Southwest Minnesota State University
City/Population:
Marshall/12,874
Tuition and fees (2007-2008): $6,242
FAFSA Code: 002375
Enrollment:
Total number students served: 7,353
Full-year equivalent enrollment: 3,754
Percent female: 58.6%
Percent male: 41.4%
Percent students of color: 4.8%
Degrees offered:
Associate in Arts, bachelor's degrees,
master's degrees
Largest programs: Education, business, social work,
history, English
Unique programs:
Culinology, hotel and restaurant
administration, honors program,
global studies, radio and TV,
indigenous nations and Dakota
studies
Special options:
- Emphases/options: Cytology
(biology), sports management,
exercise science, health care
management
- Program minors: Anthropology,
classical studies, coaching, criminal
justice, French, geography, geology,
indigenous nations and Dakota
studies, Latin American studies,
leadership studies, rural and regional
studies, social welfare, speech
communication, women's studies,
writing
- 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:
Men's football, baseball, basketball,
wrestling; women's basketball, golf,
soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball;
co-ed wheelchair basketball.
University competes in NCAA
Division II athletics as a member
of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate
Conference.
Student activities:
More than 85 clubs, including student
government, newspaper, radio and
TV stations, literary arts magazines;
social, environmental, professional
and academic-related organizations
Housing:
The university houses approximately
1,000 students on campus, including
the 141-bed Residence Apartments
that opened in fall 2006. Housing is
close to the Student Center and all
academic buildings.
Southwest Minnesota State University 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.
- Ranked No. 1 in its category by U.S.News and
World Report in nine of the last 10 years.
- $9 million library renovation.
- Wireless capabilities in majority of academic areas.
- First four-year culinology program in the country
approved by the Research Chefs Association.
- A fully accessible campus, with interconnected
academic and Student Center buildings.
- A diverse campus of 230 international students
representing 26 countries.
- Small class sizes with a student-to-teacher ratio
of 20-to-1 and taught by professors, not graduate
assistants.
- A $16 million Regional Events Center currently
under construction.
- A Day at SMSU, a prospective student and parent
visit program, scheduled for Nov. 17. Students
considering the university can call any time to set
up a visit.
- An affordable, high-quality education in a nurturing,
challenging academic environment.
Last updated: 10/07