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Located in Marshall, Minnesota, Southwest Minnesota State University is a public institution. Marshall is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

Where Is Southwest Minnesota State University?

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	Recommended
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Recommended
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Recommended
TOEFL	Required

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

With an acceptance rate of 91%, Southwest Minnesota State University is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 56% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 89%, and the acceptance rate for women is 93%.

Can I Afford Southwest Minnesota State University?

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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. 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 1.6%. 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

There are 6,556 undergraduate students at Southwest Minnesota State University, with 1,650 being full-time and 4,906 being part-time.

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.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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

There are 39 bachelor’s degree and 12 master’s degree programs available online at Southwest Minnesota State University. In 2020-2021, 1,643 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.

This school is the 7th most popular in Minnesota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Southwest Minnesota State University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Southwest Minnesota State University was 3.6%. This is the #1,418 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Southwest Minnesota State University regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.