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Southwest Minnesota State University
Marshall, MN · Public · 2,315 students · mostly bachelor degrees
35th-cheapest of 82 Minnesota colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$15,291
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$24,757
Graduation rate
45%
Admission rate
62%
Median graduate earnings
$51,342
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$20,500
Average SAT
1050
Pell grant recipients
12%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
74 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree70 grads/yr$83,735Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree41 grads/yr$68,009Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education · Master's Degree13 grads/yr$67,751Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Bachelor's Degree14 grads/yr$64,654Education, General · Master's Degree99 grads/yr$60,873Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree11 grads/yr$59,824Marketing/Marketing Management, General · Bachelor's Degree11 grads/yr$58,574Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree38 grads/yr$55,559Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General · Bachelor's Degree38 grads/yr$54,554Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree14 grads/yr$47,249Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education · Bachelor's Degree24 grads/yr$47,219Social Work · Bachelor's Degree15 grads/yr$45,467Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Bachelor's Degree42 grads/yr$43,904
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.