall 2018	920	1190
Fall 2019	930	1220
Fall 2020	1080	1180
Fall 2021	1040	1180
Fall 2022	1080	1290

IPEDS Fall 2005–2022, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

18–25Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

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

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	18	24
Fall 2002	18	23
Fall 2003	18	23
Fall 2004	18	23
Fall 2005	19	24
Fall 2006	19	24
Fall 2007	19	24
Fall 2008	19	24
Fall 2009	19	24
Fall 2010	20	24
Fall 2011	20	24
Fall 2012	20	25
Fall 2013	20	25
Fall 2014	20	25
Fall 2015	20	25
Fall 2016	20	25
Fall 2017	20	25
Fall 2018	20	25
Fall 2019	19	24
Fall 2020	19	24
Fall 2021	19	25
Fall 2022	18	24
Fall 2023	19	24
Fall 2024	18	25

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

3,072Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at Minnesota State University Moorhead fell from 7,034 (Fall 2002) to 3,072 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	7,034
Fall 2003	7,045
Fall 2004	7,051
Fall 2005	6,854
Fall 2006	6,737
Fall 2007	6,638
Fall 2008	6,730
Fall 2009	6,567
Fall 2010	6,579
Fall 2011	6,393
Fall 2012	6,070
Fall 2013	5,912
Fall 2014	5,496
Fall 2015	5,045
Fall 2016	4,968
Fall 2017	4,834
Fall 2018	4,572
Fall 2019	4,420
Fall 2020	4,207
Fall 2021	3,778
Fall 2022	3,462
Fall 2023	3,120
Fall 2024	3,072

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

75%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 Minnesota State University Moorhead rose from 67% (Fall 2002) to 75% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	67%
Fall 2003 cohort	66%
Fall 2004 cohort	68%
Fall 2005 cohort	70%
Fall 2006 cohort	69%
Fall 2007 cohort	71%
Fall 2008 cohort	67%
Fall 2009 cohort	67%
Fall 2010 cohort	68%
Fall 2011 cohort	68%
Fall 2012 cohort	68%
Fall 2013 cohort	71%
Fall 2014 cohort	74%
Fall 2015 cohort	76%
Fall 2016 cohort	74%
Fall 2017 cohort	72%
Fall 2018 cohort	76%
Fall 2019 cohort	70%
Fall 2020 cohort	69%
Fall 2021 cohort	72%
Fall 2022 cohort	72%
Fall 2023 cohort	75%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Minnesota State University Moorhead

Faculty pay at Minnesota State University Moorhead averages $128,748 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Minnesota State University Moorhead as a primarily residential campus of 3,072 undergraduates — and 75% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Incoming students who submitted scores typically landed between 18 and 25 on the ACT composite. Put your own practice estimate on Minnesota State University Moorhead'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 Minnesota State University Moorhead 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

Minnesota State University Moorhead58.8%

Minnesota median85.4%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

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

Minnesota State University Moorhead$10,428

Minnesota median$22,520

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

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

Minnesota State University Moorhead$50,527

Minnesota median$58,351

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Minnesota State University Moorhead, Minnesota and national reference values
Metric & basis	Minnesota State University Moorhead	Minnesota median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	58.8%	85.4%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$10,428	$22,520	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$50,527	$58,351	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

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

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

View 23 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Construction Management	$93,431
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$86,563
Information Science/Studies	$74,016
Finance and Financial Management Services	$67,054
Accounting and Related Services	$65,476
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$64,466
Biology, General	$64,455
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$57,260
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$55,942
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$55,577
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$53,036
Communication and Media Studies	$52,838
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$50,987
Legal Support Services	$50,671
Social Work	$50,419
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$49,685
Psychology, General	$49,492
Design and Applied Arts	$48,976
Sociology	$46,439
English Language and Literature, General	$45,483
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$45,142
Fine and Studio Arts	$40,960
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$36,495

These 23 fields listed for Minnesota State University Moorhead measure earnings after completion. The $50,527 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 37 additional Minnesota State University Moorhead fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Minnesota State University Moorhead report?

The middle 50% of Minnesota State University Moorhead's enrolled Fall 2024 submitters reported ACT composites of 18–25; this dataset does not provide a GPA requirement.

What is Minnesota State University Moorhead's acceptance rate?

58.8% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 2,204 admitted from 3,751 applicants.

How much does Minnesota State University Moorhead cost?

In-state tuition is $10,428; out-of-state students pay $10,428. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Minnesota State University Moorhead report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $50,527. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Minnesota

Minneapolis College of Art and Design — 48.5% admitted
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science — 39% admitted
St Olaf College — 48.3% admitted
Bethany Lutheran College — 39% 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.