unitid 175078 · Marshall, MN · public 4-year · town (remote)
Southwest Minnesota State University
- enrollment 2023
- 8,521
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
62%
19th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
2,315
28th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
12%
undergrads on Pell grants
3rd pctl among public 4-years
completion
45%
finish within 150% time
49th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$24,757
62nd pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$15,291
after aid, aided students
67th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$51,342
after entry, Title IV students
53rd pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$20,500
59th 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 $10,559 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
- 0-30k23%
- 30-48k13%
- 48-75k19%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $51,572
- First-generation students
- 27%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $10,361
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education, General. | 99 | $59,053 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 70 | $84,871 | $33,560 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 42 | $47,061 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 41 | $82,960 | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 38 | $49,713 | $26,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 38 | $62,733 | $25,000 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | 25 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 24 | — | $29,000 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | 21 | — | $30,542 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 20 | — | — |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 16 | $68,179 | — |
| Education, General. | 15 | — | — |
— 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.