Division II
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
16 members on the site, as of 2025–26.
See them in ExploreMembers
- Augustana UniversitySioux Falls, SD
- Bemidji State UniversityBemidji, MN
- Concordia University-Saint PaulSaint Paul, MN
- Minnesota State University MoorheadMoorhead, MN
- Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato, MN
- Minot State UniversityMinot, ND
- Northern State UniversityAberdeen, SD
- Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint Cloud, MN
- Southwest Minnesota State UniversityMarshall, MN
- University of JamestownJamestown, ND · joined 2025–26
- University of MaryBismarck, ND
- University of Minnesota-CrookstonCrookston, MN
- University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth, MN
- University of Sioux FallsSioux Falls, SD
- Wayne State CollegeWayne, NE
- Winona State UniversityWinona, MN
At a glance
The median member against the median of every four-year college on the site, with the range from the lowest member to the highest. Each row has its own scale, starting at zero.
fall 2024 · 15 of 16 reporting
79% · 56%–95%
· all 77%fall 2024 · 15 of 16 reporting
3K · 701–9.1K
· all 3.6Kfall 2024 · 16 of 16 reporting
2.7K · 1K–11.7K
· all 1.6K2023–24 · 16 of 16 reporting
$20,262 · $15,028–$25,695
· all $24,284fall 2024 · 16 of 16 reporting
24% · 10%–62%
· all 25%Entered fall 2018 · 16 of 16 reporting
51% · 40%–73%
· all 55%16 of 16 reporting
23% · 12%–35%
· all 34%
Over time
The median member each year. By default the line follows in every year, so it describes the same colleges throughout; switch to members at the time to see the conference as it was.
Applicants, median member · today's members in every year
Dashed: the median of every four-year college on the site. A year is left out when fewer than 80% of the members report it.
In total (members reporting both years): 15 members received 56.1K applications in fall 2024, against 47.2K in fall 2014; 16 members enrolled 55.5K undergraduates in fall 2024, against 69.2K in fall 2014.
Members compared
Every member on each measure, highest first, so the spread behind each median is visible.
fall 2024 · 15 of 16 members
- Saint Cloud State University95%
- Northern State University93%
- University of Minnesota-Duluth89%
- Minnesota State University-Mankato88%
- University of Jamestown88%
- University of Minnesota-Crookston88%
- University of Sioux Falls83%
- Concordia University-Saint Paul79%
- Winona State University75%
- University of Mary75%
- Augustana University68%
- Minot State University65%
- Southwest Minnesota State University62%
- Minnesota State University Moorhead59%
- Bemidji State University56%
Dashed: the median member, 79%.
Not reported: Wayne State College.
fall 2024 · 15 of 16 members
- Minnesota State University-Mankato9.1K
- University of Minnesota-Duluth9K
- Winona State University6.6K
- Saint Cloud State University6K
- Bemidji State University3.8K
- Minnesota State University Moorhead3.8K
- Concordia University-Saint Paul3.5K
- Augustana University3K
- Southwest Minnesota State University2.8K
- University of Sioux Falls2.3K
- University of Mary1.8K
- University of Minnesota-Crookston1.6K
- Northern State University1.1K
- University of Jamestown965
- Minot State University701
Dashed: the median member, 3K.
Not reported: Wayne State College.
fall 2024 · 16 of 16 members
- Minnesota State University-Mankato11.7K
- University of Minnesota-Duluth7.3K
- Winona State University5.1K
- Saint Cloud State University5.1K
- Bemidji State University3.1K
- Minnesota State University Moorhead3.1K
- Concordia University-Saint Paul3K
- Wayne State College3K
- University of Mary2.4K
- Southwest Minnesota State University2.3K
- Minot State University2.1K
- Augustana University2K
- University of Minnesota-Crookston1.7K
- Northern State University1.3K
- University of Sioux Falls1.2K
- University of Jamestown1K
Dashed: the median member, 2.7K.
2023–24 · 16 of 16 members
- Augustana University$25,695
- Concordia University-Saint Paul$22,464
- University of Sioux Falls$22,304
- Minnesota State University-Mankato$22,033
- University of Minnesota-Duluth$21,973
- Winona State University$20,900
- University of Mary$20,754
- University of Jamestown$20,692
- Minnesota State University Moorhead$19,831
- Saint Cloud State University$17,835
- Southwest Minnesota State University$17,534
- Northern State University$17,457
- Bemidji State University$17,083
- Wayne State College$16,595
- Minot State University$16,271
- University of Minnesota-Crookston$15,028
Dashed: the median member, $20,262.
fall 2024 · 16 of 16 members
- University of Mary62%
- University of Sioux Falls57%
- University of Jamestown50%
- Augustana University39%
- University of Minnesota-Crookston31%
- Winona State University30%
- Minnesota State University Moorhead27%
- Northern State University26%
- Minot State University22%
- Southwest Minnesota State University22%
- Minnesota State University-Mankato16%
- Wayne State College14%
- Bemidji State University14%
- Concordia University-Saint Paul13%
- University of Minnesota-Duluth12%
- Saint Cloud State University10%
Dashed: the median member, 24%.
Entered fall 2018 · 16 of 16 members
- Augustana University73%
- University of Mary67%
- University of Minnesota-Duluth65%
- University of Sioux Falls63%
- Minnesota State University Moorhead57%
- Winona State University57%
- Minnesota State University-Mankato54%
- Wayne State College52%
- University of Minnesota-Crookston50%
- University of Jamestown49%
- Northern State University49%
- Bemidji State University48%
- Concordia University-Saint Paul46%
- Southwest Minnesota State University45%
- Minot State University45%
- Saint Cloud State University40%
Dashed: the median member, 51%.
· 16 of 16 members
- Concordia University-Saint Paul35%
- University of Sioux Falls29%
- Bemidji State University28%
- Minnesota State University Moorhead28%
- Wayne State College26%
- University of Jamestown26%
- Minot State University24%
- Winona State University24%
- Saint Cloud State University22%
- Minnesota State University-Mankato21%
- University of Mary21%
- University of Minnesota-Crookston20%
- University of Minnesota-Duluth19%
- Augustana University18%
- Northern State University12%
- Southwest Minnesota State University12%
Dashed: the median member, 23%.
Who joined and left
Moves since 2014–15, among the site's colleges, by the school year the college first reported its new conference.
- 2025–26: University of Jamestown joined from the North Star Athletic Association
- 2023–24: Upper Iowa University left for the Great Lakes Valley Conference
How this was measured
- Members. Colleges that report the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference as their main today. A member playing football elsewhere is listed with its football conference but counted here.
- Medians. Every figure is the median member (counts and costs: the median member's own change), except the totals, which are labeled. A conference needs 8 members on the site, and a year needs 80% of members reporting; costs are .
- Members at the time reads each college's reported conference year by year, from 2014–15; colleges no longer on the site aren't included.
- The universe. The site's four-year colleges, which may not be every member. The page shows how members compare and changed, not why.
Sources:IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2014–15 to 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (admissions section), Fall 2013 to Fall 2013;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2014 to Fall 2024;College Scorecard (enrollment), Fall 2013 to Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2013–14 to 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2013–14 to 2023–24;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2014 to Fall 2024;College Scorecard (graduation by entering class), classes entering fall 2013 to fall 2018;inflation: BLS CPI-U, school-year averagesAbout the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)
Pell Grant recipients:College Scorecard, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)