Minot State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 60,000

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,811
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 81%
From Region 3%
Athletes 215 (12.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 63%
International 13%
Mixed 7%
Hispanic 6%
Black 5%
Native American 2%
Asian 2%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 175 41% 61% 1% 2% 11% 14% $65,140 28 +0.41 76 95% 5.9%
Communications Technology — — — — — — — — $64,786 3 -1.63 75 — — — — —
Computer Science 16 — 81% 69% 0% 0% 0% 31% $83,624 6 -1.21 91 — — — — —
Cybersecurity 3 +1 100% 0% 0% 0% 33% 33% $73,814 13 -1.05 85 — — — — —
Data Science 3 — 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% 67% $64,110 1 -2.14 75 — — — — —
Chemistry 2 — 50% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $68,066 33 -0.34 79 — — — — —
Geosciences 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $63,985 51 -0.10 74 — — — — —
Mathematics — +2 — — — — — — $66,744 22 -0.70 78 — — — — —
Biology 16 — 38% 38% 6% 0% 19% 19% $66,923 53 +0.05 78 — — — — —
Computational Biology 4 — 50% 25% 0% 0% 0% 75% $69,703 42 -0.16 81 — — — — —
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation 5 — 0% 60% 0% 0% 0% 40% $60,176 39 -0.25 68 — — — — —
English 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $59,705 87 +0.89 68 — — — — —
Foreign Languages — — — — — — — — $62,849 68 +0.43 73 — — — — —
French — — — — — — — — $63,161 68 +0.46 73 — — — — —
General Studies 19 — 63% 63% 0% 5% 16% 5% $59,451 70 +0.20 67 92% 7.5% — — —
History 4 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $62,674 84 +0.56 72 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $65,447 90 +0.78 76 — — — — —
Communication 15 — 47% 60% 0% 0% 27% 13% $63,178 57 +0.12 73 — — — — —
Psychology 12 — 42% 83% 0% 0% 0% 8% $67,448 97 +1.88 79 100% — — — —
Social Work 37 — 3% 68% 0% 3% 11% 3% $63,683 97 +1.24 74 97% — — — —
Sociology 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $61,718 77 +0.44 71 — — — — —
Art 9 — 33% 67% 0% 11% 11% 0% $46,905 53 +0.01 37 — — — — —
Music 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,876 58 +0.23 43 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 20 — 55% 70% 0% 5% 5% 10% $67,406 88 +1.04 79 90% 4.4% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business 80 68% 60% 4% 6% 11% 15% $68,253 38 -0.80 79 95% 6.1%
Accounting 9 +2 44% 89% 0% 0% 0% 11% $74,276 23 -0.82 85 95% — — — —
Business Administration 33 +7 67% 64% 0% 9% 12% 9% $68,448 34 -0.48 80 97% 6.2% — — —
Entrepreneurship 3 +1 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% 67% $66,830 36 -0.40 78 — — — — —
Finance 20 +4 80% 50% 5% 0% 20% 20% $66,118 3 -1.14 77 89% — — — —
Finance and Financial Management — — — — — — — — $66,118 3 -1.14 77 90% — — — —
International Business 2 +3 100% 0% 0% 50% 0% 50% $65,136 10 -0.82 76 100% — — — —
Management Information Systems 7 — 71% 43% 14% 14% 14% 14% $70,261 6 -1.27 81 — — — — —
Management Information Systems 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,009 6 -1.28 81 — — — — —
Marketing 5 +13 40% 80% 20% 0% 0% 0% $63,611 11 -1.09 74 100% 5.2% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education and Health Sciences 188 19% 65% 2% 3% 8% 12% $69,234 41 +0.17 80 96% 4.7%
Clinical Laboratory Science 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $73,951 35 -0.34 85 — — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 18 — 6% 39% 0% 0% 6% 44% $63,254 58 +0.15 73 — — — — —
Nursing 57 — 12% 65% 7% 2% 9% 9% $87,860 37 -0.44 93 98% 3.9% — — —
Radiologic Technology 8 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 0% 25% $73,439 27 -0.49 84 — — — — —
Rehabilitation Science 7 — 29% 43% 0% 0% 29% 29% $66,130 35 -0.27 77 — — — — —
Sport Management 11 — 64% 45% 0% 9% 9% 18% $61,656 54 +0.04 71 84% — — — —
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 5 — 0% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,631 95 +0.99 71 — — — — —
Biology Teacher Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,780 76 +0.29 69 94% — — — —
Business Education — — — — — — — — $60,780 58 +0.01 69 94% — — — —
Chemistry Teacher Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,780 76 +0.29 69 94% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 3 +2 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $54,962 76 +0.40 58 98% 6.1% — — —
Elementary Education 29 — 14% 69% 0% 3% 10% 10% $54,962 76 +0.40 58 98% 6.1% — — —
English Education 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,780 80 +0.75 69 94% — — — —
History Teacher Education 6 — 17% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,780 83 +0.87 69 94% — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $60,780 76 +0.29 69 94% — — — —
Physical Education 2 +1 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $60,780 66 +0.38 69 94% — — — —
Social Science Teacher Education 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $60,780 83 +0.87 69 94% — — — —
Special Education 6 — 0% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,584 83 +0.86 71 — — — — —
Special Education 21 +1 24% 81% 0% 5% 0% 0% $61,584 83 +0.86 71 — — — — —
Art Education 2 — 100% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $60,780 96 +1.49 69 94% — — — —
Music Teacher Education 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,780 97 +1.51 69 94% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,142
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $9,258
Est. In-State Cost $11,826
Est. Out-of-State Cost $11,976
ROI Percentile 79th

Retention & Graduation

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

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).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 21.7% 96 15% 58% 4% 1% 8% 21% $78,873 57 -0.31 88 98% 3.9%
Business & Economics 20.5% 91 67% 58% 3% 7% 11% 15% $67,456 19 -0.70 79 94% 6.1%
Education 17.4% 77 16% 77% 0% 3% 8% 4% $58,644 80 +0.63 66 97% 6.1%
Social Sciences 15.8% 70 19% 67% 0% 1% 11% 7% $64,046 70 +1.08 74 98% —
Humanities 6.3% 28 50% 61% 0% 4% 21% 4% $60,367 77 +0.37 69 92% 7.5%
Computer Science 5.0% 22 82% 50% 0% 0% 5% 36% $79,625 6 -1.31 89 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.5% 20 40% 35% 5% 0% 15% 30% $67,479 47 +0.01 79 — —
Professional 4.5% 20 55% 70% 0% 5% 5% 10% $67,406 50 +1.04 79 90% 4.4%
Arts 3.4% 15 47% 67% 0% 13% 7% 0% $50,868 49 +0.44 48 94% —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.9% 4 75% 50% 25% 0% 0% 25% $66,026 15 -0.22 77 — —

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 123 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Track & Field (combined) 99 $272K $272K $0
Baseball 51 $477K $477K $0
Wrestling 39 $381K $381K $0
Basketball 14 $641K $641K $0
Golf 11 $118K $118K $0
Total 145 $3.6M $3.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 37 $257K $257K $0
Soccer 28 $505K $505K $0
Softball 24 $375K $375K $0
Basketball 19 $557K $557K $0
Volleyball 19 $377K $377K $0
Wrestling 14 $210K $210K $0
Golf 7 $121K $121K $0
Total 70 $2.4M $2.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 136 $529K $529K $0
Football 123 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Wrestling 53 $591K $591K $0
Baseball 51 $477K $477K $0
Basketball 33 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Soccer 28 $505K $505K $0
Softball 24 $375K $375K $0
Volleyball 19 $377K $377K $0
Golf 18 $239K $239K $0
Total 215 $9.0M $9.0M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

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

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 88% 88% 88%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 60%
SAT Range 930 – 1140
SAT Math Range 430 – 570
SAT RW Range 500 – 570