Minot State University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Minot State University

Minot State University operates as a public institution located in Minot, North Dakota (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 2,062 students of which 2,956 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. Minot State University is categorized as “19” 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 64.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,051 and an ACT midpoint of 20. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $12,703, with published in-state tuition of $8,702 and a Pell grant recipient share of 24.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $19,609, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 46.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 66.5%. Graduates earn a median of $51,759 ten years after enrolling, compared with $46,214 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 134600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 69.9% 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.