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Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 3,072 undergrads, where 28% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.

−44% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.41

Diversity index vs. every college0.41
0.41
← 0.00higher than 22% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients28%
National median: 34%Below typical
First-generation students20%
National median: 33%Below typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college28%
28%
← 0%higher than 35% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

3,072undergrads
Compared to every college3.1K
3.1K
← 19larger than 69% of 1,89337.8K →

16% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 62% take some

Where first-years come from

601 first-time students

27% came from other states and 2.5% from abroad; 70% are from Minnesota. More from other states than at 54% of colleges.

  • In-state (Minnesota)70%
  • Other states27%
  • Abroad2.5%

Top home states

  1. Minnesota(home state)70% 419
  2. North Dakota19% 115
  3. South Dakota3.8% 23
  4. Iowa0.7% 4
  5. Wisconsin0.7% 4

From 19 states (counting DC).

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
Share of first-yearsNoneUnder 1%1–3%3–10%10–25%25%+Home state

Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.

Transfers in and out

Transferring in, fall 2024

366

new transfer students, 38% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 70% of colleges.

281 full-time, 85 part-time.

Going on to another college

23%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 378 students).

Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.

Who they are

15% of undergrads study part-time.

Men37%
National median: 44%Below typical

63% women

Another gender: Fewer than 10 undergraduates

Part-time students15%
National median: 7.5%Above typical
Students 25 and older18%
National median: 11%Above typical

Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.

Campus life

Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life

Housing for 1,482 students.

Housing

Beds

1,482

About 48 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.

First-years

Not required to live on campus

Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.

Meal plans

Offered

Athletics & programs

Athletics

NCAA Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, cross country/track.

How the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference compares

ROTC

Army, Air Force

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

A formal program

Calendar

Semesters

Student services

  • Academic and career counseling
  • Help finding a job while enrolled
  • Job placement after graduating
  • On-campus child care for students' children
  • 3% or fewer of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Religious life

Faith communities · 1

Nonreligious and secular

Secular Student Alliance

Minnesota State University Moorhead

Greek life

Councils and chapters

  • 1listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)

    From each organization's own chapter list.

    Kappa Sigma

    Sigma-Sigma

LGBTQ+ life

Policies

  • Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
  • Gender-inclusive housing
  • Chosen name and pronouns on campus records

Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

Fewer than 10 undergraduates

Gender unknown: 17

First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024

Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.

Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)