Bemidji State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 45,000

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 400 (17.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

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

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
Bemidji State University 872 40% 79% 1% 4% 4% 2% $64,949 26 -0.48 77 96% 4.7%
Computer Information Systems 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $91,320 38 -0.34 95 — — — — —
Computer Science 11 — 91% 73% 0% 0% 0% 18% $98,485 21 -0.77 97 100% — — — —
Chemistry 5 — 40% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,148 14 -0.81 75 — — — — —
Mathematics 5 +3 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,464 12 -0.90 72 — — — — —
Biology 37 +1 54% 89% 3% 5% 0% 0% $59,779 18 -0.77 70 90% — — — —
Aquatic Biology/Limnology 17 +2 94% 88% 0% 0% 6% 0% $55,135 53 +0.04 61 100% — — — —
Environmental Studies 12 — 42% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,809 66 +0.27 71 100% — — — —
Wildlife Management 36 +3 58% 97% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,024 42 -0.29 54 100% — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,706 48 -0.18 87 — — — — —
Community Health 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $63,681 39 -0.33 76 — — — — —
Exercise Science 24 — 38% 83% 0% 8% 0% 0% $61,573 50 -0.02 73 93% — — — —
Nursing 133 — 9% 73% 2% 11% 2% 2% $86,575 28 -0.56 93 98% 2.5% — — —
Accounting 55 +4 44% 85% 2% 4% 0% 0% $74,061 23 -0.84 86 96% 3.5% — — —
Business Administration 107 — 49% 79% 1% 2% 2% 5% $64,974 23 -0.66 77 98% 5.1% — — —
E-Commerce 18 +2 22% 78% 6% 6% 6% 0% $64,974 3 -1.57 77 98% 5.1% — — —
Economics 4 +1 75% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $68,867 7 -1.10 81 — — — — —
Engineering Management 5 — 60% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $75,515 60 -0.11 87 — — — — —
Project Management 23 — 91% 74% 0% 9% 0% 4% $64,974 3 -1.57 77 98% 5.1% — — —
Sports Management 12 — 75% 67% 0% 8% 0% 17% $61,573 53 +0.03 73 93% — — — —
Creative Writing 8 — 38% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $36,353 1 -1.96 14 89% — — — —
English 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,404 58 +0.12 57 100% — — — —
History 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,060 17 -0.77 46 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 12 — 33% 83% 0% 0% 0% 8% $49,643 17 -0.74 48 — — — — —
Native American Studies 6 — 67% 17% 0% 0% 17% 0% $50,503 23 -0.69 50 — — — — —
Spanish — — — — — — — — $50,334 22 -0.69 49 — — — — —
Communication 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,582 7 -1.24 45 100% — — — —
Geography 2 — 100% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $56,740 24 -0.62 64 — — — — —
Mass Communication 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,582 7 -1.24 45 100% — — — —
Political Science 11 — 36% 27% 0% 0% 27% 18% $57,541 10 -1.08 66 — — — — —
Psychology 95 +4 18% 71% 3% 4% 9% 0% $54,505 50 -0.08 60 91% 7.5% — — —
Social Sciences 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,763 19 -0.65 48 — — — — —
Social Work 34 — 18% 74% 0% 0% 18% 0% $59,682 87 +0.76 70 97% 6.2% — — —
Sociology 4 +2 25% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $49,877 21 -0.64 48 — — — — —
Elementary Education 64 — 8% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,169 29 -0.46 46 93% — — — —
English Education 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,407 25 -0.71 50 98% — — — —
General Education 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $42,199 5 -1.51 28 96% — — — —
Health Teacher Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,407 16 -0.90 50 98% — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 1 +1 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,407 16 -0.70 50 98% — — — —
Physical Education 2 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,407 16 -0.90 50 98% — — — —
Science Education 3 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,407 16 -0.70 50 98% — — — —
Social Studies Education 7 — 57% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,407 13 -0.85 50 98% — — — —
Art — — — — — — — — $36,503 9 -1.11 15 — — — — —
Music 5 — 100% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $37,504 11 -0.99 17 — — — — —
Music Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,407 65 +0.39 50 98% — — — —
Studio Art — — — — — — — — $36,321 8 -1.13 14 — — — — —
Visual Communication Design 13 +1 31% 54% 0% 0% 0% 15% $35,380 7 -1.23 13 100% — — — —
Criminal Justice 30 +2 30% 73% 0% 3% 7% 0% $59,980 54 +0.01 70 100% 4.2% — — —
Engineering Technologies 40 — 100% 90% 2% 2% 5% 0% $87,113 37 -0.13 93 97% — — — —
Industrial Technology 9 — 100% 89% 0% 0% 0% 0% $91,366 58 +0.22 95 96% — — — —

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 77th

Retention & Graduation

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

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
Business & Economics 25.7% 224 52% 79% 1% 4% 2% 4% $67,328 19 -0.83 80 97% 4.7%
Health Sciences 18.5% 161 14% 75% 1% 11% 2% 2% $82,429 71 -0.48 91 97% 2.5%
Social Sciences 17.5% 153 22% 69% 3% 3% 12% 1% $55,519 38 -0.04 62 92% 7.2%
Education 9.4% 82 21% 91% 0% 0% 1% 0% $49,341 21 -0.55 47 94% —
Professional 9.1% 79 73% 84% 1% 3% 5% 0% $77,294 72 -0.04 88 98% 4.2%
Agriculture & Food Science 7.5% 65 65% 94% 0% 0% 2% 0% $54,459 25 -0.10 60 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.2% 37 54% 89% 3% 5% 0% 0% $59,779 17 -0.77 70 90% —
Humanities 3.4% 30 43% 73% 0% 0% 3% 3% $46,338 6 -1.03 39 90% —
Arts 2.2% 19 53% 63% 0% 0% 0% 11% $36,730 3 -1.08 15 100% —
Computer Science 1.4% 12 92% 67% 0% 0% 0% 25% $97,888 28 -0.74 97 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.1% 10 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,306 8 -0.86 74 — —

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 118 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Baseball 59 $320K $320K $0
Ice Hockey 27 $2.5M $2.5M $0
Basketball 19 $632K $632K $0
Golf 16 $110K $110K $0
Total 239 $5.3M $5.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 34 $567K $567K $0
Track & Field (combined) 32 $344K $344K $0
Ice Hockey 27 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Softball 20 $314K $314K $0
Volleyball 18 $436K $436K $0
Basketball 17 $528K $528K $0
Tennis 10 $80K $80K $0
Golf 9 $71K $71K $0
Total 161 $4.0M $4.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 118 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Baseball 59 $320K $320K $0
Ice Hockey 54 $4.2M $4.2M $0
Basketball 36 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Soccer 34 $567K $567K $0
Track & Field (combined) 32 $344K $344K $0
Golf 25 $182K $182K $0
Softball 20 $314K $314K $0
Volleyball 18 $436K $436K $0
Tennis 10 $80K $80K $0
Total 400 $10.8M $10.8M $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 75%
Yield (non-ED) 23%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

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

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 44%
SAT Range 920 – 1170
SAT Math Range 450 – 580
SAT RW Range 470 – 590