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Statement · Mankato, MN

Minnesota State University-Mankato

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $12,339 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $23,995.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $56,922 ten years after entering, the 68th percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 54% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
18,038

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $23,995 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $12,339 and $22,798 a year depending on income at Minnesota State University-Mankato.

Statement of cost · Minnesota State University-Mankato

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$23,995
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$12,339
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$19,139
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$9,572

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $12,339; $30–48k: $12,750; $48–75k: $15,137; $75–110k: $18,921; over $110k: $22,798. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$12,339
$30k–$48k$12,750
$48k–$75k$15,137
$75k–$110k$18,921
Over $110k$22,798

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $56,922; the median graduate who borrowed owes $21,106.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$50,098
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$53,926
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
68th percentile among public 4-years
$56,922
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
65th percentile among public 4-years
$21,106
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$14,000

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $50,098; 8 yrs after entry: $53,926; 10 yrs after entry: $56,922. Median graduate debt: $21,106. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $21,106.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$50,098
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$53,926
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$56,922
Median graduate debt$21,106

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Minnesota State University-Mankato
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree353$82,073$25,257
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree174$64,547$22,350
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree153$51,772$24,000
MarketingBachelor's Degree138$72,946$25,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree127$53,139$24,420
Air TransportationBachelor's Degree105$84,367$20,500
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree94$61,661$25,000
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree94$79,469$24,233
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree87$45,447$27,000
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree82$94,873$20,625
Educational Administration and SupervisionGraduate/Professional Certificate78not reportednot reported
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree77$57,625$26,000
Show all 27 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree75$76,233$24,250
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree73$50,134$26,082
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree71$46,318$12,250
Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree66not reportednot reported
Engineering, GeneralBachelor's Degree63$81,267$27,627
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree61$62,361$27,000
Social WorkBachelor's Degree59$51,856$24,250
Construction ManagementBachelor's Degree59$92,673$26,499
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree22not reportednot reported
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree26not reportednot reported
Educational Administration and SupervisionFirst Professional Degreenot reported$96,698not reported
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree38$95,647not reported
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree10not reported$28,500
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree45$91,980$27,886
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree22$68,900not reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Minnesota State University-Mankato: 11,703 undergraduates; 21% of students receive Pell grants; 88% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

88%

64th percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

11,703

76th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

21%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

18th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

54%

finish within 150% of normal time

67th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

24%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$68,513

91st percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k17%
  • $30k–$48k13%
  • $48k–$75k16%
  • $75k–$110k23%
  • Over $110k30%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k17%
$30k–$48k13%
$48k–$75k16%
$75k–$110k23%
Over $110k30%

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.