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Minot State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Minot, ND
Population 60,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,072
Men / Women 39% / 61%
White 68%
International 11%
Mixed 7%
Hispanic 6%
Black 5%
Native American 3%
Asian 1%
From State 81%
From Region 3%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Health Sciences 27%
Humanities & Social Sciences 27%
Business & Economics 20%
Education 18%
Life & Natural Sciences 3%
Computer Science 2%
Arts 1%
Physical Sciences & Math 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $8,702
Est. Cost of Attendance $11,257
10-Year ROI $185,000
ROI Percentile 76th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 66%
4-Year Graduation Rate 29%
6-Year Graduation Rate 45%
Transfer-Out Rate 16%

Weather

Comfortable Days 90 (14%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,630 (54%)
Days Without Precipitation 267 (84%)

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 88%
Yield (Unbound) 75%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 60%
SAT Range 960 – 1110
SAT Math Range 430 – 570
SAT RW Range 500 – 570
ACT Range 18 – 24

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 155 34% / 66% 12% $52,355 96%
Communications Technology 1 0% / 100% 0% $55,455 67
Computer Science 6 67% / 33% 17% $81,239 93
Cybersecurity 4 75% / 25% 0% $71,159 87
Chemistry 3 67% / 33% 33% $59,062 74
Geosciences 2 100% / 0% 0% $54,937 66
Mathematics 1 0% / 100% 0% $57,974 72
Biology 14 43% / 57% 29% $55,197 67
Computational Biology 1 100% / 0% 0% $56,911 70
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation 4 25% / 75% 25% $50,265 56
Communication 6 67% / 33% 0% $48,135 51
Criminal Justice 35 46% / 54% 9% $51,936 60 95%
Foreign Languages $51,613 60
French 2 50% / 50% 0% $51,624 60
General Studies 21 33% / 67% 29% $47,907 50 96%
History 2 0% / 100% 0% $49,965 56
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 100% / 0% 0% $51,363 59
Psychology 3 100% / 0% 0% $59,364 74 100%
Social Work 46 4% / 96% 4% $48,669 52 97%
Sociology 1 0% / 100% 0% $49,820 55
Art 2 0% / 100% 0% $38,948 24
Music $38,561 23
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business 77 65% / 35% 3% $60,281 94%
Accounting 10 +1 40% / 60% 0% $65,373 82 95%
Business Administration 30 +7 60% / 40% 0% $56,970 70 93%
Entrepreneurship 4 +1 75% / 25% 25% $56,597 70
Finance 12 +3 92% / 8% 0% $64,736 81 96%
Finance and Financial Management $65,063 82
International Business 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $57,329 71 100%
Management Information Systems 3 67% / 33% 0% $61,988 78
Management Information Systems 9 78% / 22% 11% $62,467 79
Marketing 8 +15 50% / 50% 0% $58,762 73 91%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education and Health Sciences 210 15% / 85% 8% $60,328 98%
Clinical Laboratory Science 5 0% / 100% 20% $68,859 85
Communication Sciences and Disorders 19 0% / 100% 37% $53,713 64
Nursing 70 9% / 91% 6% $76,345 90 99%
Radiologic Technology 8 0% / 100% 0% $61,478 77
Rehabilitation Science 12 42% / 58% 25% $56,681 70
Sport Management 13 54% / 46% 0% $43,354 37 100%
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 4 50% / 50% 0% $50,022 56
Biology Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $52,934 62 95%
Business Education 1 100% / 0% 0% $52,934 62 95%
Early Childhood Education 11 9% / 91% 0% $47,484 49 96%
Elementary Education 18 0% / 100% 6% $47,484 49 96%
English/Language Arts Teacher Education $52,458 61
History Teacher Education 6 +1 50% / 50% 0% $52,934 62 95%
Mathematics Teacher Education 3 33% / 67% 0% $52,934 62 95%
Physical Education 6 50% / 50% 17% $52,934 62 95%
Social Science Teacher Education 2 50% / 50% 0% $52,934 62 95%
Special Education 24 8% / 92% 0% $53,021 63
Special Education 6 0% / 100% 0% $52,696 62
Art Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $52,934 62 95%
Music Teacher Education $51,073 58