Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, Minnesota · Public
At a glance
- Admission rate
- 95%
- Total (middle 50%)
- 1025–1260
- Undergraduates
- 5,088
- Setting
- City: Small
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Test policy
Test optional Applicants may choose whether to send a score.
IPEDS (Fall 2024 admissions, reported 2024-25): Test scores not required for admission, but considered if submitted (test optional). Policies change; confirm on the school's admissions website.
Policy source: nces.ed.gov
SAT scores
- Total (middle 50%)
- 1025–1260
- Reading and Writing
- 510–615
- Math
- 515–645
- Average total
- 1092
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 17–25
The middle 50%: a quarter of admitted students who sent scores scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. The total adds up the two sections' ranges, so it's approximate.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Admissions
- Phone
- (320) 308-0121
Cost
- Tuition
- $10,858per year
- Average net price
- $16,062What students who get federal aid pay on average after grants and scholarships, per year.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 44%
- First-year retention
- 71%
- Median earnings 10 years after entry
- $59,509
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Degrees and programs
Degree levels: undergraduate certificate, associate, bachelor, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
Show all 96 programs
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research · bachelor
- Area Studies · bachelor
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies · undergraduate certificate, bachelor
- Communication and Media Studies · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication · graduate certificate
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication · undergraduate certificate, master, graduate certificate
- Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other · bachelor
- Computer and Information Sciences, General · graduate certificate
- Computer Programming · undergraduate certificate
- Computer Science · bachelor, master
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · bachelor, master
- Education, General · graduate certificate
- Curriculum and Instruction · master
- Educational Administration and Supervision · master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Educational/Instructional Media Design · undergraduate certificate, master, graduate certificate
- Special Education and Teaching · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services · master, graduate certificate
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language · undergraduate certificate, master, graduate certificate
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering · master, graduate certificate
- Computer Engineering · bachelor, master
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · bachelor, master
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering · bachelor
- Mechanical Engineering · bachelor
- Systems Engineering · master
- Manufacturing Engineering · bachelor
- Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians · bachelor
- Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians · undergraduate certificate, bachelor
- Engineering-Related Fields · master, graduate certificate
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · bachelor
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services · master, graduate certificate
- English Language and Literature, General · bachelor, master
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · associate, bachelor
- Biology, General · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology · bachelor
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology · bachelor
- Mathematics · bachelor
- Statistics · bachelor, master
- Gerontology · master, graduate certificate
- Historic Preservation and Conservation · master, graduate certificate
- Science, Technology and Society · bachelor
- International/Globalization Studies · bachelor
- Human Computer Interaction · graduate certificate
- Data Analytics · undergraduate certificate
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · associate, bachelor, master
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management · bachelor
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · bachelor, master
- Philosophy · bachelor
- Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology · bachelor
- Chemistry · bachelor
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences · bachelor
- Physics · bachelor
- Psychology, General · bachelor
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Criminal Justice and Corrections · bachelor, master
- Community Organization and Advocacy · graduate certificate
- Public Administration · undergraduate certificate, master
- Social Work · bachelor, master
- Anthropology · bachelor
- Economics · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Geography and Cartography · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- International Relations and National Security Studies · bachelor
- Political Science and Government · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Sociology · bachelor
- Urban Studies/Affairs · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, graduate certificate
- Sociology and Anthropology · master
- Design and Applied Arts · bachelor
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft · bachelor
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts · bachelor
- Fine and Studio Arts · undergraduate certificate, bachelor
- Music · bachelor
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services · bachelor, master
- Health and Medical Administrative Services · undergraduate certificate, graduate certificate
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · bachelor, master
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, graduate certificate
- Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies · master
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · graduate certificate
- Public Health · bachelor
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · bachelor, master
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · bachelor, master
- Business/Commerce, General · bachelor
- Business Administration, Management and Operations · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Accounting and Related Services · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, graduate certificate
- Business/Managerial Economics · bachelor
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations · bachelor
- Finance and Financial Management Services · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Hospitality Administration/Management · bachelor
- Management Information Systems and Services · undergraduate certificate, graduate certificate
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods · undergraduate certificate, graduate certificate
- Marketing · undergraduate certificate, bachelor
- Real Estate · undergraduate certificate, bachelor
- Insurance · undergraduate certificate, bachelor
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations · graduate certificate
- History · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study
Sources
Numbers on this page come from these sources, as of the year shown. Schools change policies and deadlines - check the school's own website before you apply.
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data Data released 2026-11-02; admissions, SAT/ACT, enrollment and test policy: Fall 2024 (IPEDS 2024-25); tuition: 2025-26; net price: 2024-25; graduation rate: 150% completion for the Fall 2019 cohort; retention: Fall 2023 cohort; median earnings 10 years after entry: measured 2022-2023 (2024 dollars)
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study Released 2026-10-15; programs (CIP 2020, 4-digit) by credential level as reported to IPEDS completions for award years 2022-23 and 2023-24
- NCES IPEDS Institutional Characteristics - Directory information (HD2024) - phone and admissions URL — as of 2024-25 collection
- NCES College Navigator profile — as of IPEDS
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