unitid 174358 · Moorhead, MN · public 4-year · suburb (midsize)
Minnesota State University Moorhead
- enrollment 2023
- 6,072
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
59%
16th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
3,072
37th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
28%
undergrads on Pell grants
37th pctl among public 4-years
completion
57%
finish within 150% time
75th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$25,197
66th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$17,997
after aid, aided students
84th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$50,527
after entry, Title IV students
51st pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$20,000
54th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $11,129 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k17%
- 30-48k11%
- 48-75k18%
- 75-110k26%
- 110k+28%
- Median family income
- $64,366
- First-generation students
- 20%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $10,428
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.5× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 130 | $60,288 | $23,250 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 98 | $88,205 | $30,359 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | 94 | $66,545 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 91 | $45,886 | $27,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 58 | $50,414 | $29,750 |
| Social Work. | 54 | $52,122 | $27,000 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 50 | $60,291 | — |
| Psychology, General. | 49 | $43,576 | $23,250 |
| Biology, General. | 48 | $62,152 | $20,000 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | 39 | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 39 | $52,769 | $23,485 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 37 | $55,292 | $21,500 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- 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.