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Minot State University

Minot State University is a public campus in Minot proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. International students are a visible presence at Minot State University — 11.2% of its 2,062 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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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

$8,840

family income
under $30k

$8,874

$30–48k

$11,464

$48–75k

$13,885

$75–110k

$15,562

over $110k

Average net price

$12,7032023–24Skip 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 Minot State University has held near $12,703 from 2008 to 2023.

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$12,480
2009	$12,429
2010	$12,155
2011	$13,045
2012	$10,584
2013	$10,567
2014	$11,202
2015	$10,817
2016	$10,806
2017	$10,920
2018	$11,890
2019	$12,205
2020	$12,993
2021	$12,121
2022	$12,514
2023	$12,703

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$19,3392024–25Skip 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 Minot State University rose from $14,713 (2009) to $19,339 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$14,713
2010	$15,432
2011	$16,151
2012	$16,527
2013	$14,549
2014	$14,689
2015	$15,139
2016	$15,072
2017	$15,483
2018	$15,576
2019	$16,377
2020	$16,896
2021	$17,425
2022	$17,273
2023	$18,141
2024	$19,339

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	$2,454	$6,034
2001	$2,553	$6,300
2002	$2,805	$6,719
2003	$3,228	$7,787
2004	$3,712	$8,989
2005	$4,092	$9,870
2006	$4,492	$10,818
2007	$4,774	$11,416
2008	$5,043	$12,022
2013	$6,086	$6,086
2014	$6,225	$6,225
2015	$6,390	$6,390
2016	$6,568	$6,568
2017	$6,810	$6,810
2018	$7,064	$7,064
2019	$7,592	$7,592
2020	$7,896	$7,896
2021	$8,164	$8,164
2022	$8,508	$8,508
2023	$8,634	$8,634

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Minot State University reports tuition of $8,702 for in-state students and $8,702 for out-of-state students. Check Minot State University’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 2,062 undergrads, Minot State University is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

45.1% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Minot 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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45.1%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 Minot State University rose from 36.3% (entered 1991) to 45.1% (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	36.3%
1992 cohort	29.3%
1993 cohort	30.6%
1994 cohort	32.2%
1995 cohort	30.7%
1996 cohort	28.4%
1997 cohort	31.4%
1998 cohort	29.6%
1999 cohort	28.9%
2000 cohort	27.2%
2001 cohort	30.6%
2002 cohort	30.5%
2003 cohort	34.5%
2004 cohort	39%
2005 cohort	33.4%
2006 cohort	33.4%
2007 cohort	37.3%
2008 cohort	39.9%
2009 cohort	43.3%
2010 cohort	43.2%
2011 cohort	37%
2012 cohort	46%
2013 cohort	45.1%
2014 cohort	54.6%
2015 cohort	46.5%
2016 cohort	44.9%
2017 cohort	47.8%
2018 cohort	45.1%

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)	$11,750	$3,557
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$10,999	$3,937
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$11,002	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$11,728	$3,604
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$11,657	$3,703
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$11,750	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$12,500	$3,575
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$15,047	$3,937
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$16,185	$4,111
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$16,815	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,213	$4,800
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$18,366	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$18,552	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$19,690	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$20,534	$5,851
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$20,289	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$18,804	$6,297
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$18,690	$6,632
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$18,349	$7,718
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$19,000	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$20,154	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$20,076	$6,573
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$19,609	$7,300

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

$46,214

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$50,455

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$51,759

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

Minot State University admitted 453 of 701 applicants in Fall 2024. The 64.6% rate describes that application pool.

64.6%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $8,634 in-state tuition · 2023–24 2,062 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 930–11401600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Minot State University received 701 applications and admitted 453 (64.6%), with 353 enrolling.

Minot State University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Minot State University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 500–570 and Math was 430–570 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 930–1140 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	500	530	570
SAT Math	430	530	570
ACT Composite	18	20	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).

Acceptance rate

64.6%Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Minot State University's admission rate fell from 96.7% to 64.6%. The rate alone cannot explain the change. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	96.7%
Fall 2002	78.4%
Fall 2003	84.9%
Fall 2004	79.1%
Fall 2005	85.4%
Fall 2006	93.9%
Fall 2007	80%
Fall 2008	71.5%
Fall 2009	82.2%
Fall 2010	73.8%
Fall 2011	57.8%
Fall 2012	53.6%
Fall 2013	56.6%
Fall 2014	57.7%
Fall 2015	56.8%
Fall 2016	59.8%
Fall 2017	69%
Fall 2018	50.1%
Fall 2019	66.7%
Fall 2020	77.3%
Fall 2021	88.4%
Fall 2022	93.2%
Fall 2023	72.2%
Fall 2024	64.6%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

930–1140Fall 2024 · 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 2006	820	1060
Fall 2007	870	1040
Fall 2008	870	1040
Fall 2009	850	1040
Fall 2010	870	1040
Fall 2011	830	1020
Fall 2012	890	1093
Fall 2013	866	1043
Fall 2014	858	1050
Fall 2015	865	1030
Fall 2016	920	1090
Fall 2017	1000	1243
Fall 2018	920	1130
Fall 2019	910	1140
Fall 2020	880	1070
Fall 2021	990	1200
Fall 2022	992	1178
Fall 2023	930	1180
Fall 2024	930	1140

IPEDS Fall 2006–2024, submitters only

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.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	18	25
Fall 2002	18	23
Fall 2003	19	24
Fall 2004	18	23
Fall 2005	18	23
Fall 2006	17	23
Fall 2007	20	24
Fall 2008	19	24
Fall 2009	19	24
Fall 2010	19	24
Fall 2011	19	24
Fall 2012	20	25
Fall 2013	19	24
Fall 2014	20	25
Fall 2015	19	24
Fall 2016	18	23
Fall 2017	19	24
Fall 2018	18	23
Fall 2019	17	23
Fall 2020	18	24
Fall 2021	17	23
Fall 2022	17	22
Fall 2023	18	24
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

2,062Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at Minot State University fell from 2,858 (Fall 2002) to 2,062 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	2,858
Fall 2003	3,594
Fall 2004	3,576
Fall 2005	3,547
Fall 2006	3,432
Fall 2007	3,611
Fall 2008	3,172
Fall 2009	2,901
Fall 2010	3,068
Fall 2011	2,863
Fall 2012	2,777
Fall 2013	2,693
Fall 2014	2,570
Fall 2015	2,559
Fall 2016	2,563
Fall 2017	2,466
Fall 2018	2,410
Fall 2019	2,353
Fall 2020	2,288
Fall 2021	2,248
Fall 2022	2,168
Fall 2023	2,072
Fall 2024	2,062

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

66%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 Minot State University has held near 66% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	62%
Fall 2004 cohort	70%
Fall 2005 cohort	69%
Fall 2006 cohort	69%
Fall 2007 cohort	69%
Fall 2008 cohort	70%
Fall 2009 cohort	71%
Fall 2010 cohort	63%
Fall 2011 cohort	66%
Fall 2012 cohort	68%
Fall 2013 cohort	67%
Fall 2014 cohort	75%
Fall 2015 cohort	70%
Fall 2016 cohort	69%
Fall 2017 cohort	70%
Fall 2018 cohort	72%
Fall 2019 cohort	71%
Fall 2020 cohort	73%
Fall 2021 cohort	70%
Fall 2022 cohort	72%
Fall 2023 cohort	66%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Minot State University

24.4% of Minot State University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Minot State University as a primarily residential campus of 2,062 undergraduates — and 66.5% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Minot State University's SAT section-percentile sums are 930–1140 — their midpoint is near the ND four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Minot State University's range with the SAT 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 Minot 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

Minot State University64.6%

North Dakota median76.1%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

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

Minot State University$8,702

North Dakota median$10,951

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

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

Minot State University$51,759

North Dakota median$52,725

National median$53,781

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Minot State University, North Dakota and national reference values
Metric & basis	Minot State University	North Dakota median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	64.6%	76.1%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$8,702	$10,951	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$51,759	$52,725	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

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

Minot 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 12 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$80,533
Finance and Financial Management Services	$69,738
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$67,554
Accounting and Related Services	$66,707
Marketing	$61,964
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$60,988
Psychology, General	$60,575
Social Work	$51,931
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$50,105
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$48,885
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$45,941
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$44,239

These 12 fields listed for Minot State University measure earnings after completion. The $51,759 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 37 additional Minot State University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Minot State University report?

Minot State University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 930–1140 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Minot State University's acceptance rate?

64.6% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 453 admitted from 701 applicants.

How much does Minot State University cost?

In-state tuition is $8,702; out-of-state students pay $8,702. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Minot State University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $51,759. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in North Dakota

University of North Dakota — 76.9% admitted
University of Mary — 75.3% admitted
Mayville State University
North Dakota State University-Main Campus — 95% 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.