| Location: | Midwest |
| Setting: | Small Town Setting |
| Type: | Public |
| Size: | Large (5,000 to 10,000 Undergrad) |
| Mascot: | Dragons |
Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM) is a four-year, public university and part of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) located in Moorhead, Minnesota. Its athletic teams are called The Dragons. The campus newspaper is The Advocate, formerlyThe Moorhead State Mistic (closed by the administration in 1970). The school also publishes a yearly literary magazine, Red Weather. It is primarily an undergraduate institution, although the school does confer some graduate degrees. MSUM offers in-state tuition for all students.
The school's college radio station is KMSC.
The plans for what would become MSUM were laid down in 1885, when the Minnesota State Legislature passed a bill declaring the need for a new state normal school in the Red River Valley, with an eye on Moorhead. The State Senator who proposed the bill, State Senator Solomon Comstock, donated six acres and appropriated the funds that would go to form the campus which opened in 1888. In 1921, the State authorized the school to confer bachelor's degrees and the school became Moorhead State Teachers College.
With the arrival of World War II, the college contracted to teach aviation students of the Army Air Corps to train aviation students. As a result the school began broadening its offerings and by 1957 the name was changed to Moorhead State College. In 1969, the school joined a cooperative cross-registration exchange with neighboring Concordia College and North Dakota State University, creating the Tri-College University. The school continued to increase its number of programs and by 1975, the State Legislature that year permitted the institution to change its name to Moorhead State University. On July 1, 2000, the school changed became Minnesota State University Moorhead.
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| Percent of Students International: | 2% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 25% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | Yes |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Football (Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) Basketball (Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) Track (Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 5,226 | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 4,464 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 761 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 2,513 | 27% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 1,320 | 25% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 780 | 28% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 3,789 | 91% | |
Any Aid: |
99% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 82% (Selective) |
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| SAT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 2% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 420, Math: 400 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 510, Math: 540 |
| ACT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 90% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 19, Verbal: 18, Math: 18 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 24, Verbal: 24, Math: 24 |
| Application Fee: | $ 20.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Required |
| High School GPA: | Not Required |
| High School Rank: | Required |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Not Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
