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

70 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

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
Southwest Minnesota State University has the high acceptance rate of 92%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested 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
59% 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Southwest Minnesota State University, approximately 59% of students took out student loans averaging $7,616 a year. That adds up to $30,464 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

1,610 Full-Time Undergraduates
59% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 6,846 undergraduate students at Southwest Minnesota State University, with 1,610 being full-time and 5,236 being part-time.

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There are also 413 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,610 full-time undergraduates at Southwest Minnesota State University, 41% are male and 59% 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 44
Black or African American 129
Hispanic or Latino 100
White 1,155
International Students 79
Other Races/Ethnicities 103

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.

Southwest Minnesota State University Nursing Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s TOTAL
Registered Nursing 70 70
TOTAL 70 70

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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