A GREAT UNIVERSITY...

St. Cloud State University, located on the banks of the Mississippi River 70 miles northwest of Minneapolis, has a nurtured a tradition of excellence and opportunity since 1869.  

In keeping with the needs of a new century, St. Cloud State is an affordable university where students benefit from nationally accredited, top-rated academic programs and cutting-edge technology.

While it started as a state normal school and remains one of the top 15 producers of teachers in the nation, nationally recognized programs such as Business, Mass Communications and Applied Psychology provide career preparation for many of today’s St. Cloud State graduates. With more than 17,200 students, St. Cloud State is the second largest university in Minnesota.  

The university offers more than 200 majors, minors and pre-professional programs and is one of the few universities in the Upper Midwest with programs in such diverse fields as Aviation, Meteorology and Geographic Information Systems.  The university also offers more than 60 graduate programs and has begun offering doctoral degrees.

St. Cloud State is committed to being at the forefront in academic excellence and technology. To that end, SCSU built a $32.5 million, state-of-the-art library and completed the university’s first-ever capital campaign. The 235,000-square-foot library, which opened in the fall of 2000, is the visual centerpiece of the campus and the hub of research and learning.  

The university’s physical master plan is turning the campus into a more inviting environment, with the addition of a river walk along the Mississippi and trees and clearly marked entryways along the campus perimeter. The university’s strategic plan provides the blueprint and the capital campaign provides the support to make St. Cloud State one of the top universities in the nation while remaining a school where students receive the same personal attention they would at a small college.

St. Cloud State brings significant benefits to its home community. St. Cloud residents, as well as students, benefit from a wide array of opportunities for educational and cultural enrichment, as well as athletic and entertainment events. According to a recent economic impact survey conducted by the St. Cloud State Department of Economics, the university has a $369 million annual impact on local retail business. Some other facts about St. Cloud’s fourth largest employer and Minnesota’s largest and finest publicly-funded undergraduate university include:

A Great University. . .

• St. Cloud State is accredited by the North Central Accrediting Agency, and nearly every one of its services and programs -- including Business, Mass Communications, Theater, Computer Science, Education, Aviation, and Electrical Engineering -- has been recognized by national accrediting agencies in their fields.

• While 90 percent of St. Cloud State students are from Minnesota, the campus also is home to about 1,000 international students from more than 80 nations.

• St. Cloud State has about 260 undergraduate and graduate programs of study geared toward career and life preparation.

• St. Cloud State students may choose to join any of about 250 organizations, many of which stress campus and community volunteer activities.

• St. Cloud State offers 13 education-abroad programs and a variety of practical internships.

• Classes are taught by professors rather than graduate assistants and students work side-by-side with professors on research projects.

• Students can work on the award-winning school newspaper, radio station or television station regardless of their major.

• More than $94 million in scholarships, grants, loans and work opportunities are distributed to students each year.

• Successful graduates abound, one example being John Stumpf, president/CEO of Wells Fargo, which has 160,000 employees and 6,000 locations.

• Three thousand students live on campus in nine residence halls, including a hall that houses 50 international/domestic student pairs for a truly intercultural college experience. 

• Within one year, 93 percent of available graduates are employed in a field related to their major. 

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