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Southwest Minnesota State University is a public institution situated in Marshall, Minnesota. The surrounding location of Marshall is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

9 Undergraduate Degrees
$20,533 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
92% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Southwest Minnesota State University?

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Contact details for Southwest Minnesota State University are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1501 State St, Marshall, MN 56258-5468
Phone: 507-537-7678
Website: www.smsu.edu

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How Do I Get Into Southwest Minnesota State University?

You can apply to Southwest Minnesota State University online at: www.smsu.edu/admission/apply-online.html

Admission Requirements for Southwest Minnesota State University

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 5
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 5
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Southwest Minnesota State University?

92% Acceptance Rate
60% Of Accepted Are Women
1% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 92%, Southwest Minnesota State University is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 90%, and the acceptance rate for women is 92%.

Average Test Scores

About 1% of students accepted to Southwest Minnesota State University submitted their SAT scores.Southwest Minnesota State University received ACT scores from 54% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 25. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 17 and 23.

ACT English Scores for Southwest Minnesota State University  ( 16 to 25 )
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ACT Composite Scores for Southwest Minnesota State University  ( 17 to 23 )
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36

Can I Afford Southwest Minnesota State University?

$20,533 Net Price
68% Take Out Loans
0.1% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Southwest Minnesota State University is $20,533. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Southwest Minnesota State University, approximately 68% of students took out student loans averaging $7,049 a year. That adds up to $28,196 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Southwest Minnesota State University is 0.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Southwest Minnesota State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,650 Full-Time Undergraduates
58% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 6,556 undergraduate students at Southwest Minnesota State University, with 1,650 being full-time and 4,906 being part-time.

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There are also 430 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,650 full-time undergraduates at Southwest Minnesota State University, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Southwest Minnesota State University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 43
Black or African American 118
Hispanic or Latino 116
White 1,132
International Students 130
Other Races/Ethnicities 111

Geographic Diversity

Minnesota students aren't the only ones who study at Southwest Minnesota State University. At this time, 21 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 27 countries are represented at Southwest Minnesota State University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nepal, Taiwan, and Nigeria.

Online Learning at Southwest Minnesota State University

825 Took All Classes Online
1,713 Took At Least One Class Online
There are 39 bachelor’s degree and 12 master’s degree programs available online at Southwest Minnesota State University. In 2022-2023, 1,713 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Southwest Minnesota State University has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 18th most popular in Minnesota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Southwest Minnesota State University Computer Science Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s TOTAL
Computer Science 9 9
Other Computer & Information Sciences 0 0
Computer & IS Security 0 0
TOTAL 9 9

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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