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Southwest Minnesota State University

Southwest Minnesota State University was founded as the Southwest Minnesota State College in 1963. It began admitting students in 1967. In 1975, it became the Southwest State University. In 2003 it adopted its present name.

Southwest Minnesota State University has been divided into the following two major colleges:

  • College of Business, Education, and Professional Studies
  • College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences

The University offers many undergraduate courses in professional studies and liberal arts. It also offers graduate degrees in Education, Special Education and Business Management. The campus does not have any fraternities or sororities. The athletic teams of the university are known as the Mustangs. The U.S. News and World Report has named Southwest Minnesota State University the number one college in its category on nine occasions.

Campus Location

1501 State St
Marshall, MN 56258
USA
Main Tel: (507) 537-7021
Web Site

The campus is in a self-contained town.

Southwest Minnesota State University Highlights

Where Southwest Minnesota State University stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Many students concentrating in education and teaching and business and management.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • Large number of students.

Other important characteristics:

  • Faculty tenure system
  • Library on-campus
  • Campus housing available
  • Student meal (board) plan
  • Study abroad option
  • Distance learning available
  • Weekend study option
  • Part-time classes available
  • Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor43742
Master2193
Associate42

Southwest Minnesota State Students

The student enrollment at Southwest Minnesota State was 6,073 in 2007 (3,925 full-time equivalent).

About 48% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 52% of the class.

Undergrads are 93% of enrolled students and graduate students are 7%.

About 13% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 87% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 6,518
Room$ 3,318
Board$ 2,730
Books and supplies$ 1,000
Other$ 2,706

Financial Aid: Southwest Minnesota State participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  77
Without tenure; working toward tenure  32
Without tenure; tenure not available  16

Housing and Meals

Southwest Minnesota State provides on-campus housing for 950 of its 3,925 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 15 meals weekly.

Southwest Minnesota State Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. Southwest Minnesota State is in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference for major sports.

Southwest Minnesota State offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 118 male students received the aid (men were 61% of those receiving aid) and 74 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 39% of students receiving such aid) .

Southwest Minnesota State Admissions (2007)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men77%
Women78%
All78%

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (5 awarded)

  • Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations

ART STUDIES (16 awarded)

  • Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (198 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Finance
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
  • Marketing/Marketing Management
  • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (11 awarded)

  • Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (6 awarded)

  • Environmental Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (4 awarded)

  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (270 awarded)

  • Art Teacher Education
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Chemistry Teacher Education
  • Education
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Health Teacher Education
  • Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Spanish Language Teacher Education
  • Special Education and Teaching
  • Speech Teacher Education

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (15 awarded)

  • Public Administration
  • Social Work

LIBERAL ARTS (38 awarded)

  • Creative Writing
  • English Language and Literature
  • General Studies
  • History
  • Political Science and Government
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (4 awarded)

  • Mathematics

MEDIA (8 awarded)

  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Radio and Television

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (18 awarded)

  • Health and Physical Education

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (1 awarded)

  • Philosophy

SCIENCE (19 awarded)

  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (19 awarded)

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

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (28 awarded)

  • Psychology

Selected Careers of Interest

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