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Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud State University is a public campus in Saint Cloud proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. International students are a visible presence at Saint Cloud State University — 13.9% of its 5,088 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

$9,772

family income
under $30k

$10,298

$30–48k

$13,125

$48–75k

$17,908

$75–110k

$20,104

over $110k

Average net price

$13,5292023–24Skip 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 Saint Cloud State University has held near $13,529 from 2008 to 2023.

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$12,924
2009	$12,577
2010	$13,254
2011	$14,247
2012	$14,130
2013	$14,183
2014	$13,786
2015	$14,376
2016	$14,633
2017	$14,449
2018	$14,267
2019	$14,581
2020	$14,300
2021	$14,719
2022	$14,485
2023	$13,529

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$21,1162024–25Skip 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 Saint Cloud State University rose from $15,521 (2009) to $21,116 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$15,521
2010	$15,904
2011	$16,426
2012	$17,535
2013	$17,892
2014	$18,142
2015	$18,086
2016	$18,750
2017	$19,068
2018	$19,401
2019	$19,721
2020	$19,635
2021	$19,875
2022	$20,529
2023	$21,389
2024	$21,116

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	$3,211	$6,470
2001	$3,561	$7,146
2002	$3,997	$8,049
2003	$4,550	$9,209
2004	$5,176	$10,534
2005	$5,322	$10,894
2006	$5,722	$11,630
2007	$5,955	$12,097
2008	$6,147	$12,474
2013	$7,514	$15,156
2014	$7,553	$15,195
2015	$7,814	$15,732
2016	$7,910	$15,828
2017	$8,228	$16,462
2018	$8,265	$16,499
2019	$8,656	$16,948
2020	$8,779	$17,195
2021	$9,170	$18,010
2022	$10,117	$20,001
2023	$10,117	$10,117

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Saint Cloud State University reports tuition of $10,245 for in-state students and $10,245 for out-of-state students. Check Saint Cloud State University’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 5,088 undergrads, Saint Cloud State University is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

40.3% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Saint Cloud 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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40.3%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 Saint Cloud State University has wandered from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 50.4% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 40.3%.

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	41.6%
1992 cohort	40.8%
1993 cohort	41.2%
1994 cohort	42.8%
1995 cohort	39.4%
1996 cohort	42.2%
1997 cohort	41.7%
1998 cohort	43.7%
1999 cohort	47.3%
2000 cohort	46.6%
2001 cohort	46.2%
2002 cohort	49.5%
2003 cohort	50.4%
2004 cohort	47.4%
2005 cohort	49%
2006 cohort	49.7%
2007 cohort	47.8%
2008 cohort	44.8%
2009 cohort	42.3%
2010 cohort	45.3%
2011 cohort	44.3%
2012 cohort	44.4%
2013 cohort	48.1%
2014 cohort	44.8%
2015 cohort	47.2%
2016 cohort	44.4%
2017 cohort	46.9%
2018 cohort	40.3%

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 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$12,963	$4,952
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$13,069	$3,640
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$13,400	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,000	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$14,236	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$14,250	$3,750
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$15,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$17,428	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$18,791	$6,740
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$21,258	$7,603
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$22,500	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$22,750	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$22,250	$7,221
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$21,997	$8,110
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$22,150	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$21,701	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$21,500	$8,560
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$21,058	$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

$47,215

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$51,694

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$55,813

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

Saint Cloud State University admitted 5,665 of 5,976 applicants in Fall 2024. The 94.8% rate describes that application pool.

94.8%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $10,117 in-state tuition · 2023–24 5,088 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1025–12601600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Saint Cloud State University received 5,976 applications and admitted 5,665 (94.8%), with 938 enrolling.

Saint Cloud State University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Saint Cloud State University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 510–615 and Math was 515–645 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1025–1260 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	510	570	615
SAT Math	515	560	645
ACT Composite	17	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).

Acceptance rate

94.8%Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	84.1%
Fall 2002	84.1%
Fall 2003	80.5%
Fall 2004	76.2%
Fall 2005	74.1%
Fall 2006	84.7%
Fall 2007	75.5%
Fall 2008	85.9%
Fall 2009	87%
Fall 2010	85.6%
Fall 2011	89.9%
Fall 2012	89.7%
Fall 2013	86.9%
Fall 2014	82.2%
Fall 2015	86.2%
Fall 2016	85.1%
Fall 2017	85.8%
Fall 2018	86.2%
Fall 2019	90%
Fall 2020	73.2%
Fall 2021	94.3%
Fall 2022	95.3%
Fall 2023	95%
Fall 2024	94.8%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1025–1260Fall 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 2010	890	1080
Fall 2011	926	1203
Fall 2012	931	1160
Fall 2013	875	1138
Fall 2015	895	1145
Fall 2016	930	1170
Fall 2017	958	1188
Fall 2018	960	1235
Fall 2019	934	1194
Fall 2020	1000	1250
Fall 2022	1027	1200
Fall 2023	970	1280
Fall 2024	1025	1260

IPEDS Fall 2010–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

17–25Fall 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	23
Fall 2002	18	23
Fall 2003	19	24
Fall 2004	19	24
Fall 2005	19	24
Fall 2006	19	23
Fall 2007	19	24
Fall 2008	19	24
Fall 2009	19	24
Fall 2010	19	24
Fall 2011	19	24
Fall 2012	19	24
Fall 2013	19	24
Fall 2014	19	24
Fall 2015	19	25
Fall 2016	18	24
Fall 2017	18	24
Fall 2018	18	24
Fall 2019	18	24
Fall 2020	18	24
Fall 2021	18	24
Fall 2022	18	24
Fall 2023	18	25
Fall 2024	17	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

5,088Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at Saint Cloud State University fell from 13,800 (Fall 2002) to 5,088 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	13,800
Fall 2003	13,473
Fall 2004	13,333
Fall 2005	13,143
Fall 2006	13,117
Fall 2007	13,416
Fall 2008	13,489
Fall 2009	13,710
Fall 2010	13,833
Fall 2011	12,994
Fall 2012	12,276
Fall 2013	11,535
Fall 2014	10,878
Fall 2015	10,610
Fall 2016	10,283
Fall 2017	9,676
Fall 2018	8,983
Fall 2019	8,075
Fall 2020	7,210
Fall 2021	6,054
Fall 2022	5,395
Fall 2023	5,181
Fall 2024	5,088

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

71%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 Saint Cloud State University rose from 0% (Fall 2002) to 71% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	0%
Fall 2003 cohort	72%
Fall 2004 cohort	71%
Fall 2005 cohort	73%
Fall 2006 cohort	72%
Fall 2007 cohort	73%
Fall 2008 cohort	71%
Fall 2009 cohort	73%
Fall 2010 cohort	69%
Fall 2011 cohort	70%
Fall 2012 cohort	71%
Fall 2013 cohort	73%
Fall 2014 cohort	72%
Fall 2015 cohort	69%
Fall 2016 cohort	67%
Fall 2017 cohort	72%
Fall 2018 cohort	67%
Fall 2019 cohort	67%
Fall 2020 cohort	62%
Fall 2021 cohort	69%
Fall 2022 cohort	68%
Fall 2023 cohort	71%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Saint Cloud State University

21.7% of Saint Cloud State University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Saint Cloud State University as a primarily residential campus of 5,088 undergraduates — and 70.7% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Saint Cloud State University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1025–1260 — their midpoint is below the MN four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Saint Cloud 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 Saint Cloud 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

Saint Cloud State University94.8%

Minnesota median85.4%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

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

Saint Cloud State University$10,245

Minnesota median$22,520

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

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

Saint Cloud State University$55,813

Minnesota median$58,351

National median$53,781

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Saint Cloud State University, Minnesota and national reference values
Metric & basis	Saint Cloud State University	Minnesota median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	94.8%	85.4%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$10,245	$22,520	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$55,813	$58,351	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

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

Saint Cloud 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 36 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer Engineering	$107,133
Computer Science	$103,765
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	$90,009
Mechanical Engineering	$87,503
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$84,470
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	$80,331
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$78,067
Accounting and Related Services	$76,080
Marketing	$74,847
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	$73,695
Finance and Financial Management Services	$70,259
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$66,850
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$64,191
Biology, General	$62,595
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$59,549
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$59,483
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$58,587
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	$57,108
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$56,547
Communication and Media Studies	$56,388
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	$54,302
Social Work	$52,765
Sociology	$52,455
Psychology, General	$52,031
Public Health	$50,932
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$49,922
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$48,923
International Relations and National Security Studies	$48,463
Political Science and Government	$48,305
Special Education and Teaching	$48,296
Fine and Studio Arts	$47,619
Design and Applied Arts	$45,990
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$45,386
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$44,386
English Language and Literature, General	$38,464
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$35,421

These 36 fields listed for Saint Cloud State University measure earnings after completion. The $55,813 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 38 additional Saint Cloud State University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Saint Cloud State University report?

Saint Cloud State University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1025–1260 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Saint Cloud State University's acceptance rate?

94.8% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 5,665 admitted from 5,976 applicants.

How much does Saint Cloud State University cost?

In-state tuition is $10,245; out-of-state students pay $10,245. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Saint Cloud State University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $55,813. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Minnesota

Saint Johns University — 90.6% admitted
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota — 92.8% admitted
College of Saint Benedict — 91.5% admitted
The College of Saint Scholastica — 93% 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.