Southwest Minnesota State University

City/Population: Marshall/13,031

Tuition and fees (2008-2009): $6,412

FAFSA Code: 002375

Enrollment:
Total number students served: 7,456
Full-year equivalent enrollment: 3,689
Percent female: 59.6%
Percent male: 40.4%
Percent students of color: 6.2%

Degrees offered: Associate in Science, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees

Largest programs: Business, education, English, social work, marketing

Unique programs: Culinology, hotel and restaurant administration, honors program, global studies, radio and TV, indigenous nations and Dakota studies

Special options:

• Program minors: Adapted physical education, anthropology, classical studies, coaching, criminal justice, French, geography, geology, Latin American studies, leadership studies, rural and regional studies, social welfare, speech education, women's studies, writing
• Emphases/options: Biology, sports management, exercise science, health care management
• Pre-professional programs: Agriculture, chiropractic, dentistry, engineering, fishery and wildlife management, forestry, law, medicine, ministry, mortuary science, nursing, occupational therapy, optometry, pharmacy, physical therapy, veterinary medicine

Intercollegiate sports: NCAA Division II member. Women's basketball, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball; men's football, baseball, basketball, wrestling; co-ed wheelchair basketball

Student activities: More than 100 clubs and organizations, including student government, newspaper, literary magazine, radio and TV, fine arts, social, environmental, recreational, and academicrelated clubs and organizations

Housing: 1,000 students live on campus in residence halls that offer a number of housing options, from single rooms to apartment-style living. A new 141-bed residence apartment opened recently, and a new 250-bed residence hall is under construction.

Highlights

Southwest Minnesota State University is a fully accredited liberal arts university founded in 1963, the youngest of the four-year institutions in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. The university delivers a high-quality liberal arts education, offering 43 undergraduate programs, 51 minors, four associate-degree majors and three master's programs.

Southwest Minnesota State University is a fully accredited liberal arts institution, the youngest of the seven four-year universities in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. The university offers a high-quality education at an affordable price. The university offers 50 undergraduate majors, 44 minors, four associate-degree majors and four master's programs.

• A $16 million Regional Event Center opening in August 2008 for Southwest Minnesota State University football and soccer and for speakers, concerts and conferences.
• A new agronomy major offered in the fall 2008 to meet the growing number of opportunities in agriculture and related industries.
• The world's only bachelor's degree in culinogy, approved by the Research Chefs Association.
• A campus built with accessibility in mind, featuring interconnected academic buildings.
• A unique Academic Commons incorporating all support services that help students reach their academic goals.
• A student population from across the globe, including 300 international students representing 31 countries.
• A Web site - www.smsu.edu - that answers your questions and makes scheduling a campus visit as easy as the click of a button.
• Visit days: Fall Preview Days, Oct. 16-17; A Day at SMSU, Nov. 15; Spring Getaway Day, March 28, 2009. Call 1-800-642-0684.
• A global studies program that combines classroom instruction with study opportunities around the world.
• Flexible course offerings that allow for degrees to be pursued both on and off campus.
• High-speed Internet access, a renovated library and wireless access across most of the campus.
• Student-to-faculty radio of 23-to-1; students are names, not numbers.
• Students' academic achievements are highlighted during the annual Undergraduate Research Conference, Student Philosophy Conference and Fine Arts Celebration.
• Mustang sports teams compete in the finest NCAA Division II conference in the country, the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.
• More than $78 million in construction, renovation and upgrades over the past five years.
• Located in a safe community of 13,000 yearly honored as one of America's best small towns.

Last updated: 10/08