Campus Life
Your Campus Home: Living and Learning at St. Cloud State
From classes to evenings, weekends, and every moment in between, our campus is alive with activities that keep Huskies healthy, connected, and safe. Each residential community offers its own unique vibe—whether you prefer the classic feel of a residence hall or the independence of apartment-style living. Plus, with St. Cloud just an hour from the Twin Cities, you’ll have easy access to all the amenities of a major metropolitan area.
Cultural events, community organizations, intramural sports—you’ll never run out of exciting and rewarding ways to get involved.
Welcome to your campus home.
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More About SCSU
Established in 1869, St. Cloud State is part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.
TYPE OF COLLEGE: A four-year, public, residential, liberal arts and sciences university.
LOCATION: A 100-acre campus on the Mississippi River in St. Cloud, which is about an hour from Minneapolis and St. Paul.
POPULATION: St. Cloud, population 67,000, is the core city of a three-county, 190,000-person metropolitan area.
ACADEMICS: A robust academic portfolio designed with your future success in mind with undergraduate majors, minors, graduate, and doctoral programs.
CALENDAR: Two 15-week semesters and a summer session.
ACTIVITIES: Nearly 250 clubs and organizations.
ATHLETICS: Five men’s teams and 10 women’s teams compete at the NCAA Division II level; Women’s and men’s hockey teams compete at the Division I level; club sports include rugby, crew, hockey and volleyball.
RECREATION: Offerings include fitness, aquatics, intramurals, and rock climbing; facilities include a pool, gymnasium, 200-meter track, turf field, two ice sheets, bowling alley, dance studio, ball diamonds and a student recreation center.
COST FOR 2025-26: In-state undergraduate tuition and fees, books and supplies, room and board is $26,292.
FINANCIAL AID: Students receive more than $107 million in scholarships, grants, loans and student work opportunities each year.