Saint Cloud State University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

St. Cloud State University, or SCSU, is a four-year university located in St. Cloud, Minnesota, on the banks of the Mississippi River. It is part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system. It was established in 1869. SCSU grants bachelor degrees in over 60 programs of study. The university is organized into the following academic divisions:

• Center for Continuing Studies
• Center for International Studies
• College of Education
• College of Fine Arts and Humanities
• College of Science and Engineering
• College of Social Sciences
• G.R. Herberger College of Business
• School of Graduate Studies

SCSU sponsors 17 Division II teams and is a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. Their official mascot is the Husky. SCSU operates a radio station, KVSC 88.1 FM. The University Chronicle is the student-run newspaper. The university is home to various clubs and organizations.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in therapy and counseling, business and management, media, and education and teaching.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Saint Cloud State participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 77% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 17,430 in 2009-2010 (14,318 full-time equivalent).

About 48% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 52% of the class.

Undergrads are 87% of enrolled students and graduate students are 13%.

Students under 25 years old represent 79% of the student body. About 4% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 98% are full-time and 2% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

Saint Cloud State provides on-campus housing for 3,017 of its 14,318 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 20 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 185 male students received the aid (men were 60% of those receiving aid) and 121 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 40% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Saint Cloud State offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Comprehensive.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (10 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (717 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
• Finance
• Insurance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (34 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Computer and Information Systems Security

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (17 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (5 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (540 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Chemistry Teacher Education
• College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Orthopedic/Oth Phys Impairments
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities
• Education/Teaching of Individuals Who are Developmentally Delayed
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• French Language Teacher Education
• Health Teacher Education
• Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
• History Teacher Education
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (68 awarded)

• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering/Industrial Management
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (14 awarded)

• Surveying Technology/Surveying

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (103 awarded)

• Public Administration
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (41 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

HOSPITALITY (3 awarded)

• Tourism and Travel Services Management

LIBERAL ARTS (569 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Applied Economics
• Cartography
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• International/Global Studies
• Latin American Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Urban Studies/Affairs
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (11 awarded)

• Mathematics
• Statistics

MEDIA (218 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (1 awarded)

• Public Health Education and Promotion

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (5 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
• Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist

MEDICINE (1 awarded)

• Gerontology

MUSIC (17 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (34 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (60 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (13 awarded)

• Film/Cinema Studies

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (19 awarded)

• Real Estate

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (6 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (189 awarded)

• Aquatic Biology/Limnology
• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biomedical Sciences
• Biotechnology
• Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
• Chemistry
• Ecology
• Geology/Earth Science
• Hydrology and Water Resources Science
• Meteorology
• Physics
• Science, Technology and Society

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (94 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (378 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Communication Disorders
• Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
• Community Psychology
• Counseling Psychology
• Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
• Psychology
• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

TRANSPORTATION (31 awarded)

• Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology