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Students

Who's on campus

A medium campus of 5,144 undergrads, where 24% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.

−35% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.34

Diversity index vs. every college0.34
0.34
← 0.00higher than 14% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients24%
National median: 34%Below typical
First-generation students21%
National median: 33%Below typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college24%
24%
← 0%higher than 27% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

5,144undergrads
Compared to every college5.1K
5.1K
← 19larger than 78% of 1,89337.8K →

9% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 39% take some

Where first-years come from

1,214 first-time students

30% came from other states and 0.7% from abroad; 69% are from Minnesota. More from other states than at 59% of colleges.

  • In-state (Minnesota)69%
  • Other states30%
  • Abroad0.7%

Top home states

  1. Minnesota(home state)69% 839
  2. Wisconsin24% 297
  3. Illinois2.7% 33
  4. Iowa1.3% 16
  5. Nebraska0.2% 3

From 18 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

437

new transfer students, 26% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 52% of colleges.

290 full-time, 147 part-time.

Going on to another college

25%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 567 students).

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

Who they are

13% of undergrads study part-time.

Men31%
National median: 44%Below typical

69% women

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

Part-time students13%
National median: 7.5%Above typical
Students 25 and older9.7%
National median: 11%About 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 1,853 students.

Housing

Beds

1,853

About 36 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, baseball, cross country/track.

How the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference compares

ROTC

Army

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

Not listed

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
  • 11% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Religious life

Faith communities · 2

  • Catholic 1
  • Christian 1

Greek life

Councils and chapters

  • 1listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)

    From each organization's own chapter list.

    Delta Phi Epsilon

    Alpha Tau Chapter

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

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

Gender unknown: fewer than 10

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)