St. Cloud State University

City/Population: St. Cloud/64,711

Tuition and fees (2008-2009): $5,905

FAFSA code: 002377

Enrollment:
Total number students served: 20,208
Full-year equivalent enrollment: 14,070
Percent female: 55.8%
Percent male: 44.2%
Percent students of color: 6.8%

Degrees offered: Associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, applied doctoral degrees, graduate certificates, specialist degrees, certificates

Largest programs: Mass communications, management, marketing, elementary education, accounting, finance

Unique programs: Meteorology, aviation maintenance management, nuclear medicine technology, radiologic technology (X-ray and diagnostic imaging), computer networking, land surveying and mapping, small business management, statistics, travel and tourism, women's studies, insurance, real estate, Latin American studies, hydrology, regulatory affairs and services, cultural resource management (applied archaeology), engineering management

Special options:

• Program minors: Developmental and adapted physical education; African studies; American Indian studies; Chicano/Chicana studies; community health; computer networking; dance; data communications; East Asian studies; ethnic studies; geographic information systems; gerontology; human relations; military science; outdoor education; reading instruction; religious studies; Russian, Soviet and Eurasian studies; technology studies; therapeutic recreation; optics; teaching English as a Second Language; corrections; private security; heritage preservation
• Emphases/options: 56, including professional flight, rehabilitation counseling, community counseling, astrophysics, public history, public relations, publications, advertising, broadcasting, news editorial, linguistics, piano pedagogy, creative writing, applied statistics, actuarial science, construction management, electro-optics, applied sociology, graphic design, photography, drawing, printing, sculpture, printmaking, ceramics
• Pre-professional programs: Chiropractic, dentistry, law, medicine, optometry, physical therapy, physician assistant, podiatry, veterinary, agriculture, forestry, medical records, horticulture, dental hygiene, pharmacy, occupational therapy, mortuary science

Intercollegiate sports: Women's hockey, volleyball, tennis, basketball, soccer, track and field, Nordic skiing, swimming and diving, cross country, golf, softball; men's hockey, tennis, basketball, track and field, swimming and diving, cross country, golf, baseball, football, wrestling

Student activities: Nearly 250 student organizations in the arts, language and culture, politics and social concerns, recreational sports, student government and the Greeks. Club sports such as rowing, rugby, lacrosse and soccer offer additional intercollegiate competition.

Housing: The university offers nine residence halls on campus; apartments and other housing options are nearby.

Highlights

• 175 majors, minors and pre-professional programs in business, fine arts and humanities, social sciences, education and science and engineering and 50 master's degrees.
• Global focus includes 1,025 students from 80 countries on campus and study-abroad programs in 20 countries.
• G.R. Herberger College of Business was the second in Minnesota, 30 years ago, to be nationally and internationally accredited. Now in new quarters.
• Nation's 15th largest producer of teachers with national award-winning co-teaching model to enhance classroom training experience.
• New $11.3 million facility holds chemistry, biochemistry, biology, anatomy, immunology, advanced DNA and mammalian cell culture labs.
• Students can work on the award-winning school newspaper, radio station or television station regardless of their major.
• More than $90 million in scholarships, grants, loans and work-study opportunities are distributed to students each year.
• Campus tours can be scheduled online for any weekday of the year.
• Nearly every national accreditation available for programs and services.
• One hour north of the Twin Cities in a city of 65,000 in a metro area of 230,000.
• Successful graduates abound; for example, John Stumpf, president and chief executive officer of Wells Fargo, which has 160,000 employees and 6,000 locations.

Last updated: 10/08