Application DEADLINES:
Undergraduate students - for best consideration:
Fall Admission:
If you are OUTSIDE the U.S.
- April 1
If you are INSIDE the U.S.
- June 1
Spring Admission:
If you are OUTSIDE the U.S.
- September 1
If you are INSIDE the U.S.
- November 1
Get going with our undergraduate Application Checklist.
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Graduate students - for best consideration:
Start early as it takes time to acquire the documents necessary to complete your application. Please familiarize yourself with the application deadlines for your area of study.
Get going with our graduate Application Checklist.
Future Students
Welcome to St. Cloud State University
You can get an international academic experience anywhere in the world, so why pick St. Cloud State University?
- Each of its more than 200 undergraduate and 60 graduate academic programs are accredited, meeting the highest standards of the education community.
- It is an affordable degree. Undergraduate tuition, living expenses, and fees and graduate tuition, living expenses, and fees are low compared to other U.S. universities. Plus, international students are eligible to apply for the Academic and Cultural Sharing Scholarship, which allows you to pay a lower tuition rate.
- It is small enough to have professors who know you by name and help you transition into life and learning at St. Cloud State University. It is big enough to have professors who are recognized nationally and globally in their fields.
- It is in a safe, semi-rural community of under 100,000 people, yet it is just an hour from the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul—a major venue for sports, entertainment, dining and business.

