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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Bemidji, MN
Population 45,000
Website http://www.bemidjistate.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 90 (14%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,350 (21%)
Days Without Precipitation 246 (47%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,523
Men / Women 41% / 59%
From State 86%
From Region 8%
Athletes 17.6%

Racial/Ethnic

White 77%
Native American 6%
Mixed 6%
Hispanic 5%
Black 3%
International 2%
Asian 1%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 49.5% 49.5% 2012 Men: 45.2% 45.2% 2013 Men: 47.9% 47.9% 2014 Men: 47.0% 47.0% 2015 Men: 46.3% 46.3% 2016 Men: 48.0% 48.0% 2017 Men: 47.0% 47.0% 2018 Men: 49.6% 49.6% 2019 Men: 49.1% 49.1% 2020 Men: 45.4% 45.4% 2021 Men: 47.9% 47.9% 2022 Men: 45.3% 45.3% 2023 Men: 42.6% 42.6% 2024 Men: 42.3% 42.3%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 2.3% 2.3% 2012 Native: 3.6% 3.6% 2013 Native: 2.7% 2.7% 2014 Native: 2.5% 2.5% 2015 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2016 Native: 2.1% 2.1% 2017 Native: 2.2% 2.2% 2018 Native: 2.9% 2.9% 2019 Native: 2.6% 2.6% 2020 Native: 1.8% 1.8% 2021 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2022 Native: 2.2% 2.2% 2023 Native: 2.4% 2.4% 2024 Native: 1.9% 1.9% 2011 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2012 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2013 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2014 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2015 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2016 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2017 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2018 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2019 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2020 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2021 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2023 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2024 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2011 Black: 1.2% 1.2% 2012 Black: 0.8% 0.8% 2013 Black: 0.9% 0.9% 2014 Black: 1.1% 1.1% 2015 Black: 0.9% 0.9% 2016 Black: 0.7% 0.7% 2017 Black: 1.2% 1.2% 2018 Black: 1.1% 1.1% 2019 Black: 1.1% 1.1% 2020 Black: 1.3% 1.3% 2021 Black: 1.4% 1.4% 2022 Black: 1.4% 1.4% 2023 Black: 1.4% 1.4% 2024 Black: 2.6% 2.6% 2011 Hispanic: 0.3% 0.3% 2012 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2% 2013 Hispanic: 1.5% 1.5% 2014 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2% 2015 Hispanic: 1.0% 1.0% 2016 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8% 2017 Hispanic: 1.0% 1.0% 2018 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6% 2019 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2% 2020 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2% 2021 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9% 2022 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7% 2023 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1% 2024 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2% 2011 White: 85.5% 85.5% 2012 White: 86.5% 86.5% 2013 White: 87.6% 87.6% 2014 White: 86.3% 86.3% 2015 White: 90.0% 90.0% 2016 White: 89.0% 89.0% 2017 White: 89.4% 89.4% 2018 White: 85.6% 85.6% 2019 White: 85.7% 85.7% 2020 White: 87.0% 87.0% 2021 White: 87.9% 87.9% 2022 White: 84.7% 84.7% 2023 White: 86.1% 86.1% 2024 White: 84.4% 84.4% 2011 International: 4.5% 4.5% 2012 International: 3.3% 3.3% 2013 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2014 International: 5.5% 5.5% 2015 International: 2.9% 2.9% 2016 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2017 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2018 International: 2.7% 2.7% 2019 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2020 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2022 International: 2.5% 2.5% 2023 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2024 International: 1.2% 1.2%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 3.0% 3.0% 2021 Native: 4.0% 4.0% 2022 Native: 3.9% 3.9% 2023 Native: 4.3% 4.3% 2024 Native: 5.4% 5.4% 2025 Native: 5.7% 5.7% 2020 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2021 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2022 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2023 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2024 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2025 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2020 Black: 2.3% 2.3% 2021 Black: 2.7% 2.7% 2022 Black: 2.8% 2.8% 2023 Black: 2.9% 2.9% 2024 Black: 3.4% 3.4% 2025 Black: 3.2% 3.2% 2020 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4% 2021 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2022 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8% 2023 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1% 2024 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0% 2025 Hispanic: 4.7% 4.7% 2020 White: 82.9% 82.9% 2021 White: 81.1% 81.1% 2022 White: 80.6% 80.6% 2023 White: 79.7% 79.7% 2024 White: 76.9% 76.9% 2025 White: 76.5% 76.5% 2020 International: 2.7% 2.7% 2021 International: 2.4% 2.4% 2022 International: 2.5% 2.5% 2023 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2024 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2025 International: 2.0% 2.0%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Bemidji State University 872 40% / 60% 2% $60,489 76 96%
Computer Science 11 — 91% / 9% 18% $89,383 96 91%
Information Science/Studies 1 — 100% / 0% 100% $77,143 91 —
Chemistry 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $61,522 78 —
Mathematics 5 +3 60% / 40% 0% $62,473 79 —
Biology 37 +1 54% / 46% 0% $59,706 75 98%
Aquatic Biology/Limnology 17 +2 94% / 6% 0% $55,136 68 100%
Environmental Studies 12 — 42% / 58% 0% $48,685 53 100%
Wildlife Management 36 +3 58% / 42% 0% $48,724 53 100%
Clinical Laboratory Science 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $78,947 92 —
Community Health 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $58,688 74 —
Exercise Science 24 — 38% / 62% 0% $46,810 48 95%
Nursing 133 — 9% / 91% 2% $80,884 93 94%
Accounting 55 +4 44% / 56% 0% $66,390 83 96%
Business Administration 107 — 49% / 51% 5% $59,315 75 95%
E-Commerce 18 +2 22% / 78% 0% $59,315 75 95%
Economics 4 +1 75% / 25% 0% $66,575 83 —
Engineering Management 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $69,295 85 —
Project Management 23 — 91% / 9% 4% $59,315 75 95%
Sports Management 12 — 75% / 25% 17% $46,810 48 95%
Communication 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $48,247 52 100%
Creative Writing 8 — 38% / 62% 0% $36,354 18 89%
English 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $42,522 35 —
Geography 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $56,253 70 —
History 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $50,254 57 —
Interdisciplinary Studies 12 — 33% / 67% 8% $51,667 60 —
Mass Communication 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $48,247 52 100%
Native American Studies 6 — 67% / 33% 0% $47,381 50 —
Political Science 11 — 36% / 64% 18% $56,272 70 —
Psychology 95 +4 18% / 82% 0% $52,700 63 96%
Social Sciences 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $50,638 58 —
Social Work 34 — 18% / 82% 0% $52,579 62 96%
Sociology 4 +2 25% / 75% 0% $49,934 56 —
Spanish — — — — $50,386 58 —
Elementary Education 64 — 8% / 92% 0% $44,696 42 94%
English Education 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $49,237 55 100%
General Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $42,201 35 96%
Health Teacher Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,237 55 100%
Mathematics Teacher Education 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Physical Education 2 +1 100% / 0% 0% $49,237 55 100%
Science Education 3 +2 100% / 0% 0% $49,237 55 100%
Social Studies Education 7 — 57% / 43% 0% $49,237 55 100%
Art — — — — $34,775 15 —
Music 5 — 100% / 0% 0% $41,705 33 —
Music Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $49,237 55 100%
Studio Art — — — — $34,762 15 —
Visual Communication Design 13 +1 31% / 69% 15% $35,381 16 100%
Criminal Justice 30 +2 30% / 70% 0% $63,066 79 95%
Engineering Technologies 40 — 100% / 0% 0% $81,893 94 96%
Industrial Technology 9 — 100% / 0% 0% $81,202 93 97%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,755
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $10,891
Est. In-State Cost $13,913
Est. Out-of-State Cost $14,089
ROI Percentile 76th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 73%
4-Year Graduation Rate 33%
6-Year Graduation Rate 48%
Transfer-Out Rate 31%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 45.3% 45.3% 2012 Graduated: 45.9% 45.9% 2013 Graduated: 47.6% 47.6% 2014 Graduated: 45.7% 45.7% 2015 Graduated: 45.7% 45.7% 2016 Graduated: 45.8% 45.8% 2017 Graduated: 46.6% 46.6% 2018 Graduated: 46.0% 46.0% 2019 Graduated: 47.6% 47.6% 2020 Graduated: 46.0% 46.0% 2021 Graduated: 47.6% 47.6% 2022 Graduated: 49.9% 49.9% 2023 Graduated: 53.4% 53.4% 2024 Graduated: 47.9% 47.9%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 44.6% 44.6% 2012 Men: 40.3% 40.3% 2013 Men: 46.0% 46.0% 2014 Men: 40.4% 40.4% 2015 Men: 41.4% 41.4% 2016 Men: 40.9% 40.9% 2017 Men: 42.0% 42.0% 2018 Men: 41.2% 41.2% 2019 Men: 42.9% 42.9% 2020 Men: 39.8% 39.8% 2021 Men: 42.3% 42.3% 2022 Men: 43.6% 43.6% 2023 Men: 46.3% 46.3% 2024 Men: 42.9% 42.9% 2011 Women: 46.2% 46.2% 2012 Women: 52.3% 52.3% 2013 Women: 49.2% 49.2% 2014 Women: 51.1% 51.1% 2015 Women: 50.4% 50.4% 2016 Women: 51.0% 51.0% 2017 Women: 51.2% 51.2% 2018 Women: 50.0% 50.0% 2019 Women: 52.0% 52.0% 2020 Women: 51.4% 51.4% 2021 Women: 52.2% 52.2% 2022 Women: 55.9% 55.9% 2023 Women: 59.8% 59.8% 2024 Women: 52.9% 52.9%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 White: 50.7% 50.7% 2012 White: 49.5% 49.5% 2013 White: 50.2% 50.2% 2014 White: 48.4% 48.4% 2015 White: 48.0% 48.0% 2016 White: 47.6% 47.6% 2017 White: 48.0% 48.0% 2018 White: 47.8% 47.8% 2019 White: 48.5% 48.5% 2020 White: 48.5% 48.5% 2021 White: 49.1% 49.1% 2022 White: 51.6% 51.6% 2023 White: 56.8% 56.8% 2024 White: 49.9% 49.9% 2011 International: 22.2% 22.2% 2012 International: 42.9% 42.9% 2013 International: 25.0% 25.0% 2014 International: 39.0% 39.0% 2015 International: 39.1% 39.1% 2016 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2017 International: 62.5% 62.5% 2018 International: 45.0% 45.0% 2019 International: 75.0% 75.0% 2020 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2021 International: 53.3% 53.3% 2022 International: 60.0% 60.0% 2023 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2024 International: 33.3% 33.3%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 25.7% 224 52% / 48% 4% $60,735 77 95%
Humanities & Social Sciences 21.0% 183 25% / 75% 2% $51,661 60 96%
Health Sciences 18.5% 161 14% / 86% 2% $75,505 90 94%
Education 9.4% 82 21% / 79% 0% $45,562 45 95%
Professional 9.1% 79 73% / 27% 0% $74,665 89 96%
Agriculture & Food Science 7.5% 65 65% / 35% 0% $50,394 58 100%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.2% 37 54% / 46% 0% $59,706 75 98%
Arts 2.2% 19 53% / 47% 11% $37,774 22 100%
Computer Science 1.4% 12 92% / 8% 25% $88,363 96 91%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.1% 10 50% / 50% 0% $61,998 78 —

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 75%
Yield (Unbound) 23%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 75% 75% 75%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 90.5% 90.5% 2012 Acceptance: 42.2% 42.2% 2013 Acceptance: 66.8% 66.8% 2014 Acceptance: 93.5% 93.5% 2015 Acceptance: 93.8% 93.8% 2016 Acceptance: 64.1% 64.1% 2017 Acceptance: 66.2% 66.2% 2018 Acceptance: 66.7% 66.7% 2019 Acceptance: 64.9% 64.9% 2020 Acceptance: 69.4% 69.4% 2021 Acceptance: 75.0% 75.0% 2022 Acceptance: 77.5% 77.5% 2023 Acceptance: 70.7% 70.7% 2024 Acceptance: 56.0% 56.0% 2011 Yield: 43.6% 43.6% 2012 Yield: 56.4% 56.4% 2013 Yield: 34.8% 34.8% 2014 Yield: 40.2% 40.2% 2015 Yield: 31.1% 31.1% 2016 Yield: 30.8% 30.8% 2017 Yield: 28.6% 28.6% 2018 Yield: 28.2% 28.2% 2019 Yield: 28.5% 28.5% 2020 Yield: 24.1% 24.1% 2021 Yield: 27.9% 27.9% 2022 Yield: 22.2% 22.2% 2023 Yield: 23.8% 23.8% 2024 Yield: 24.2% 24.2%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 2,085 2,085 2012 Applicants: 3,121 3,121 2013 Applicants: 3,606 3,606 2014 Applicants: 2,132 2,132 2015 Applicants: 2,566 2,566 2016 Applicants: 4,137 4,137 2017 Applicants: 4,033 4,033 2018 Applicants: 4,017 4,017 2019 Applicants: 3,413 3,413 2020 Applicants: 3,043 3,043 2021 Applicants: 2,571 2,571 2022 Applicants: 2,723 2,723 2023 Applicants: 2,860 2,860 2024 Applicants: 3,812 3,812 2011 Admitted: 1,886 1,886 2012 Admitted: 1,317 1,317 2013 Admitted: 2,408 2,408 2014 Admitted: 1,994 1,994 2015 Admitted: 2,407 2,407 2016 Admitted: 2,651 2,651 2017 Admitted: 2,670 2,670 2018 Admitted: 2,678 2,678 2019 Admitted: 2,215 2,215 2020 Admitted: 2,113 2,113 2021 Admitted: 1,927 1,927 2022 Admitted: 2,111 2,111 2023 Admitted: 2,021 2,021 2024 Admitted: 2,134 2,134 2011 Enrolled: 822 822 2012 Enrolled: 743 743 2013 Enrolled: 838 838 2014 Enrolled: 802 802 2015 Enrolled: 748 748 2016 Enrolled: 817 817 2017 Enrolled: 764 764 2018 Enrolled: 756 756 2019 Enrolled: 631 631 2020 Enrolled: 509 509 2021 Enrolled: 538 538 2022 Enrolled: 468 468 2023 Enrolled: 480 480 2024 Enrolled: 516 516

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 44%
SAT Range 920 – 1170
SAT Math Range 450 – 580
SAT RW Range 470 – 590

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 92.0% 92.0% 2012 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0% 2013 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2014 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2015 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2016 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2017 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2018 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2019 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2020 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0% 2021 Submitted: 64.0% 64.0% 2022 Submitted: 56.0% 56.0% 2023 Submitted: 55.0% 55.0% 2024 Submitted: 44.0% 44.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.