Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Mankato, MN
Population 120,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 100 (24%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,620 (53%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (73%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 10,539
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 83%
From Region 14%
Athletes 8.3%

Racial/Ethnic

White 70%
International 11%
Black 6%
Hispanic 6%
Mixed 4%
Asian 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Allied Health and Nursing 822 12% / 88% 4% $72,463 85 97%
Biochemistry 10 30% / 70% 10% $64,570 77
Biology 82 20% / 80% 9% $60,149 71 98%
Biotechnology 3 0% / 100% 100% $64,342 77
Environmental Science 8 25% / 75% 0% $59,891 70 100%
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $82,340 92
Communication Sciences and Disorders 36 3% / 97% 3% $61,309 73 95%
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 36 11% / 89% 17% $53,498 57 97%
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 72 1% / 99% 0% $65,341 78 97%
Nursing 418 11% / 89% 2% $85,995 94 97%
Medical Informatics 1 100% / 0% 100% $65,074 78
Psychology 138 +8 14% / 86% 5% $54,163 58 96%
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 17 +3 29% / 71% 0% $53,498 57 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business 701 58% / 42% 4% $73,391 86 97%
Accounting 75 55% / 45% 5% $79,950 90 100%
Business Management and Administration 168 50% / 50% 5% $67,694 81 97%
Finance 94 +7 82% / 18% 10% $83,343 92 97%
International Business 7 57% / 43% 0% $69,970 83 94%
Marketing 127 +3 47% / 53% 2% $76,502 88 92%
Organizational Behavior Studies 47 45% / 55% 0% $60,831 72 98%
Sports Management 47 +1 66% / 34% 0% $55,479 61 99%
Construction Management 54 93% / 7% 4% $97,191 98 100%
Corrections 3 +2 0% / 100% 33% $64,922 78 99%
Criminal Justice 52 +1 38% / 62% 4% $64,922 78 99%
Criminal Justice/Police Science 27 +11 78% / 22% 0% $64,922 78 99%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Humanities and Social Sciences 434 32% / 68% 3% $53,118 56 97%
Economics 12 58% / 42% 25% $78,390 89 98%
Anthropology 9 33% / 67% 0% $52,808 55
Communication 2 0% / 100% 0% $63,273 76 95%
Creative Writing 10 10% / 90% 0% $46,593 38
English 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $46,412 37 89%
Ethnic Studies $50,392 49 100%
French 2 50% / 50% 0% $67,003 80 96%
General Literature 2 0% / 100% 0% $46,998 39
Geography 11 73% / 27% 0% $60,907 72 96%
German $65,997 79
Health Communication $62,724 75
History 14 57% / 43% 0% $49,239 45 100%
International Affairs 7 +1 57% / 43% 14% $61,288 73
Mass Communication/Media Studies 4 25% / 75% 25% $63,273 76 95%
Native American Studies $50,392 49 100%
Philosophy $50,654 50
Political Science 12 +1 25% / 75% 0% $63,316 76 100%
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing 4 25% / 75% 0% $46,654 38
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 19 +1 42% / 58% 11% $62,863 75
Scandinavian Studies 3 0% / 100% 0% $50,225 48
Sociology 12 33% / 67% 8% $55,629 62 90%
Spanish 4 25% / 75% 0% $67,003 80 96%
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 54 44% / 56% 2% $63,273 76 95%
Women's Studies 10 0% / 100% 0% $50,392 49 100%
Biology Teacher Education 2 0% / 100% 0%
Chemistry Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $52,687 55
Elementary Education 78 9% / 91% 3% $47,761 41 95%
English Education 10 30% / 70% 0% $52,687 55 99%
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 9 11% / 89% 0% $52,687 55 99%
German Language Teacher Education 1 100% / 0% 0% $52,687 55
Health Teacher Education 13 62% / 38% 0% $52,687 55 99%
Mathematics Teacher Education 3 67% / 33% 0% $52,687 55 99%
Physics Teacher Education 1 100% / 0% 0% $52,687 55 99%
Social Studies Teacher Education 12 +5 58% / 42% 0% $52,687 55 99%
Spanish Language Teacher Education 2 0% / 100% 0% $52,687 55 99%
Special Education 34 24% / 76% 0% $53,960 58 100%
Art Education 2 0% / 100% 0% $52,687 55 99%
Art History 1 0% / 100% 0% $44,332 31
Dance 8 +2 12% / 88% 0% $38,843 16 100%
Film Studies 7 57% / 43% 14% $43,179 27
Fine Arts 2 100% / 0% 0% $44,332 31 97%
Fine/Studio Arts 13 0% / 100% 0% $44,332 31 97%
Music 3 33% / 67% 33% $44,388 31
Music Education 7 29% / 71% 0% $52,687 55 99%
Music Management 13 92% / 8% 8% $44,798 32
Theater 17 12% / 88% 6% $28,944 4 93%
Urban Studies/Affairs 2 50% / 50% 0% $62,538 75 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Science, Engineering and Technology 604 63% / 37% 15% $76,299 88 95%
Civil Engineering 22 95% / 5% 18% $84,243 93 100%
Computer Engineering 8 88% / 12% 62% $94,027 97
Electrical Engineering 12 83% / 17% 17% $87,443 94 100%
General Engineering 39 74% / 26% 0% $84,656 93 97%
Mechanical Engineering 33 85% / 15% 15% $95,816 97 100%
Computer Engineering Technology/Technician 2 50% / 50% 0% $79,248 90
Computer Programming 2 100% / 0% 0% $90,173 96
Computer Science 33 85% / 15% 30% $92,350 96
Information Technology 70 84% / 16% 37% $99,616 98 98%
Chemistry 4 25% / 75% 25% $63,956 76
Geosciences 8 38% / 62% 0% $62,337 74
Mathematics 10 70% / 30% 20% $71,025 84 100%
Physics 7 71% / 29% 14% $72,623 85
Statistics 6 +1 67% / 33% 0% $84,129 93
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations 2 50% / 50% 0% $64,704 77
Agronomy and Crop Science 3 33% / 67% 33% $56,833 64
Food Technology and Processing 3 0% / 100% 0% $60,770 72
Physical Fitness Parks Recreation and Leisure 63 41% / 59% 0% $55,479 61 99%
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management 15 40% / 60% 0% $53,934 58 95%
Child Development 7 0% / 100% 0% $49,461 46
Cognitive Science 3 33% / 67% 67% $72,886 86
Family and Consumer Sciences 11 0% / 100% 0% $47,395 40 95%
General Studies 13 38% / 62% 8% $46,342 37 95%
Humanities/Humanistic Studies $46,342 37 95%
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 50% / 50% 0% $49,606 46
Interdisciplinary Studies 28 29% / 71% 0% $45,306 34 96%
Social Work 49 8% / 92% 0% $54,284 59 95%
Earth Science Teacher Education $52,687 55 99%
Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology 126 +5 81% / 19% 20% $86,237 94 85%
Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician 14 93% / 7% 14% $72,301 85 100%
Electrical Engineering Technology 1 100% / 0% 0% $81,545 91
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician 8 88% / 12% 12% $83,339 92 100%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,056
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $20,152
Est. In-State Cost $13,008
Est. Out-of-State Cost $26,069
ROI Percentile 83th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 80%
4-Year Graduation Rate 35%
6-Year Graduation Rate 54%
Transfer-Out Rate 29%

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
Health Sciences 24.4% 626 12% / 88% 3% $77,254 89 97%
Business & Economics 23.2% 593 56% / 44% 5% $71,990 85 96%
Humanities & Social Sciences 17.5% 449 25% / 75% 4% $54,962 60 96%
Professional 11.1% 285 75% / 25% 12% $81,397 91 93%
Education 6.5% 166 23% / 77% 1% $50,608 49 97%
Engineering 4.5% 114 83% / 17% 14% $88,758 95 99%
Computer Science 4.2% 107 84% / 16% 34% $96,818 97 98%
Life & Natural Sciences 3.7% 95 20% / 80% 12% $60,747 72 98%
Arts 2.9% 75 33% / 67% 5% $41,722 23 96%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.4% 35 57% / 43% 11% $70,797 84 100%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.6% 16 25% / 75% 6% $60,084 71 100%

Research R3

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $1.4M #265 26% $0
Life & Natural Sciences $0.6M #383 55% $0
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.5M #377 5% $0 3 #297
Physical Sciences & Math $0.3M #478 80% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0.1M #228 1% $0
Education $0.0M #416 0% $0 10 #332
Computer Science $0.0M #479 0% $0
Business & Economics $0.0M #414 0% $0
Health Sciences $0.0M #434 0% $0
Total $3.0M #444 32% $0 13 #437

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 62%
Yield (Unbound) 29%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 62% 62% 62%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional