Minnesota State University Moorhead

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Minnesota State University Moorhead

Minnesota State University Moorhead operates as a public institution located in Moorhead, Minnesota (suburb: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 3,072 students of which 4,329 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Minnesota State University Moorhead is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 58.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,090 and an ACT midpoint of 22. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $17,997, with published in-state tuition of $10,428 and a Pell grant recipient share of 28.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 56.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 75.0%. Graduates earn a median of $50,527 ten years after enrolling, compared with $45,873 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 361900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 69.6% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.